Cláudio de Souza (born 19 May 1990), commonly known as Claudinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ituano.
Born in Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Claudinho represented hometown side Santa Cruz-RS as a youth before making his senior debut with Avenida in the 2010 Campeonato Gaúcho.
[1] He moved to Cruzeiro-RS later in that year, and subsequently had loan spells at Metropolitano and two stints at Juventude.
On 12 December 2019, Claudinho agreed to a deal with Brusque,[7] and renewed his contract with the club on 27 April 2021.
On 24 January 2023, he returned to his home country and signed for Ituano in the second division.