Diego Carlos Santos Silva (born 15 March 1993), known as Diego Carlos,[3] is a Brazilian professional who plays as a defender for English club Aston Villa.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Diego Carlos Santos Silva[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 29)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Barra Bonita, São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Aston Villa | |||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | América-SP | |||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Desportivo Brasil | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Desportivo Brasil | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | São Paulo | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | → Paulista (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2014 | → Madureira (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Estoril | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | → Porto B (loan) | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Nantes | 97 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Sevilla | 102 | (6) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Aston Villa | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
2021 | Brazil U23 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:42, 13 August 2022 (UTC) |
Carlos began his senior career with Desportivo Brasil. In September 2012, Carlos signed for São Paulo, playing for their B-Team.[4]
He went on to sign for Paulista and Madureira for loan spells.[5][4]
On 2 July 2014, Carlos signed for Portuguese club Estoril. He spent one year with their development team before going on loan to FC Porto B.[6] He went on to make 19 appearances with them in the Liga Portugal 2. After his loan move, Carlos featured for Estoril in the Primeira Liga - scoring his first goal for the club on 25 October 2015. in a 2–2 draw against Rio Ave.[7]
In June 2016, it was announced Carlos would join FC Nantes on a five-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Estoril was an estimated €2 million.[8] He made his debut for Nantes on 25 October 2016, in a 2–1 victory over Angers in the Coupe de la Ligue.[9] His first goal for the club came on 12 February 2017, in a 3–2 Ligue 1 victory over Marseille.[10]
On 14 January 2018, during a Ligue 1 match between Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain, referee Tony Chapron appeared to kick Carlos following a collision, before sending him off for a second bookable offence.[11] Chapron, who was suspended by the French Football Federation, admitted his mistake and asked for Carlos' second yellow card to be rescinded. As a result, the French football league withdrew the second yellow card.[12]
On 31 May 2019, Spanish club Sevilla FC announced it had reached an agreement with Nantes for the transfer of Carlos.[13] He made his debut in a 2–0 away victory over Espanyol.[14]
Carlos was part of the club's successful 2019–20 UEFA Europa League campaign. In the run up to the final, he conceded penalties in both of Sevilla's quarter-final and semi-final matches against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United, respectively. and then also gave away a penalty early on in the final itself against Inter Milan on 21 August 2020.[15] He had a hand in the game-winning goal as his overhead kick was turned into the net by Romelu Lukaku.[16]
In the 2021–22 season, Sevilla went on to have one of the strongest defenses in La Liga and across Europe's top leagues, with Carlos' leadership at centre-back being cited as one of the reasons for this.[17] Because of that, Carlos began to attract the interest of a number of clubs across Europe, with English clubs Newcastle United and West Ham United reportedly attempting to sign him in the January transfer window of 2022.[18][19]
On 26 May 2022, English club Aston Villa announced they had reached an agreement with Sevilla for Carlos' transfer.[20] The fee was undisclosed by the club, but was reported to be £26 million.[21] Ahead of his first season with Aston Villa, he was named by manager Steven Gerrard as one of two vice-captains, alongside Emiliano Martínez.[22] On 6 August, he made his debut for the club in the Premier league in 2-0 away loss against Bournemouth. [23] On 13 August, he made his Villa Park debut in a 2–1 victory over Everton. In the same game, he ruptured his achilles tendon, which saw him requiring surgery.[24]
On 3 November 2020, Carlos received a late call up to the Brazil squad for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Venezuela and Uruguay.[25]
On 17 June 2021, Carlos was named to the Brazilian squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[26]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
São Paulo | 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Paulista | 2014 | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Madureira | 2014 | Série C | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Porto B | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
Estoril | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||
Nantes | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
2018–19 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
Total | 97 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 108 | 4 | ||||
Sevilla | 2019–20 | La Liga | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 46 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 45 | 3 | ||||
Total | 102 | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 6 | |||
Aston Villa | 2022–23 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 253 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 301 | 12 |
Sevilla
Brazil Olympic
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Brazil men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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