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.

Diego
Personal information
Full name Diego Ribas da Cunha[1]
Date of birth (1985-02-28) 28 February 1985 (age 39)[1]
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)
2011–2012Atlético 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
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
Copa América
Winner 2004 Peru
Winner 2007 Venezuela
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2003 Mexico–United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
* 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

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As of 12 November 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Continental Other Total
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
  1. Includes Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Carioca
  2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup
  3. Appearances in Torneio Rio – São Paulo
  4. Fourteen appearances and four appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  8. Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and six goals in UEFA Europa League
  9. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. 10.0 10.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  11. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  12. Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  13. Three appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, eight appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
  14. Appearance in Primeira Liga
  15. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  16. One appearance in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
  17. 17.0 17.1 Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

International

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As of 25 January 2017[3][4][5][6][7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Diego
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

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Santos[2]

Porto[2]

Werder Bremen[2]

Atlético Madrid[2]

Flamengo

Brazil U23[2]

Brazil

Individual

References

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  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Diego". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002–2003". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  4. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2004–2005". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  5. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2006–2007". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  6. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2008–2009". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  7. "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 2004–2008". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  8. "Supercopa: em jogo doido, Flamengo vence o Palmeiras nos pênaltis". One Football (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  10. "Gabi Leads Flamengo To Libertadores Title". CONMEBOL Libertadores. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  11. Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  12. "April 2007 – Diego" (in German). Sportschau. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  13. "Bundesliga Historie 2006/07" (in German). kicker.
  14. "Bundesliga Historie 2007/08" (in German). kicker.
  15. "1. Bundesliga: alle Topscorer der Saison 2007/08" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  16. "Statistics – Tournament phase – Assists". UEFA. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  17. "Palmeiras tem oito na seleção do Brasileirão, Gabriel Jesus é o craque". sportv.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  18. "Com nove jogadores de Fla e Flu, Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca". Globoesporte.com. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  19. "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.