| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Alejandro de Souza Carballo | ||
| Date of birth | May 14, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Melo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Banfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2011 | Defensor Sporting | 98 | (25) |
| 2011– | Banfield | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Uruguay | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Diego Alejandro de Souza Carballo (born 14 May 1984 in Melo) is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Club Atlético Banfield in Argentine Primera División as a midfielder. He is nicknamed "Pepe" and "El ojo".
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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 an 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]
He has been called up to the Uruguay national team but as an unused sub.
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