Diego Souza (footballer, born 1993)

Diego Souza
Personal information
Full name Diego de Souza Xavier
Date of birth (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993
Place of birth Bariri, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Palmeiras
Youth career
2008–2009 São Paulo
2010–2013 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Palmeiras 2 (0)
2013Oeste (loan) 6 (0)
2014União Barbarense (loan) 0 (0)
2015Paulista (loan) 9 (0)
2015Portuguesa (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2012 Brazil U20

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Diego de Souza Xavier (born 16 January 1993), known as Diego Souza, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Palmeiras as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Bariri, São Paulo, Diego Souza joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2010, aged 17, after starting it out at São Paulo.

On 25 November 2012 Diego Souza made his first team – and Série A – debut for the former, coming on as a second-half substitute for Patrick Vieira in a 1–2 home loss against Atlético Goianiense.[1] After appearing in only one further match during the year, he was loaned to Oeste on 25 July 2013.[2]

Diego Souza returned to Verdão on 3 January 2014,[3] but was subsequently loaned to União Barbarense,[4] Paulista[5] and Portuguesa.[6]

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