Diego Souza
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| Diego | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Souza de Andrade | |
| Date of birth | June 17, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Height | 172 cm (5'7") | |
| Nickname | Dieginho (Little Diego) | |
| Position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Benfica | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2003-2005 2005-2005 2005-2006 2006-Present |
Fluminense FC SL Benfica CR Flamengo Benfica |
34 (2) 0 (0) 30 (11) 2 (0) |
| National team** | ||
| 2001–present | Brazil U-21 | 25 (9) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Diego Souza de Andrade (born June 17, 1985 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for SL Benfica.
[edit] Clubs
Diego Souza began playing Club football for Fluminense in the Brazilian League where he quickly impressed and earned a move to Europe. At first many Benfica fans thought that he would not impress but the were soon mistaken when the club put him on a loan deal with Flamengo. As of May 2006, he's back at the Portuguese club.
[edit] National Team
Diego was part of the winning Brazilian U-21 Side. Diego was first spotted by Benfica helping Brazil to victory at the 2001 South American Under-17 Championship in Peru.
[edit] External Links
| SL Benfica - Current Squad |
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1 Moreira | 2 P. Correia | 3 Anderson | 4 Luisão | 5 Leo | 6 Petit | 7 M. Ferreira | 8 Katsouranis | 9 Mantorras | 10 R. Costa | 11 Miguelito | 12 Quim | 13 Alcides | 14 Diego | 15 P. Jorge | 16 Beto | 17 Kikin | 18 Manu | 19 Karyaka | 20 Simão | 21 N. Gomes | 22 Nelson | 24 B. Costa | 25 N. Assis | 26 Karagounis | 28 J. Coimbra | 30 Miccoli | 31 Moretto | 33 R. Rocha | Manager: F. Santos |
