Diego de Souza (footballer, born 1984)

Diego Alejandro de Souza Carballo (born 14 May 1984 in Melo) is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for El Tanque Sisley as a midfielder. He is nicknamed "Pepe" and "El ojo".

Diego de Souza
Personal information
Full name Diego Alejandro de Souza Carballo
Date of birth (1984-05-14) May 14, 1984
Place of birth Melo, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team
 El Tanque Sisley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2011 Defensor Sporting 97 (29)
2011–2012 Banfield 31 (5)
2012–2013 Montevideo Wanderers 16 (0)
2014 Cerro Largo 12 (0)
2014–2015 Municipal 17 (1)
2016–2017 Cerro Largo 7 (2)
2017– El Tanque Sisley 23 (2)
2018 → Central Español (loan) 12 (0)
International career
2007 Uruguay 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2018

Club career

De Souza joined Defensor Sporting youth teams at the age of 16 and has since been claimed to be one of the greatest players in the history of the Uruguayan team. In 2009, he was chosen as the best player of the Uruguayan Primera División.[1] In July 2010, Defensor Sporting received a US$1.5 million offer from Universidad de Chile which was accepted by the Uruguayan team but later turned down by de Souza's agent Gonzalo Madrid, who was hoping to place the midfielder in a European team.[2] On 27 January 2011, Diego de Souza signed a contract with Banfield for four years.[3]

International career

He has been called up to the Uruguay national team but as an unused sub.

Honours

Defensor Sporting

References
  1. "El centrocampista Diego de Souza, del Defensor Sporting, fue elegido hoy como el mejor futbolista de la Liga uruguaya 2009 que acaba de finalizar, en opinión de la crítica especializada". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  2. "Noticia Desarrollada". Archived from the original on 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  3. "Hola, charrúa | Olé". www.ole.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11.


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