Diego Ferreira Matheus

Diego
Personal information
Full name Diego Ferreira Matheus
Date of birth (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996
Place of birth Niterói, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Chiapas
Number 33
Youth career
2008–2015 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Botafogo 10 (0)
2017– → Chiapas (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2016.

Diego Ferreira Matheus (born 26 February 1996), simply known as Diego, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Mexican club Chiapas, on loan from Botafogo.

Club career

Born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Emerson represented Botafogo as a youth. He made his senior debut on 30 April 2015, starting in a 2–1 Copa do Brasil away win against Capivariano; he also provided the assist for Sassá's goal.[1]

On 21 December 2015, after contributing with seven Série B matches, Diego renewed his contract until the end of 2018.[2] He made his Série A debut the following 2 June, starting in a 1–0 home loss against Cruzeiro.[3]

On 18 January 2017, after being rarely used, Diego was loaned to Chiapas.[4]

Honours

Botafogo

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Carvalho estreia com gol, e Bota vence o Capivariano por 2 a 1" [Daniel Carvalho debuts with a goal, and Bota defeat Capivariano by 2–1] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Botafogo prolonga o contrato de Diego até o final de 2018" [Botafogo extend the contract of Diego until the end of 2018] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Com gol de Élber, Cruzeiro supera o Botafogo, vence a primeira no Brasileiro e deixa o Z-4" [With a goal from Élber, Cruzeiro overcome Botafogo, win the first one in Brasileiro and leave Z-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Diego é emprestado para o México e Botafogo diminui número de laterais" [Diego is loaned to Mexico and Botafogo reduce number of full backs] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
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