Diego Ferreira Matheus (born 26 February 1996), known as Diego Ferreira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Tombense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Ferreira Matheus | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tombense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Botafogo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Botafogo | 24 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Chiapas (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Tombense | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 82 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:54, 23 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Diego represented Botafogo as a youth. He made his senior debut on 30 April 2015, starting in a 2–1 Copa do Brasil away win against Capivariano; he also provided the assist for Sassá's goal.[1]
On 21 December 2015, after contributing with seven Série B matches, Diego renewed his contract until the end of 2018.[2] He made his Série A debut the following 2 June, starting in a 1–0 home loss against Cruzeiro.[3]
On 18 January 2017, after being rarely used, Diego was loaned to Chiapas.[4] In November, he moved to Atlético Paranaense on loan from Tombense,[5] being initially assigned to the under-23 squad. He was loaned again, to Fortaleza on 21 December 2018, on a one-year contract.[6] After playing just two matches with Fortaleza, his loan contract was cancelled in favour of another loan deal with América Mineiro.[7]