Diego Carlos (footballer, born 1993)

Diego Carlos Santos Silva (born 15 March 1993), or simply Diego Carlos, is a Brazilian professional defender who plays for Spanish club Sevilla.[2]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Diego Carlos[1]
Personal information
Full name Diego Carlos Santos Silva
Date of birth (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993
Place of birth Barra Bonita, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Sevilla
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2010 América-SP
2010–2013 Desportivo Brasil
2012–2013 → São Paulo (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Desportivo Brasil 0 (0)
2013 → São Paulo (loan) 0 (0)
2014 → Paulista (loan) 0 (0)
2014 → Madureira (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2016 Estoril 31 (2)
2014–2015 → Porto B (loan) 19 (0)
2016–2019 Nantes 97 (4)
2019– Sevilla 35 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:49, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

Career

Desportivo Brasil and loans

Diego began his senior career with Desportivo Brasil in the 2012–13 season.

On 1 January 2013, Diego was sent out on loan to São Paulo.

Diego spent the latter portion of the 2013–14 season out on loan at Paulista.

Diego also spent about a month out on loan at Madureira

Estoril, and Porto loan

On 2 July 2014, Diego was sold to Estoril.

In September 2014, Diego was loaned to FC Porto. He only played for the B team.

Nantes

In June 2016, it was announced Diego Carlos would join FC Nantes on a five-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Estoril was estimated at €2 million.[3]

On 14 January 2018, during a Ligue 1 match between Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain, referee Tony Chapron appeared to kick Diego following a collision, before sending him off for a second bookable offence.[4] Chapron, who was suspended by the French Football Federation, admitted his mistake and asked for Diego Carlos' second yellow card to be rescinded. As a result, French football league withdrew the second yellow card.[5]

Sevilla

On 31 May 2019, Spanish club Sevilla FC announced they had reached an agreement with Nantes for the transfer of Diego Carlos.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 August 2020[2]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estoril 2015–16 Primeira Liga 3122000—332
Nantes 2016–17 Ligue 1 3422030—392
2017–18 2811000—291
2018–19 3513020—401
Total9746050—1084
Sevilla 2019–20 La Liga 35220—70442
Career total 163810050701858
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References
  1. "DIEGO CARLOS - Football : la fiche de DIEGO CARLOS (Nantes)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. Diego Carlos at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. "Le défenseur brésilien Diego Carlos signe à Nantes". L'Équipe (in French). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. "Ligue 1 referee Tony Chapron kicks Nantes player before sending him off". The Guardian. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. "Nantes: Referee Tony Chapron admits mistake after Diego Carlos kick". BBC Sport. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. "Official: Sevilla sign Nantes centre-back Diego Carlos". Marca. 1 June 2019.


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