Diego de Souza (footballer, born 1984)

Diego de Souza
Personal information
Full name	Diego Alejandro de Souza Carballo
Date of birth	May 14, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Melo, Uruguay
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team	El Tanque Sisley
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2011	Defensor Sporting
2011–2012	Banfield
2012–2013	Montevideo Wanderers
2014	Cerro Largo
2014–2015	Municipal
2016–2017	Cerro Largo
2017–	El Tanque Sisley
2018	→ Central Español (loan)
International career
2007	Uruguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2018

Diego Alejandro de Souza Carballo (born 14 May 1984 in Melo) is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for El Tanque Sisley as a midfielder. He is nicknamed "Pepe" and "El ojo".

Club career

De Souza joined Defensor Sporting youth teams at the age of 16 and has since been claimed to be one of the greatest players in the history of the Uruguayan team. In 2009, he was chosen as the best player of the Uruguayan Primera División.^[1] In July 2010, Defensor Sporting received a US$1.5 million offer from Universidad de Chile which was accepted by the Uruguayan team but later turned down by de Souza's agent Gonzalo Madrid, who was hoping to place the midfielder in a European team.^[2] On 27 January 2011, Diego de Souza signed a contract with Banfield for four years.^[3]

International career

He has been called up to the Uruguay national team but as an unused sub.

Honours

Defensor Sporting

Uruguayan League: 2007–08

References

^ "El centrocampista Diego de Souza, del Defensor Sporting, fue elegido hoy como el mejor futbolista de la Liga uruguaya 2009 que acaba de finalizar, en opinión de la crítica especializada". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
^ "Noticia Desarrollada". Archived from the original on 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
^ "Hola, charrúa | Olé". www.ole.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11.

External links

Diego de Souza – FIFA competition record (archived)
Diego de Souza at Soccerway

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[1] "El centrocampista Diego de Souza, del Defensor Sporting, fue elegido hoy como el mejor futbolista de la Liga uruguaya 2009 que acaba de finalizar, en opinión de la crítica especializada". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-02.

[2] "Noticia Desarrollada". Archived from the original on 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2019-07-25.

[3] "Hola, charrúa | Olé". www.ole.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11.

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