Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues (born 13 January 1990), known as Carlos Ponck or simply Ponck, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club AVS.
Club career On 27 July 2014, Ponck made his professional debut with Farense in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Chaves. On 29 December 2015, he joined Portuguese champions Benfica, who loaned him out to Paços de Ferreira in January 2016. He then returned to Benfica to play for their reserve team, playing four matches in LigaPro.
On 31 August 2016, Ponck joined Primeira Liga side Chaves on a season-long loan deal.Carlos Ponck no Desportivo das Aves por empréstimo do Benfica SAPO Desporto After playing on loan for Aves in the 2017–18 season, Ponck signed a permanent four-year contract with the club.
On 29 July 2019, Turkish Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir announced the signing of Ponck on a four-year contract. That season, Ponck made 22 league appearances, scoring 1 goal; Başakşehir were crowned Turkish champions for the first time in their history.
On 7 February 2022, Başakşehir sent Ponck on loan to Çaykur Rizespor until the end of the 2021–22 season.
On 1 September 2022, Ponck returned to Portugal, being sent on a season-long loan to his former club Chaves, who had achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga at the end of the previous season.
On 4 September 2023, recently promoted to Primeira Liga club Moreirense announced the signing of Ponck on a three-year contract. In January 2025, following one-and-a-half seasons with Moreirense, he joined Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
On 4 November 2025, Ponck returned to Portugal, signing a contract until the end of the season with AVS, who sat at the bottom of the Primeira Liga table.
International career Ponck made his international debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–0 friendly win over Luxembourg on 28 March 2017.
He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations 2021 when the team reached the round of 16.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsQuarteirense2013–14Campeonato Nacional de Seniores11000———110Farense2014–15Segunda Liga2500030——2802015–16LigaPro2101010——230Total4601040——510Benfica2015–16Primeira Liga0000000000002016–17Primeira Liga0000000000002017–18Primeira Liga000000000000Total000000000000Paços de Ferreira (loan)2015–16Primeira Liga 800020——100Benfica B2016–17LigaPro400000000040Chaves (loan)2016–17Primeira Liga2705110——331Aves (loan)2017–18Primeira Liga 2914000——331Aves2018–19Primeira Liga3223010—00362İstanbul Başakşehir2019–20Süper Lig22120—90—3312020–21Süper Lig23020—40103002021–22Süper Lig6010———702022–23Süper Lig0000—00—00Total51150—13010701Çaykur Rizespor (loan)2021–22Süper Lig 13000———130Chaves (loan)2022–23Primeira Liga 2101020——240Moreirense2023–24Primeira Liga1501000——1602024–25Primeira Liga903010——130Total2404010——290Hapoel Be'er Sheva2024–25Israeli Premier League1102000——130AVS2025–26Primeira Liga0000———00Career total2774251110130103275
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCape Verde201760201850201940202040202140Total230
Honours Aves Taça de Portugal: 2017–18Benfica: Ponck no Desp. Aves a título definitivo Maisfutebol
İstanbul Başakşehir Süper Lig: 2019–20
Hapoel Beer Sheva Israel State Cup: 2024–25
References
External links Stats and profile at LPFP