Dyego Sousa
Brazilian footballer (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For various people of a similar name, see Diego Souza.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Sousa.
Dyego Wilverson Ferreira Sousa (born 14 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club AD Alcorcón.
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Full name | Dyego Wilverson Ferreira Sousa | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 (age 34) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | São Luís, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Alcorcón | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Americano-MA | |||||||||||||||||
Maranhão | |||||||||||||||||
Moto Club | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Palmeiras | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Moto Club | 13 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2010 | Operário | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Leixões | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Interclube | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Tondela | 29 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Portimonense | 26 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Marítimo B | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Marítimo | 61 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Braga | 51 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Shenzhen | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | → Benfica (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | → Famalicão (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Almería | 44 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Alcorcón | 12 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | Portugal | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2019 |
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He spent most of his career in Portugal, making 128 appearances and scoring 41 goals in the Primeira Liga for Marítimo, Braga and Benfica. In the second tier, he played 66 games and scored 13 goals for four clubs.
Born and raised in Brazil, Sousa made his international debut for Portugal in 2019 and was part of their squad that won the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.