Diogo da Costa Silva (born 11 January 1995), known as Diogo Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
 Diogo Silva in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diogo da Costa Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011−2013 | Diadema | ||
| 2014−2015 | Corinthians | ||
| 2014−2015 | → Flamengo-SP (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Diadema | 18 | (3) |
| 2016 | Diadema | 15 | (3) |
| 2017 | Maringá | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Velo Clube | 17 | (2) |
| 2019 | Londrina | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Ypiranga-RS | 14 | (0) |
| 2020−2022 | Gil Vicente | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Botafogo-SP | 37 | (2) |
| 2024 | Portuguesa | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:53, 5 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Diogo Silva was born in São Paulo, and was a Clube Atlético Diadema youth graduate. After making his first team debut with the side in the 2013 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, he returned to the youth setup with Corinthians, but was loaned to affiliate club Flamengo-SP during his entire spell.
In 2016, Diogo Silva returned to Diadema, and again featured regularly. He moved to Maringá ahead of the 2017 season, featuring rarely during the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata but becoming a first-choice in the Taça FPF.[1]
In November 2018, after spending the entire year without a club, Diogo Silva signed for Velo Clube.[2] A regular starter in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista Série A3, he moved to Série B side Londrina on 7 May 2019.[3]
Diogo Silva made his professional debut with LEC on 31 July 2019, starting in a 3–0 home win over Paraná.[4] On 13 November, after appearing in just three more matches, he signed for Ypiranga-RS for the upcoming season.[5]
On 21 September 2020, Diogo Silva moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a three-year contract with Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente.[6] After struggling with injuries in his first months, he made his debut on 20 February 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Claude Gonçalves in a 1–0 home win over Santa Clara.
Mainly a backup option to Lucas Cunha and Rúben Fernandes, Diogo Silva left Gil Vicente in July 2022.[7] On 18 November, he was announced at Botafogo-SP in his home country's second division.[8]
On 26 December 2023, Diogo Silva was announced at Portuguesa.[9]
Career statistics edit
- As of 5 March 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Diadema | 2013 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Diadema | 2016 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||||
| Maringá | 2017 | Paranaense Série Prata | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14[a] | 1 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Velo Clube | 2019 | Paulista A3 | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Londrina | 2019 | Série B | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Ypiranga-RS | 2020 | Série C | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Gil Vicente | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Subtotal | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Botafogo-SP | 2023 | Série B | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| Portuguesa | 2024 | Paulista | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 41 | 2 | 74 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 133 | 13 | ||
Honours edit
Maringá
- Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata: 2017
- Taça FPF: 2017
References edit
- ^ "Maringá FC é Campeão da Taça FPF e garante vaga para a Série D do Campeonato Brasileiro" [Maringá are champions of the Taça FPF and assure a spot in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Maringá FC. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Paulista A3: De olho no acesso, Velo Clube apresenta mais quatro reforços" [Paulista A3: Aiming promotion, Velo Clube present four more additions] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Londrina contrata o zagueiro Diogo Silva, oitavo reforço para a Série B do Brasileiro" [Londrina sign stopper Diogo Silva, eighth addition for the Brasileiro Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Londrina vs. Paraná - 31 July 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Diogo Silva é o novo zagueiro do Ypiranga" [Diogo Silva is the new stopper of Ypiranga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ypiranga FC. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Diogo Silva assina pelo Gil Vicente até 2023" [Diogo Silva signs for Gil Vicente until 2023]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Diogo Silva está de saída do Gil Vicente" [Diogo Silva is leaving Gil Vicente] (in Portuguese). Record. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Botafogo anuncia mais sete jogadores para a temporada de 2023" [Botafogo announce seven more players for the 2023 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FC. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Portuguesa anuncia contratação do zagueiro Diogo Silva, ex-Botafogo-SP" [Portuguesa announce the signing of stopper Diogo Silva, formerly of Botafogo-SP] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Diogo Silva at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links edit
- Diogo Silva at ForaDeJogo (archived)