Diego Carlos (footballer, born 1993)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Diego Carlos
Diego Carlos 2020.jpg
Diego Carlos with Sevilla in 2020
Personal information
Full name Diego Carlos Santos Silva
Date of birth (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Barra Bonita, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Sevilla
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2010 América-SP
2010–2012 Desportivo Brasil
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Desportivo Brasil 0 (0)
2013 → São Paulo (loan) 0 (0)
2014 → Paulista (loan) 0 (0)
2014 → Madureira (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2016 Estoril 31 (2)
2014–2015 → Porto B (loan) 19 (0)
2016–2019 Nantes 97 (4)
2019– Sevilla 70 (2)
National team‡
2021 Brazil Olympic team 7 (1)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:28, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:29, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Diego Carlos Santos Silva (born 15 March 1993), or simply Diego Carlos,[1] is a Brazilian professional who plays as a defender for Spanish club Sevilla.[2]

Club career[]

Desportivo Brasil and loans[]

Diego began his senior career with Desportivo Brasil in the 2012–13 season.

On 1 January 2013, Diego was sent out on loan to São Paulo.

Diego spent the latter portion of the 2013–14 season out on loan at Paulista.

Diego also spent about a month out on loan at Madureira

Estoril and Porto loan[]

On 2 July 2014, Diego was sold to Estoril.

In September 2014, Diego was loaned to FC Porto, appearing only for the reserves team.

Nantes[]

In June 2016, it was announced Diego Carlos would join FC Nantes on a five-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Estoril was estimated at €2 million.[3]

On 14 January 2018, during a Ligue 1 match between Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain, referee Tony Chapron appeared to kick Diego following a collision, before sending him off for a second bookable offence.[4] Chapron, who was suspended by the French Football Federation, admitted his mistake and asked for Diego Carlos' second yellow card to be rescinded. As a result, French football league withdrew the second yellow card.[5]

Sevilla[]

On 31 May 2019, Spanish club Sevilla FC announced they had reached an agreement with Nantes for the transfer of Diego Carlos.[6]

Diego Carlos was part of the club's successful 2019–20 UEFA Europa League campaign. In the run up to the final, he conceded penalties in both of Sevilla's quarter-final and semi-final matches against Wolves and Manchester United respectively and then also gave away a penalty early on in the final itself against Inter Milan on 21 August 2020.[7] He had a hand in the game-winning goal as his overhead kick was turned into the net by Romelu Lukaku.[8]

International career[]

On 3 November 2020, Diego Carlos received a late call up to the Brazil squad for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Venezuela and Uruguay.[9]

On 17 June 2021, Diego Carlos was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 23 August 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
São Paulo 2013 Série A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paulista 2014 — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Madureira 2014 Série C 2 0 — — — 0 0 2 0
Porto B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 19 0 — — — — 19 0
Estoril 2015–16 Primeira Liga 31 2 2 0 0 0 — — 33 2
Nantes 2016–17 Ligue 1 34 2 2 0 3 0 — — 39 2
2017–18 28 1 1 0 0 0 — — 29 1
2018–19 35 1 3 0 2 0 — — 40 1
Total 97 4 6 0 5 0 — — 108 4
Sevilla 2019–20 La Liga 35 2 2 0 — 8[b] 0 — 45 2
2020–21 33 0 4 0 — 8[c] 0 1[d] 0 46 0
2021–22 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 2 0
Total 70 2 6 0 — 16 0 1 0 93 2
Career total 219 8 14 0 5 0 16 0 2 0 256 8
  1. ^ Appearance in Campeonato Paulista
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

Honours[]

Club[]

Sevilla

International[]

Brazil Olympic

References[]

  1. ^ "DIEGO CARLOS - Football : la fiche de DIEGO CARLOS (Nantes)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Diego Carlos at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Le défenseur brésilien Diego Carlos signe à Nantes". L'Équipe (in French). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Ligue 1 referee Tony Chapron kicks Nantes player before sending him off". The Guardian. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Nantes: Referee Tony Chapron admits mistake after Diego Carlos kick". BBC Sport. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Official: Sevilla sign Nantes centre-back Diego Carlos". Marca. 1 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Diego Carlos continues his phenomenal EL penalty record". One Football. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Sevilla FC vs. Internazionale - Football Match Report - August 21, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Felipe e Diego Carlos estão convocados para a Seleção Brasileira" (in Portuguese). CBF. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  11. ^ Wilkinson, Jack (21 August 2020). "Sevilla 3-2 Inter Milan: Sevilla edge five-goal thriller for sixth Europa League crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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