Diego Maurício
Diego Maurício Machado de Brito (born June 25, 1991 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Indian Super League side Odisha FC.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Maurício Machado de Brito | ||
| Date of birth | June 25, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Odisha FC | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Flamengo | 57 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 13 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Vitória F.C. | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Bragantino | 13 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Al-Qadisiyah FC (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | → Gangwon FC (loan) | 74 | (20) |
| 2019 | Busan IPark | 24 | (6) |
| 2020 | CSA | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Odisha | 13 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Brazil U-20 | 8 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:27, 7 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
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.
Before 2016 season opening, he joined to Ratchaburi F.C. in Thai Premier League, by trained with the club for about one month, but has moved away without cause.[6]
On 31st August 2020, Indian Super League outfit Odisha FC announced him as their striker ahead of the seventh edition of the Indian top tier league.[7]
He is currently one of the most important players for odisha Fc with six goals.
Career statistics
Club
- (Correct as of 13 January 2021)[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2010 | Série A | 29 | 5 | – | – | – | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2011 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 77 | 8 | ||
| Alania Vladikavkaz | 2012–13 | RPL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Sport Recife (loan) | 2013 | Série B | 5 | 0 | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Vitória F.C. | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Bragantino | 2015 | Série B | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 13[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | 28 | 6 | |
| Al-Qadisiyah FC (loan) | 2015–16 | Saudi First Division | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (loan) |
2016 | CSL | 25 | 4 | – | – | – | 25 | 4 | |||
| Gangwon FC (loan) | 2017 | K League 1 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 13 | ||
| 2018 | 35 | 7 | – | – | – | 35 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 71 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 20 | ||
| Busan IPark | 2019 | K League 2 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 23 | 6 | |
| CSA | 2020 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Odisha FC | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 221 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 275 | 48 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista.
- Appearance(s) Promotion-relegation playoffs.
- Four appearances in Campeonato Alagoano, five appearances in Copa do Nordeste.
Honours
References
- Menos de 4 mil pagam para ver Fla vencer o Prudente no Maracanã (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. May 23, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- Flamengo empata em 1 a 1 com o Avaí no Maracanã (in Portuguese). July 21, 2010. Flamengo.com.br. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- Flamengo sai na frente, cochila, e Avaí arranca empate no Maracanã (in Portuguese). July 21, 2010. Globoesporte.com. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- Flamengo recusa oferta de R$ 11,5 milhões por Diego Maurício (in Portuguese). May 12, 2011. Globoesporte.com. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- Fla negocia Diego Maurício para Rússia: 'Sai muito feliz', diz empresário (in Portuguese). August 14, 2012. Globoesporte.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- Chanapinijwong, Jedsada (5 July 2016). "THE INVISIBLE : 10 แข้งต่างชาติที่ไร้ตัวตนในไทยลีก" (in Thai). footballchannelasia. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- "Odisha FC signs Brazilian striker Diego Mauricio". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- "Diego Mauricio". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
External links
- Diego Maurício at Soccerway
- Diego Maurício at ForaDeJogo
- Player profile @ Flapédia (in Portuguese)
- Diego Maurício – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)