Diego Souza (footballer, born 1993)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego de Souza Xavier | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bariri, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | São Paulo | ||
| 2010–2013 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Palmeiras | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Oeste (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | → União Barbarense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Paulista (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Portuguesa (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| – | →Ferroviária (loan) | ||
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Brazil U20 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 September 2015. | |||
Diego de Souza Xavier (born 16 January 1993), known as Diego Souza, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Palmeiras as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Bariri, São Paulo, Diego Souza joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2010, aged 17, after starting it out at São Paulo.
On 25 November 2012 Diego Souza made his first team – and Série A – debut for the former, coming on as a second-half substitute for Patrick Vieira in a 1–2 home loss against Atlético Goianiense.[1] After appearing in only one further match during the year, he was loaned to Oeste on 25 July 2013.[2]
Diego Souza returned to Verdão on 3 January 2014,[3] but was subsequently loaned to União Barbarense,[4] Paulista[5] and Portuguesa.[6]
References
- ↑ Garotos do Palmeiras perdem para o Atlético-GO, que sai da lanterna (Palmeiras' youngsters lose to Atlético-GO, who leaves the last place); Globo Esporte, 25 November 2012 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Palmeiras empresta jovem Diego Souza para o Oeste (Palmeiras loans youngster Diego Souza to Oeste); O Estado de S. Paulo, 25 July 2013 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Oeste devolve Diego Souza ao Palmeiras e acerta com Bruno Dybal (Oeste gives back Diego Souza to Palmeiras and signs with Bruno Dybal); Globo Esporte, 3 January 2014 (Portuguese)
- ↑ União Barbarense recebe ex-Verdão por empréstimo e anuncia mais três (União Barbarense receives former Verdão player on loan and announces three more); Globo Esporte, 27 February 2014 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Paulista A2: Paulista acerta contratação de Diego Souza (Paulista A2: Paulista completes signing of Diego Souza); Futebol Interior, 13 January 2015 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Série C: Portuguesa acerta com ex-palmeirense Diego Souza (Série C: Portuguesa signs with former palmeirense Diego Souza); Futebol Interior, 19 May 2015 (Portuguese)
External links
- Ogol profile (Portuguese)
- Diego Souza profile at Soccerway