Diego Eli
 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) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022 | |||
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.
Club career
[edit]
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
[edit]On 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
[edit]Club
[edit]As 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
|
3–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Eastern
- 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
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Hong Kong men's footballers
- Hong Kong men's international footballers
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian emigrants to Hong Kong
- Naturalised footballers of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- Tuen Mun SA players
- Eastern Sports Club footballers
- Lee Man FC players
- Kowloon City District SA players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- Brazilian expatriates in Hong Kong
- Footballers from Paraná (state)
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen