Diego Augusto Teixeira Alves (born 17 May 1991), known as Diego Augusto or simply Diego, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Tupynambás as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Augusto Teixeira Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tupynambás | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portuguesa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Portuguesa | 32 | (1) |
| 2015 | Ituano | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Ypiranga-RS | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Anapolina | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Rio Claro | 8 | (1) |
| 2017 | Mogi Mirim | 5 | (1) |
| 2018 | Sertãozinho | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Rio Claro | 9 | (1) |
| 2020– | Tupynambás | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:15, 5 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Born in São Paulo, Diego graduated from Portuguesa's youth categories, and made his first team debut on 26 November 2011, playing the last 13 minutes of a 2–0 away win over Icasa for the Série B championship.[1] He made his Série A debut on 8 July of the following year, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Atlético Mineiro.[2]
Diego left Lusa in December 2014, and signed for Ituano on 5 January 2015.[3]
Honours edit
- Portuguesa
References edit
- ^ Portuguesa vence e confirma a queda do Icasa (Portuguesa wins and confirms Icasa's relegation); Diario Lance!, 26 November 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Dida falha, Victor estreia bem, e Atlético-MG segue na liderança (Dida fails, Victor debuts well, and Atlético-MG continues to lead); Globo Esporte, 8 July 2012 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Paulistão: Ituano contrata Diego Augusto, rebaixado com a Portuguesa para a Série B (Paulistão: Ituano signs Diego Augusto, relegated with Portuguesa for Série B); Futebol Interior, 5 January 2015 (in Portuguese)
External links edit
- Diego Augusto at Soccerway