| Carlos Ponck | |
| Fullname: | Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Moreirense |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Derby |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Mindelense |
| Youthyears3: | 2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Quarteirense |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Farense |
| Caps1: | 61 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Benfica |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Paços Ferreira (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | Benfica B |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Chaves (loan) |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Aves (loan) |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Aves |
| Caps7: | 20 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs8: | İstanbul Başakşehir |
| Caps8: | 51 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2022 |
| Clubs9: | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) |
| Caps9: | 13 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs10: | → Chaves (loan) |
| Caps10: | 21 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | Moreirense |
| Caps11: | 15 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam1: | Cape Verde |
| Nationalcaps1: | 23 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21 January 2023 |
Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues (born 13 January 1995), known as Carlos Ponck or simply Ponck, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Moreirense.
On 27 July 2014, Ponck made his professional debut with Farense in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Chaves.[1] On 29 December 2015, he joined Portuguese champions Benfica,[2] who loaned him out to Paços de Ferreira in January 2016.[3] 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.[4] [5] After playing on loan for Aves in the 2017–18 season, Ponck signed a permanent four-year contract with the club.[6]
On 29 July 2019, Turkish Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir announced the signing of Ponck on a four-year contract.[7] That season, Ponck made 22 league appearances, scoring 1 goal; Başakşehir were crowned Turkish champions for the first time in their history.[8]
On 7 February 2022, Başakşehir sent Ponck on loan to Çaykur Rizespor until the end of the 2021–22 season.[9]
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.[10]
On 4 September 2023, recently-promoted to Primeira Liga club Moreirense announced the signing of Ponck on a three-year contract.[11]
Ponck made his international debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–0 friendly win over Luxembourg on 28 March 2017.[12] [13] He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations 2021 when the team reached the round of 16.[14]
Aves
İstanbul Başakşehir