{{short description|Portuguese footballer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = David Sualehe | fullname = David de Senna Fernandes Sualehe<ref>{{cite web |title=David De Senna Fernandes Sualehe |url=https://www.nzs.si/tekmovanja/default.asp?action=igralecstat&id_igralca=223865 |website=nzs.si |publisher=Football Association of Slovenia |access-date=17 July 2022 |language=sl}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Porto, Portugal | height = 1.83 m | position = Left-back | currentclub = Noah | clubnumber = 33 | youthyears1 = 2007–2008 | youthclubs1 = Odivelas | youthyears2 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs2 = CAC | youthyears3 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs3 = Sporting CP | youthyears4 = 2011 | youthclubs4 = Belenenses | youthyears5 = 2012 | youthclubs5 = CAC | youthyears6 = 2013 | youthclubs6 = Boavista | youthyears7 = 2013–2016 | youthclubs7 = Porto | years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = Porto B | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2016–2018 | clubs2 = Sporting CP B | caps2 = 39 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018–2020 | clubs3 = Vitória Guimarães B | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = → Farense (loan) | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020–2022 | clubs5 = Paços de Ferreira | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = → Académica (loan) | caps6 = 21 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2022–2025 | clubs7 = Olimpija Ljubljana | caps7 = 75 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = Noah | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2014 | nationalteam1 = Portugal U18 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2016 | nationalteam2 = Portugal U19 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = 11 December 2025 }} '''David de Senna Fernandes Sualehe''' (born 23 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Armenian Premier League club Noah.
==Career== Born in Porto and of Mozambican descent,<ref>{{cite news |title=Os "mambas" jogam em Portugal|trans-title=The "Mambas" play in Portugal |url=https://www.ojogo.pt/internacional/africa/noticias/os-mambas-jogam-em-portugal-8822432.html |access-date=24 September 2022 |work=O Jogo |date=5 October 2017 |language=pt}}</ref> Sualehe was on the books of several clubs as a youth, including Sporting CP and Belenenses in Lisbon, and FC Porto and Boavista in his hometown. He took part with Porto under-19 in the UEFA Youth League in 2015–16.<ref>{{cite news |title=FC Porto despede-se da Youth League com empate|trans-title=FC Porto say goodbye to the Youth League with draw |url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/competicoes-de-clubes/liga-jovem-da-uefa/detalhe/youth-league-chelsea-fc-porto-em-direto |access-date=24 September 2022 |work=Record |date=9 December 2015 |language=pt}}</ref>
In July 2016, Sualehe ended his three-year spell at Porto by signing a five-year contract at Sporting with a release clause of €45 million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sporting contrata jogador ao FC Porto|trans-title=Sporting sign player from FC Porto|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/sporting-contrata-jogador-ao-fc-porto |access-date=24 September 2022 |publisher=SAPO |date=3 July 2016 |language=pt}}</ref> On 6 August, he made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Portimonense, playing the first 73 minutes of a 2–1 home loss before being substituted for Bubacar Djaló.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pires com faro deu a volta ao Sporting B|trans-title=Switched-on Pires went around Sporting B|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/pires-com-faro-deu-a-volta-ao-sporting-b-5325117.html |access-date=24 September 2022 |work=O Jogo |date=6 August 2016 |language=pt}}</ref>
On 30 August 2018, Sualehe signed a three-year deal at Vitória de Guimarães, being again assigned to the reserve team in the second tier.<ref>{{cite news |title=OFICIAL: Vitória anuncia ex-FC Porto e Sporting para a B|trans-title=OFFICIAL: Vitória announce ex-FC Porto and Sporting player for the B team |url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/mercado/vitoria-guimaraes/oficial-vitoria-anuncia-ex-fc-porto-e-sporting-para-a-b |access-date=24 September 2022 |publisher=Mais Futebol |date=30 August 2018 |language=pt}}</ref> A year later, after relegation, he was loaned to Farense in the same league.<ref>{{cite news |title=Farense garante David Sualehe por empréstimo|trans-title=Farense confirm David Sualehe on loan |url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/segunda-liga/artigos/farense-garante-david-sualehe-por-emprestimo |access-date=24 September 2022 |publisher=SAPO |date=2 July 2019 |language=pt}}</ref>
Sualehe moved to Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira on 1 September 2020, having contributed to Farense's promotion to the top flight.<ref>{{cite news |title=David Sualehe reforça Paços de Ferreira|trans-title=David Sualehe bolsters Paços de Ferreira|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/david-sualehe-reforca-pacos-de-ferreira |access-date=24 September 2022 |publisher=SAPO |date=1 September 2020 |language=pt}}</ref> Nearly exactly a year later, having not played any games for the ''Castores'', he was loaned to second-tier Académica de Coimbra.<ref>{{cite news |title=OFICIAL: P. Ferreira empresta David Sualehe à Académica |trans-title=OFFICIAL: P. Ferreira loan David Sualehe to Académica|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/ii-liga/pacos-ferreira/oficial-p-ferreira-empresta-david-sualehe-a-academica |access-date=24 September 2022 |publisher=Mais Futebol |date=31 August 2021 |language=pt}}</ref>
On 12 July 2022, Sualehe left Portugal for the first time in his career, signing a two-year deal with the option of a third at Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.<ref>{{cite news |title=Po napadu Olimpija tudi obrambo okrepila s Portugalcem|trans-title=After the attack, Olimpija also strengthened the defence with a Portuguese|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/prva-liga/po-napadu-olimpija-tudi-obrambo-okrepila-s-portugalcem/634030 |access-date=24 September 2022 |publisher=Radiotelevizija Slovenija |date=12 July 2022 |language=sl}}</ref> He played 30 times in his first season, scoring once on 16 April 2023 to open a 2–0 home win over Maribor in the Eternal derby and win the title with five games remaining; the 20-metre strike was his first goal in 123 senior league appearances in his career.<ref name=league>{{cite news |last1=Plestenjak |first1=Rok |title=Neverjetno, kaj je uspelo Portugalcu proti Mariboru!|trans-title=It's incredible what the Portuguese managed to do against Maribor! |url=https://siol.net/sportal/prva-liga/olimpija-maribor-vecni-derbi-sualehe-604367 |access-date=4 August 2023 |publisher=Siol |date=16 April 2023 |language=sl}}</ref> With a 2–1 extra time win over the same opponents in the cup final, the team secured a double.<ref name=cup>{{cite news |title=Portugueses do Olimpia Liubliana conquistam 'dobradinha' |trans-title=Olimpija Ljubljana's Portuguese conquer the 'double'|url=https://www.abola.pt/nnh/2023-05-07/eslovaquia-portugueses-do-olimpia-liubliana-conquistam-dobradinha/986622 |access-date=4 August 2023 |work=A Bola |date=7 May 2023 |language=pt}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Olimpija Ljubljana''' *Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2022–23,<ref name=league/> 2024–25<ref>{{cite web |title=Tudi uradno: Olimpija se je poslovila od dveh pomembnih članov šampionske ekipe |url=https://www.nogomania.com/Novica/Tudi-uradno-Olimpija-se-je-poslovila-od-dveh-pomembnih-clanov-sampionske-ekipe |publisher=Nogomania |access-date=31 May 2025 |language=sl |date=31 May 2025}}</ref> *Slovenian Football Cup: 2022–23<ref name=cup/>
'''Noah''' *Armenian Cup: 2025–26 *Armenian Supercup: 2025
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{ForaDeJogo}} *{{Soccerway|david-sualehe/377269}} *[http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/clube/20162017/ledmanligapro/40/jogador/70030 Stats and profile at LPFP]{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} {{in lang|pt}} *[https://www.fpf.pt/pt/Jogadores/Pesquisar-Jogadores-Internacionais/Jogador/playerId/817914 National team data] {{in lang|pt}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sualehe, David}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Portuguese people of Mozambican descent Category:Footballers from Porto Category:Portuguese men's footballers Category:Black Portuguese sportspeople Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Portugal men's youth international footballers Category:FC Porto B players Category:Sporting CP B players Category:Vitória S.C. B players Category:S.C. Farense players Category:F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Category:Académica de Coimbra (football) players Category:NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Category:FC Noah players Category:Liga Portugal 2 players Category:Slovenian PrvaLiga players <!--Category:Armenian Premier League players--> Category:Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Category:21st-century Portuguese sportsmen