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]

Diego Carlos[1]

Diego Carlos with Sevilla in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Diego Carlos Santos Silva
Date of birth	15 March 1993
Place of birth	Barra Bonita, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Sevilla
Number	20
Youth career
2009–2010	América-SP
2010–2012	Desportivo Brasil
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	54	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Club 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, appearing only for the reserves 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suspended by the French Football Federation, admitted his mistake and asked for Diego Carlos' second yellow card to be rescinded.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]

Diego Carlos was part of the club's successful 2019–20 UEFA Europa League campaign. In the run up to the final, he conceded penalties in both of Sevilla's quarter-final and semi-final matches against Wolves and Manchester United respectively and then also gave away a penalty early on in the final itself against Inter Milan on 21 August 2020.[7] He would have a hand in the game-winning goal as his overhead kick was turned into the net by Romelu Lukaku.[8]

International career

On 3 November 2020, Diego Carlos received a late call up to the Brazil squad for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Venezuela and Uruguay.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 November 2020[2]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São Paulo	2013	Série A	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Paulista	2014	—			—		—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Madureira	2014	Série C	2	0	—		—		—		0	0	2	0
Porto B	2014–15	Segunda Liga	19	0	—		—		—		—		19	0
Estoril	2015–16	Primeira Liga	31	2	2	0	0	0	—		—		33	2
Nantes	2016–17	Ligue 1	34	2	2	0	3	0	—		—		39	2
	2017–18		28	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		29	1
	2018–19		35	1	3	0	2	0	—		—		40	1
	Total		97	4	6	0	5	0	—		—		108	4
Sevilla	2019–20	La Liga	35	2	2	0	—		8[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		45	2
	2020–21		8	0	0	0	—		4[lower-alpha 3]	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	13	0
	Total		43	2	2	0	—		12	0	1	0	58	2
Career total			192	8	10	0	5	0	12	0	2	0	221	8

1. Appearance in Campeonato Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

Honours

Sevilla

• UEFA Europa League: 2019–20[10]

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.
7. "Diego Carlos continues his phenomenal EL penalty record". One Football. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
8. "Sevilla FC vs. Internazionale - Football Match Report - August 21, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
9. "Felipe e Diego Carlos estão convocados para a Seleção Brasileira" (in Portuguese). CBF. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
10. Wilkinson, Jack (21 August 2020). "Sevilla 3-2 Inter Milan: Sevilla edge five-goal thriller for sixth Europa League crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

External links

• Diego Carlos at ForaDeJogo
• Diego Carlos at Soccerway