Diego Maurício

Diego Maurício
Personal information
Full name Diego Maurício Machado de Brito
Date of birth (1991-06-25) 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
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Number 30
Youth career
2006–2010 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Flamengo 55 (6)
2012–2014 Alania Vladikavkaz 12 (0)
2013Sport Recife (loan) 5 (0)
2014–2015 Vitória F.C. 4 (0)
2015– Bragantino 13 (4)
2015Al-Qadisiyah FC (loan) 5 (0)
2016–Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (loan) 0 (0)
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)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2012

Diego Maurício (born June 25, 1991 in Rio de Janeiro), nicknamed Drogbinha, is a Brazilian football striker. He plays for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.

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 --295------295
2011 9120141--20353
2012 7050------120
Total 161556410020768

according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website[6] and Flaestatística.[7]

Honours

Club

Flamengo

National Team

Contract

References

  1. Menos de 4 mil pagam para ver Fla vencer o Prudente no Maracanã (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. May 23, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  2. Flamengo empata em 1 a 1 com o Avaí no Maracanã (in Portuguese). July 21, 2010. Flamengo.com.br. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
  3. Flamengo sai na frente, cochila, e Avaí arranca empate no Maracanã (in Portuguese). July 21, 2010. Globoesporte.com. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
  4. Flamengo recusa oferta de R$ 11,5 milhões por Diego Maurício (in Portuguese). May 12, 2011. Globoesporte.com. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  5. Fla negocia Diego Maurício para Rússia: 'Sai muito feliz', diz empresário (in Portuguese). August 14, 2012. Globoesporte.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  6. Flamengo official website (Portuguese)
  7. Flaestatística (Portuguese)
  8. CBF Registry (in Portuguese)

External links

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