Carlos Ponck

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.

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. 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.

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.

Honours
Aves
 * Taça de Portugal: 2017–18

İstanbul Başakşehir
 * Süper Lig: 2019–20