EDDIE SOUZA

Ed Souza
Personal information
Full name	Edward Souza-Neto
Date of birth	September 22, 1921
Place of birth	Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of death	May 19, 1979 (aged 57)
Place of death	Warren, Rhode Island, U.S.
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1947–1951	Fall River Ponta Delgada
1951–19??	New York German-Hungaria
International career
1947–1954	United States
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Souza-Neto (September 22, 1921 – May 19, 1979) was an American soccer player who earned at least 7 caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team,^[1] and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Souza was also a member of the U.S. team for the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[2] He played his club soccer with Fall River Ponta Delgada and New York German-Hungarian SC.

In 1976, he was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.^[3]

Souza was not related to his teammate John Souza.^[4]

References

^ "USA – Details of International Matches 1885–1969". RSSSF. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
^ "Ed Souza". Olympedia. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
^ "Edward Souza - 1976 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Edward Souza - 1976 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
^ "John "Clarkie" Souza". Society for American Soccer History. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

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