Diego Eli
Diego Eli Moreira (Chinese: 迪高; born 4 September 1988) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Hong Kong national team.
 Eli with Lee Man in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Eli Moreira | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Antônio da Platina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lee Man | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | AABB Santo Antônio da Platina | ||
| 2002–2005 | UPE Clube de Campo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Associação Ibaiti | ||
| 2006 | Real Brasil | ||
| 2007 | SER Caxias do Sul | ||
| 2008 | Pelotas | ||
| 2009 | Londrina | ||
| 2010–2011 | Avenida | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Goiatuba (loan) | ||
| 2011 | Esportivo | ||
| 2012 | Juventus-RS | ||
| 2012–2013 | Tuen Mun | 17 | (0) |
| 2013–2021 | Eastern | 106 | (14) |
| 2021– | Lee Man | 17 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Hong Kong | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022 | |||
Club career
After playing for a number of clubs in Brazil, Diego signed for Tuen Mun of Hong Kong First Division in 2012.[1] In the following season, he signed with fellow Hong Kong First Division club Eastern on a free transfer.[2]
On 1 June 2021, after staying at Eastern for 8 years, Diego signed for Lee Man.[3]
International career
On 22 December 2019, after staying in Hong Kong for seven years, Diego confirmed that he had received his HKSAR passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[4]
On 17 May 2021, Diego received his first call-up alongside 2 teammates from Eastern to the Hong Kong national football team to play against Iran, Iraq and Bahrain for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.[5]
Career statistics
Club
As of 22 May 2021
| Club | Season | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tuen Mun | 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 18 | 1 | ||
| Eastern | 2013–14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | - | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 20 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 125 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 168 | 28 | |
International
- As of matches played 11 June 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
Eastern
References
- "港甲前瞻（六）屯門巴西化待觀察". Now News Channel. Retrieved 1 September 2012. (in Chinese)
- "東方來季志切三甲". Ta Kung Pao. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2013. (in Chinese)
- "亞協盃前夕挖角 理文簽東方副隊長迪高". Sportsroad. Retrieved 1 June 2021. (in Chinese)
- Huen, Ka Man. "巴西兵成功入籍香港 迪高望三月鬥兩伊". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019. (in Chinese)
- "港隊決選25人 迪高費蘭度首入選 - Now Sports". sports.now.com (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
External links
- Diego Eli at Soccerway
- Diego Eli – Volante – Melhores Momentos
- Eurosport profile
- Diego Eli at HKFA
- Eastern Sports Club profile Archived 3 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Diego Eli – China 2013/2014