Diego de Souza Gonçalves Gusmao

Diego Souza
Personal information
Full nameDiego de Souza Gonçalves Gusmao
Date of birth12 September 1988
Place of birthAparecida, Brazil
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Guarani
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006Taubaté
2007Brasilis
2008-2011Khazar Lankaran56(2)
2011Inter Baku0(0)
2012Itapirense9(0)
2013Mogi Mirim5(0)
2014Guarani15(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 October 2013

Diego Souza, full name Diego de Souza Gonçalves Gusmao, (born 12 September 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a Midfielder.

Career

Born in Aparecida, Diego Souza began playing football with local sides Esporte Clube Taubaté and Brasilis Futebol Clube. At age 18, he moved to Azerbaijan where he played for FK Khazar Lankaran and FC Inter Baku until 2012. At age 24, he returned to Brazil, where he signed with Sociedade Esportiva Itapirense. After a brief spell playing for Democrata-GV in the 2013 Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II,[1] Diego Souza joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série C side Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube in May 2013.[2] A kidney problem limited him to playing just three Serie C matches for the club.[3]

Diego Souza joined Campeonato Paulista Serie A2 side Guarani Futebol Clube from Mogi Mirim in 2014.[4]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Azerbaijan League Azerbaijan Cup Europe CIS Cup Total
2007-08[5]Khazar Lankaran[6] Azerbaijan Premier League10114052155
2008-09[7]200020272
2009-10[8]1500150
2010-11[9]11120131
2011-12[10]00001010
Total Azerbaijan 1021603052804
Career total 5621603052804

References

  1. "Diego Souza salva o Democrata-GV e evita derrota contra a URT" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 April 2013.
  2. "Série C: Mogi Mirim contrata volante Diego Souza, ex-Democrata" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 21 May 2013.
  3. "Diego Souza está com todo o gás para ajudar o Bugre" (in Portuguese). Planeta Esporte. 27 December 2013.
  4. "Titular no Guarani, Diego Souza mira conter ansiedade antes da Série A-2" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 January 2014.
  5. "07/08 Season". pfl.az. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  6. "Statistics: Players". http://lankaranfc.com/az/. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  7. "08/09 Season". pfl.az. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  8. "09/10 Season". pfl.az. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  9. "10/11 Season". pfl.az. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  10. "11/12 Season". pfl.az. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

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