Diego Eli Moreira (Chinese: 迪高; born 4 September 1988) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kowloon City. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Hong Kong national team.
 Diego with Lee Man in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Eli Moreira | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Antônio da Platina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kowloon City | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | AABB Santo Antônio da Platina | ||
| 2002–2005 | UPE Clube de Campo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Associação Ibaiti | ||
| 2006 | Real Brasil | ||
| 2007 | SER Caxias do Sul | ||
| 2008 | Pelotas | ||
| 2009 | Londrina | ||
| 2010–2011 | Avenida | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Goiatuba (loan) | ||
| 2011 | Esportivo | ||
| 2012 | Juventus-RS | ||
| 2012–2013 | Tuen Mun | 17 | (0) |
| 2013–2021 | Eastern | 108 | (14) |
| 2021–2024 | Lee Man | 23 | (1) |
| 2024– | Kowloon City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Hong Kong | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022 | |||
Club career
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After playing for several clubs in Brazil, Diego signed for Tuen Mun of Hong Kong First Division in 2012.[1] In the following season, he signed with fellow Hong Kong First Division club Eastern on a free transfer.[2]
On 1 June 2021, after staying at Eastern for 8 years, Diego signed for Lee Man.[3]
On 18 July 2024, Diego joined Kowloon City.[4]
On 1 September 2024, Diego scored against Tai Po on his debut for Kowloon City.
International career
editOn 22 December 2019, after staying in Hong Kong for seven years, Diego confirmed that he had received his HKSAR passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[5]
On 17 May 2021, Diego received his first call-up alongside 2 teammates from Eastern to the Hong Kong national football team to play against Iran, Iraq and Bahrain for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.[6] On 3 June 2021, Diego made his international debut for Hong Kong against Iran.
Career statistics
editClub
editAs of 22 May 2021
| Club | Season | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tuen Mun | 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 18 | 1 | ||
| Eastern | 2013–14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | - | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 20 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 125 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 168 | 28 | |
International
edit- As of matches played 11 June 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain |  Iran
|
1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 2 | 11 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain |  Iraq
|
0–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 3 | 15 June 2021 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Bahrain
|
0–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 4 | 11 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India |  Cambodia
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3–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
Honours
editClub
editEastern
- Hong Kong Premier League: 2015–16
- Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20
- Hong Kong FA Cup: 2013–14, 2019–20
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2020–21
Lee Man
References
edit- ^ "港甲前瞻（六）屯門巴西化待觀察". Now News Channel. Retrieved 1 September 2012. (in Chinese)
- ^ "東方來季志切三甲". Ta Kung Pao. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2013. (in Chinese)
- ^ "亞協盃前夕挖角 理文簽東方副隊長迪高". Sportsroad. Retrieved 1 June 2021. (in Chinese)
- ^ 港超聯 九龍城推5年計劃 盼長遠立足頂級聯賽 on.cc 18 July 2024
- ^ Huen, Ka Man. "巴西兵成功入籍香港 迪高望三月鬥兩伊". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ "港隊決選25人 迪高費蘭度首入選 - Now Sports". sports.now.com (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
External links
edit- Diego Eli at Soccerway
- Diego Eli – Volante – Melhores Momentos
- Eurosport profile
- Diego Eli at HKFA
- Eastern Sports Club profile Archived 3 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Diego Eli – China 2013/2014