# David Sualehe

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{{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](/source/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](/source/Porto), Portugal
| height = 1.83 m
| position = [Left-back](/source/Left-back)
| currentclub = [Noah](/source/FC_Noah)
| clubnumber = 33
| youthyears1 = 2007–2008
| youthclubs1 = [Odivelas](/source/Odivelas_F.C.)
| youthyears2 = 2008–2010
| youthclubs2 = CAC
| youthyears3 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs3 = [Sporting CP](/source/Sporting_CP)
| youthyears4 = 2011
| youthclubs4 = [Belenenses](/source/C.F._Os_Belenenses)
| youthyears5 = 2012
| youthclubs5 = CAC
| youthyears6 = 2013
| youthclubs6 = [Boavista](/source/Boavista_F.C.)
| youthyears7 = 2013–2016
| youthclubs7 = [Porto](/source/FC_Porto)
| years1 = 2015
| clubs1 = [Porto B](/source/FC_Porto_B)
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2018
| clubs2 = [Sporting CP B](/source/Sporting_CP_B)
| caps2 = 39
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2020
| clubs3 = [Vitória Guimarães B](/source/Vit%C3%B3ria_S.C._B)
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = → [Farense](/source/S.C._Farense) (loan)
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2022
| clubs5 = [Paços de Ferreira](/source/F.C._Pa%C3%A7os_de_Ferreira)
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021–2022
| clubs6 = → [Académica](/source/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Acad%C3%A9mica_de_Coimbra_%E2%80%93_O.A.F.) (loan)
| caps6 = 21
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2022–2025
| clubs7 = [Olimpija Ljubljana](/source/NK_Olimpija_Ljubljana)
| caps7 = 75
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2025–
| clubs8 = [Noah](/source/FC_Noah)
| caps8 = 12
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = [Portugal U18](/source/Portugal_national_under-18_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016
| nationalteam2 = [Portugal U19](/source/Portugal_national_under-19_football_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 11 December 2025
}}
'''David de Senna Fernandes Sualehe''' (born 23 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [left-back](/source/left-back) for [Armenian Premier League](/source/Armenian_Premier_League) club [Noah](/source/FC_Noah).

==Career==
Born in [Porto](/source/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](/source/O_Jogo) |date=5 October 2017 |language=pt}}</ref> Sualehe was on the books of several clubs as a youth, including [Sporting CP](/source/Sporting_CP) and [Belenenses](/source/C.F._Os_Belenenses) in Lisbon, and [FC Porto](/source/FC_Porto) and [Boavista](/source/Boavista_F.C.) in his hometown. He took part with [Porto under-19](/source/FC_Porto_Juniors) in the [UEFA Youth League](/source/UEFA_Youth_League) in [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_UEFA_Youth_League).<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](/source/Record_(Portuguese_newspaper)) |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](/source/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](/source/Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal_B) in a [2016–17 LigaPro](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_LigaPro) match against [Portimonense](/source/Portimonense_S.C._(football_team)), playing the first 73 minutes of a 2–1 home loss before being [substituted](/source/Substitute_(association_football)) for [Bubacar Djaló](/source/Bubacar_Djal%C3%B3).<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](/source/Vit%C3%B3ria_de_Guimar%C3%A3es), being again assigned to the [reserve team](/source/Vit%C3%B3ria_S.C._B) in the [second tier](/source/Liga_Portugal_2).<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](/source/S.C._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](/source/Primeira_Liga) club [Paços de Ferreira](/source/F.C._Pa%C3%A7os_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](/source/Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Acad%C3%A9mica_de_Coimbra_%E2%80%93_O.A.F.).<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](/source/NK_Olimpija_Ljubljana) in the [Slovenian PrvaLiga](/source/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](/source/Radiotelevizija_Slovenija) |date=12 July 2022 |language=sl}}</ref> He played 30 times in his [first season](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Slovenian_PrvaLiga), scoring once on 16 April 2023 to open a 2–0 home win over [Maribor](/source/NK_Maribor) in the [Eternal derby](/source/Eternal_derby_of_Slovenian_football_(2007)) 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](/source/Overtime_(sports)) win over the same opponents in the [cup final](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Slovenian_Football_Cup), the team secured a [double](/source/Double_(association_football)).<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](/source/A_Bola) |date=7 May 2023 |language=pt}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Olimpija Ljubljana'''
*[Slovenian PrvaLiga](/source/Slovenian_PrvaLiga): [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Slovenian_PrvaLiga),<ref name=league/> [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Slovenian_PrvaLiga)<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](/source/Slovenian_Football_Cup): [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Slovenian_Football_Cup)<ref name=cup/>

'''Noah'''
*[Armenian Cup](/source/Armenian_Cup): [2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_Armenian_Cup)
*[Armenian Supercup](/source/Armenian_Supercup): [2025](/source/2025_Armenian_Supercup)

==References==
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==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}}

{{FC Noah squad}}

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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

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