Diego (footballer, born 1985)
Brazilian football player (1985-)
Diego Ribas da Cunha (born 28 February 1985) is a Brazilian football player. He plays for Juventus.
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Full name | Diego Ribas da Cunha[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 February 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2001 | Santos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Santos | 86 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Porto | 48 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Werder Bremen | 84 | (38) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Juventus | 33 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | VfL Wolfsburg | 76 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 30 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Atlético Madrid | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Fenerbahçe | 53 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2022 | Flamengo | 204 | (37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 627 | (136) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2008 | Brazil U23 | 15 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2017 | Brazil | 34 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:16, 12 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2017 |
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of 12 November 2021[2]
Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santos | 2002 | Série A | 28 | 10 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 11[c] | 2 | 42 | 13 | ||
2003 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | 18[d] | 4 | — | 57 | 14 | ||||
2004 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 9[e] | 4 | — | 28 | 8 | ||||
Total | 70 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 127 | 35 | ||
Porto | 2004–05 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 6[f] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
2005–06 | 18 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4[f] | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
Total | 48 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 7 | |||
Werder Bremen | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 33 | 13 | — | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 50 | 15 | ||
2007–08 | 30 | 13 | — | 3 | 1 | 10[g] | 4 | — | 43 | 18 | ||||
2008–09 | 21 | 12 | — | 5 | 2 | 13[h] | 7 | — | 39 | 21 | ||||
Total | 84 | 38 | — | 11 | 3 | 37 | 13 | — | 132 | 54 | ||||
Juventus | 2009–10 | Serie A | 33 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 9[i] | 0 | — | 44 | 7 | ||
2010–11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3[j] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 33 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 47 | 7 | ||||
VfL Wolfsburg | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 30 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||
2012–13 | 32 | 10 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 13 | |||||
2013–14 | 15 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 5 | |||||
Total | 77 | 19 | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | 87 | 24 | |||||
Atlético Madrid (loan) | 2011–12 | La Liga | 30 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 12[j] | 3 | — | 43 | 6 | ||
Atlético Madrid | 2013–14 | La Liga | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 4[f] | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
Fenerbahçe | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 25 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||
2015–16 | 28 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 10[k] | 0 | — | 45 | 3 | ||||
Total | 53 | 5 | — | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 75 | 8 | ||||
Flamengo | 2016 | Série A | 17 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[l] | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | ||
2017 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11[m] | 3 | 1[n] | 0 | 53 | 18 | ||
2018 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | — | 44 | 8 | |||
2019 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9[e] | 1 | 2[o] | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
2020 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 2[p] | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
2021 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9[e] | 0 | 1[q] | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
2022 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 1[q] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
Total | 150 | 25 | 54 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 283 | 42 | ||
Career total | 555 | 123 | 70 | 13 | 67 | 16 | 161 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 873 | 185 |
- ↑ Includes Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Carioca
- ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Torneio Rio – São Paulo
- ↑ Fourteen appearances and four appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and six goals in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Three appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, eight appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance in Primeira Liga
- ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ One appearance in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Brazil | 2003 | 7 | 2 |
2004 | 5 | 0 | |
2006 | 1 | 0 | |
2007 | 12 | 1 | |
2008 | 8 | 1 | |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 4 |
- Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diego goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 July 2003 | Mexico City, Mexico | Honduras | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
2 | 23 July 2003 | Miami, United States | United States | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
3 | 1 June 2007 | London, England | England | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
4 | 31 May 2008 | Seattle, United States | Canada | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
U-23 & Olympics
change# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 August 2003 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2003 Pan American Games |
2. | 7 January 2004 | Concepción, Chile | Venezuela | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2004 Olympic Games qualification |
3. | 9 January 2004 | Concepción, Chile | Paraguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2004 Olympic Games qualification |
4. | 23 January 2004 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Chile | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2004 Olympic Games qualification |
5. | 28 July 2008 | Singapore | Singapore | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
6. | 13 August 2008 | Qinhuangdao, China PR | China | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2008 Olympic Games |
7. | 22 August 2008 | Shanghai, China PR | Belgium | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2008 Olympic Games |
Honours
changeSantos[2]
Porto[2]
Werder Bremen[2]
Atlético Madrid[2]
- La Liga: 2013–14
- UEFA Europa League: 2011–12
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2013–14
Flamengo
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019, 2020
- Copa do Brasil: 2022
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2020, 2021[8]
- Copa Libertadores: 2019,[9] 2022[10]
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2020[11]
- Campeonato Carioca: 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
Brazil U23[2]
Brazil
- Copa América: 2004, 2007
- CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2003
Individual
- Goal of the Year (Germany): 2007[12]
- VDV Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2006–07
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08[13][14]
- Bundesliga top assist provider: 2007–08[15]
- UEFA Europa League top assist provider: 2011–12[16]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2016[17]
- Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2017[18]
- Copa do Brasil Best Player: 2017[19]
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI (Reserves): 2003
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Diego". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002–2003". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2004–2005". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2006–2007". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2008–2009". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 2004–2008". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ↑ "Supercopa: em jogo doido, Flamengo vence o Palmeiras nos pênaltis". One Football (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ↑ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ↑ "Gabi Leads Flamengo To Libertadores Title". CONMEBOL Libertadores. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ↑ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ↑ "April 2007 – Diego" (in German). Sportschau. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 2006/07" (in German). kicker.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 2007/08" (in German). kicker.
- ↑ "1. Bundesliga: alle Topscorer der Saison 2007/08" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ↑ "Statistics – Tournament phase – Assists". UEFA. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ↑ "Palmeiras tem oito na seleção do Brasileirão, Gabriel Jesus é o craque". sportv.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ "Com nove jogadores de Fla e Flu, Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca". Globoesporte.com. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ↑ "Diego rebate questionamentos à eleição de melhor da Copa do Brasil: 'Não paguei para me escolherem'". Extra Online. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.