Diego Gustavo Ferraresso Scheda (Bulgarian: Диего Густаво Фераресо Скеда; born May 21, 1992), sometimes known as just Diego, is a Brazilian-born Bulgarian footballer who plays as a full-back for Bulgarian First League club Botev Vratsa.
Diego with Litex in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Gustavo Ferraresso Scheda | ||
Date of birth | (1992-05-21) May 21, 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Serra Negra, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full-back / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Botev Vratsa | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2010 | Litex Lovech | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Litex Lovech | 13 | (5) |
2011–2012 | → Chavdar Etropole (loan) | 36 | (6) |
2012–2014 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 60 | (3) |
2014–2016 | Slavia Sofia | 48 | (0) |
2016–2021 | Cracovia | 72 | (1) |
2021– | Botev Vratsa | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:56, 17 July 2022 (UTC) |
Diego Ferraresso started to play football in a private junior school of São Paulo.[citation needed] He comes from a poor family.[1]
He moved to Bulgaria, joining Litex Lovech's academy, after catching the eye of the player agent Rogério Pereira.[1] Ferares made his team debut for Litex Lovech in a friendly match against Macedonian FK Pelister on July 1, 2008. In his first months with Litex, Diego Ferraresso played for the reserve squad. Diego's first official match was against PFC Belasitsa Petrich on May 15, 2009.[1] He entered as a substitution in the 78 minute and scored his first goal for Litex. On June 14, 2009, Diego Ferraresso scored a hat-trick against Spartak Varna. He ended the 2008–09 season with 5 goals in 4 league matches.
After two seasons in Litex Lovech in 2011 he joined to "B" group team Chavdar Etropole. He played two seasons, made 36 caps and scored six goals.
In the summer of 2012, Ferraresso spent approximately a month training with Botev Plovdiv, receiving the approval of the manager Ferario Spasov. However, the "canaries" were unable to sign him, as with his transfer they would have exceeded the limit on non-EU players in the team.[1]
For 2012–13 season, he signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2]
After a five-year stay with Cracovia, in September 2021 Diego Ferraresso returned to Bulgaria, being close to signing with Dobrudzha Dobrich, but eventually joining Botev Vratsa that was managed by compatriot Daniel Morales.[3]
In June 2012, Diego Ferraresso received Bulgarian citizenship after he had lived in the country for five years.[4] Same year he received a call up for a training camp of Bulgaria U21.[5] In an interview for the Brazilian web magazine Medium in April 2018, Diego showed his desire to represent Bulgaria on international level and to play in the FIFA World Cup with the team.[6]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
Litex Lovech | A Group | 2008–09 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
2009–10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |||
Chavdar Etropole (loan) | B Group | 2010–11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 6 | |||||
Total | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |||
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | A Group | 2012–13 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
2013–14 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | |||||
Total | 60 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 3 | |||
Slavia Sofia | A Group | 2014–15 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
Total | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |||
Poland | League | Polish Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||||
Cracovia | Ekstraklasa | 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
2018–19 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
2019–20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 72 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 1 | |||
Career Total | 229 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 15 |
POFC Botev Vratsa – current squad | |
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