Diego Matos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is de Matos.
Diego Matos
Personal information
Full name Diego Daniel Rodrigues de Matos
Date of birth (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Belém, Brazil
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Náutico
Youth career
2010–2018 Paysandu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Paysandu 73 (3)
2022 Avaí 10 (0)
2023– Náutico 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Diego Daniel Rodrigues de Matos (born 8 January 1997), known as Diego Matos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Náutico.

Club career

Born in Belém, Pará, Diego Matos joined Paysandu's youth setup in 2010, aged 13.[1] He made his first team debut on 24 July 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mateus Müller in a 1–0 Série B home win over Guarani.[2]

Diego Matos became a regular starter for the club afterwards, and agreed to a pre-contract with Avaí on 13 July 2021.[3] He was presented at his new club the following 12 January, after agreeing to a 18-month deal.[4]

Career statistics

As of 16 February 2022[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paysandu 2018 Série B 8 0 0 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2019 Série C 6 0 8 1 0 0 — 2[a] 0 16 1
2020 16 1 7 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 25 1
2021 19 1 9 0 1 0 — 3[a] 0 32 1
Total 49 2 24 1 1 0 — 7 0 81 3
Avaí 2022 Série A 0 0 6 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 7 0
Career total 49 2 30 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 88 3
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Catarinense

Honours

Paysandu

References

  1. ^ "Diego Matos se despede do Paysandu após 11 anos: "Cheguei um menino e saio um homem"" [Diego Matos bids farewell from Paysandu after 11 years: "I came as a boy and I left as a man"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Paysandu bate Guarani na Curuzu e encerra jejum de oito jogos na Série B" [Paysandu defeat Guarani at the Curuzu and end form of eight winless matches in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Diego Matos assina pré-contrato com o Avaí e deixa o Paysandu no final da temporada" [Diego Matos signs pre-contract with Avaí and leaves Paysandu at the end of the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Avaí apresenta o lateral-esquerdo Diego Matos" [Avaí present the left-back Diego Matos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Avaí FC. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  5. ^ Diego Matos at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2022.