Diego Eli

Diego Eli
Personal information
Full name	Diego Eli Moreira
Date of birth	4 September 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth	Santo Antônio da Platina, Paraná, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder; Centre back
Club information
Current team	Lee Man
Number	13
Youth career
1999–2002	AABB Santo Antônio da Platina
2002–2005	UPE Clube de Campo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006	Associação Ibaiti
2006	Real Brasil
2007	SER Caxias do Sul
2008	Pelotas
2009	Londrina
2010–2011	Avenida
2011	→ Goiatuba (loan)
2011	Esportivo
2012	Juventus-RS
2012–2013	Tuen Mun
2013–2021	Eastern
2021–	Lee Man
National team‡
2021–	Hong Kong
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:06, 4 June 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:06, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

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 represents the Hong Kong national team.

Club career[]

Diego Eli getting sent off in the 2020-21 Sapling Cup semi-final.

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
Club	Season	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 15 June 2021.

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hong Kong	2021	3	0
Total		3	0

Honours[]

Club[]

Eastern

Hong Kong Premier League: 2015–16
Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20
Hong Kong FA Cup: 2013-14, 2019–20
Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2020–21

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[]

[1] "港甲前瞻（六）屯門巴西化待觀察". Now News Channel. Retrieved 1 September 2012. (in Chinese)

[2] "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)

[3] "亞協盃前夕挖角理文簽東方副隊長迪高". Sportsroad. Retrieved 1 June 2021. (in Chinese)

[4] 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)

[5] "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.

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