Diego Silva (footballer, born 1989)
Diego Francolino da Silva, known as Diego Silva (born 9 May 1989), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Marcílio Dias as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Francolino da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | May 9, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Valparaíso, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marcílio Dias | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Genus | ||
| 2008 | Operário Ltda. | ||
| 2009–2015 | XV de Piracicaba | 43 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Grêmio Barueri (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Flamengo (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Portuguesa (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Guarani | 17 | (0) |
| 2016 | América RN | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Cabofriense | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sampaio Corrêa | 22 | (2) |
| 2018 | Atlético Goianiense | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Sampaio Corrêa | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | Linense | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Treze | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Marcílio Dias | 37 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:56, 24 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Bento de Abreu, São Paulo, Diego Silva began his senior career with Genus, but later moved to Operário Ltda. A year later he signed with XV de Piracicaba.
In August 2012 Diego Silva joined Grêmio Barueri on loan until the end of the season.[1] He made his professional debut on 14 August, playing the last 14 minutes of a 2–0 home win over Goiás.[2]
On 2 May 2013 Diego Silva signed with Flamengo, also on loan;[3] he made his Série A debut on 8 June, starting in a 3–0 away success over Criciúma.[4] Diego Silva also appeared in the 2013 Copa do Brasil finals, as a second-half substitute in each leg.
On 8 January 2014 Diego Silva signed on loan with Portuguesa.[5]
References
- XV de Piracicaba confirma empréstimo de Diego Silva ao Barueri (XV de Piracicaba confirms loan of Diego Silva to Barueri); Federação Paulista de Futebol, 8 August 2012 (in Portuguese)
- Barueri vence a primeira em casa e interrompe série invicta do Goiás (Barueri wins first in home and breaks Goiás' winning run); Globo Esporte, 14 August 2012 (in Portuguese)
- XV oficializa empréstimos de Diego Silva e Paulinho ao Fla por um ano (XV officializes loans of Diego Silva and Paulinho to Flamengo for a year); Globo Esporte, 2 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
- Flamengo reage e vence o Criciúma na jaula do Tigre: 3 a 0 (Flamengo responds and defeats Criciúma in the Tigre cage: 3–0); Globo Esporte, 8 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
- Portuguesa contrata volante Diego Silva, ex-Flamengo (Portuguesa signs defensive midfielder Diego Silva, former Flamengo player); O Estado de S. Paulo, 8 January 2014 (in Portuguese)
External links
- Diego Silva at Soccerway