Diego Maurício
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Maurício Machado de Brito | ||
| Date of birth | June 25, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bragantino | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | Flamengo | 55 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Vitória F.C. | 4 | (0) |
| 2015– | Bragantino | 13 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Brazil U-20 | 8 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Diego Maurício (born June 25, 1991 in Rio de Janeiro), nicknamed Drogbinha, is a Brazilian football striker. He plays for Bragantino.
Career
After working in the club's youth team with coach Rogério Lourenço for several years, in 2010 he got promoted to the professional team by the same coach. He debuted for Flamengo on May 23, 2010 in a 3-1 win against Grêmio Prudente, at Maracanã Stadium, as a substitute and suffered a penalty in the final minutes. It is considered a great promise of the club, a player with good physical size and skill, many fans compare Maurício to Didier Drogba, calling him Drogbinha, which means the Little Drogba.[1]
Diego scored his first professional goal on July 21, 2010 in a 1-1 draw against Avaí, at Maracanã Stadium.[2][3]
Flamengo's president, Patricia Amorim, declined a €6 million offer from Shaktar Donetsk for the player in May 2011.[4]
On August 14, 2012 Russian club Alania Vladikavkaz signed Diego Maurício from Flamengo for €2,8 million.[5] After A loan spell back at Brazil, he signed for top division Portuguese club Vitória F.C. in July 2014.
Career statistics
- (Correct as of August 14, 2012)
| Club | Season | State League | Brazilian Série A | Copa do Brasil | Copa Libertadores | Copa Sudamericana | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2010 | - | - | 29 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 5 |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 8 | |
according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website[6] and Flaestatística.[7]
Honours
Club
- Flamengo
- Taça Guanabara: 2011
- Taça Rio: 2011
- Rio de Janeiro State League: 2011
National Team
- South American Youth Championship: 2011
Contract
- Flamengo - October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2012.[8]
References
- ↑ Menos de 4 mil pagam para ver Fla vencer o Prudente no Maracanã (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. May 23, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ↑ Flamengo empata em 1 a 1 com o Avaí no Maracanã (in Portuguese). July 21, 2010. Flamengo.com.br. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ↑ Flamengo sai na frente, cochila, e Avaí arranca empate no Maracanã (in Portuguese). July 21, 2010. Globoesporte.com. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ↑ Flamengo recusa oferta de R$ 11,5 milhões por Diego Maurício (in Portuguese). May 12, 2011. Globoesporte.com. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ↑ Fla negocia Diego Maurício para Rússia: 'Sai muito feliz', diz empresário (in Portuguese). August 14, 2012. Globoesporte.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ↑ Flamengo official website (Portuguese)
- ↑ Flaestatística (Portuguese)
- ↑ CBF Registry (in Portuguese)
External links
- footballzz.co.uk
- Diego Maurício profile at ForaDeJogo
- Player profile @ Flapédia (Portuguese)