Diogo Caramelo

Diogo Miguel Caramelo Santos (born 22 November 1992), known as Caramelo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Atlético Clube de Portugal as a striker.

Diogo Caramelo
Personal information
Full name Diogo Miguel Caramelo Santos
Date of birth (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Atlético
Youth career
2001–2011 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Ribeirão 6 (1)
2011–2013 Real Massamá 34 (10)
2013 Tampines Rovers 11 (1)
2014 Ribeirão 5 (0)
2014–2016 Cova Piedade 48 (3)
2016–2017 Barreirense 5 (0)
2017 Atlético Malveira 12 (2)
2017–2018 Loures 18 (4)
2018–2019 Fabril 27 (12)
2019– Atlético 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2019

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Caramelo played youth football with S.L. Benfica[1] He made his debut as senior in the lower leagues, successively representing G.D. Ribeirão and Real SC.

Caramelo signed for Singapore club Tampines Rovers FC in June 2013 after a short trial, being joined in the adventure by countrymen Vítor Ladeiras and André Martins.[2] He scored his first goal in the S.League on 25 August, helping to a 6–2 away win against Brunei DPMM FC.[3]

Caramelo subsequently returned to his country, resuming his career in the third division or lower.

References

  1. "Introducing – Diogo Caramelo". Tampines Rovers. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. "Stags try out Portuguese flavour". AsiaOne. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. "Report: Brunei DPMM 2–6 Tampines". Goal. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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