Diego Oliveira Silva (born 26 December 1990 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 2 club Chainat Hornbill.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Oliveira Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 31)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chainat Hornbill | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | AD Guarulhos Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | AD Guarulhos | ||
| 2013 | GRECAL Parana | 14 | (5) |
| 2014 | AE Santacruzense | 19 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | Five Islands | 17 | (9) |
| 2015 | Tanabi | 17 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | Parham | 5 | (2) |
| 2016 | Đồng Tháp | 14 | (1) |
| 2017 | BTU United | 27 | (17) |
| 2018–2019 | Nakhon Pathom United | 50 | (42) |
| 2020–2021 | Hải Phòng | 15 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Nakhon Si United | 23 | (9) |
| 2022– | Chainat Hornbill | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2022 | |||
Diego Silva was born in Brazil. In 2009, he joined Guarulhos Academy in Brazil, then signed his first professional contract with AD Guarulhos in 2011. In 2013, he moved to Parana and signed with GRECAL, and later moved to Santacruzense in 2014.
In 2014, he moved to Antigua and Barbuda and signed with Five Islands. After an impressive season he gained interest from other Antigua and Barbuda clubs, and chose Parham.
In 2016, Diego received an offer from Vietnam club Đồng Tháp.[3] After one season with Đồng Tháp in Vietnam, he moved to Thailand.
In 2017, Diego signed with Bangkok based club BTU United. In 2017 Thai League 4 Western Region, Diego scored 13 goals in the season and BTU gained promotion to Thai League 3. Diego became the top scorer in the league and received an offer from Nakhon Pathom United.
In 2018, Diego Silva signed with Thai League 4 side Nakhon Pathom United and gained promotion to Thai league 3. He was the top scorer for Nakhon Pathom, scoring 29 goals, and signed another season contract. In 2019, Diego again became the top scorer in Thai league 3 as well, scoring 13 goals. Nakhon Pathom won Thai league 3 and was promoted to Thai League 2. [4][5]
After an impressive performance in Nakhon Pathom's 2019, Diego joined Vietnamese club Hai Phong in January 2020. [6][7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BTU United | 2017 | Thai League 4 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 17 | ||
| NakhonPathom United | 2018–19 | Thai League 3 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 42 | |
| Hải Phòng[8] | 2020 | V.League 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 59 | 85 | 59 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 85 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 85 | 59 | ||
BTU United
NakhonPathom United
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