Dhiego Martins
Dhiego de Souza Martins (Chinese: 迪亞高 born 27 August 1988 in Brazil), commonly known as Dhiego, is a Brazilian professional footballer who is currently a free agent.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dhiego de Souza Martins | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Campo Mourão, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker, Second striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Campo Mourão | ||
| 2010 | Grêmio Maringá | ||
| 2010 | Taquaritinga | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Operário PR | 13 | (3) |
| 2011–2014 | South China | 52 | (20) |
| 2014–2015 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 29 | (7) |
| 2015 | Inter Baku | 15 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Pegasus | 19 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Tai Po | 15 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Southern | 20 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 March 2020 | |||
Club career
South China
On 29 December 2011, South China announced that Dhiego, alongside João Emir and Yeo Jee-hoon, had joined the club.[1] He made his debut for South China on 4 February 2012 at Mong Kok Stadium, scoring two goals to help the team secure a 4–2 win over Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei.[2]
Skënderbeu Korçë
On August 2014, Martins accepted a transfer move to the reigning Albanian champions, Skënderbeu Korçë.
Southern
On 26 May 2018, Dheigo moved to fellow HKPL club Southern.[4] On 1 June 2019, Southern announced that his contract would be renewed for a further season.[5]
On 19 April 2020, due to circumstances brought on by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Southern bought out the remainder of Dheigo's contract.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 21 December 2015[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| South China | 2011–12 | Hong Kong First Division League | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 24 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 20 | ||
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2014–15 | Albanian Superliga | 29 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 34 | 11 | |||
| Inter Baku | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 81 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 103 | 37 | ||
References
- "省港盃首回合2:2". Steven Lo's Blog. 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
- "新援迪亞高建功 南華4：2挫晨曦". Ming Pao. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
- Offside.hk. "TRANSFER: Brazilian players Eduardo Praes and Dhiego Martins (both #PegasusFC) will join Tai Po next season". Twitter. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- "南區再簽一將 大埔前鋒迪亞高來投". on.cc. Retrieved 26 May 2018. (in Chinese)
- "巴西三將留隊". Facebook. KC.Southern District Football Club. Retrieved 1 June 2019. (in Chinese)
- Tsang, Ngan Ping. "贊助縮皮外援離隊 南區減薪三成續戰港超". Apple Daily. Retrieved 19 April 2020. (in Chinese)
- "Brazil - Dhiego Martins - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.