Notable association football players with the name Diego include:

Argentina

Diego Klimowicz Diego Fernando Klimowicz (born 6 July 1974) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a centre-forward. He started and finished his 18-year professional career with Instituto, but competed mostly in Spain and Germany, notably amassing Bun ...

(born July 1974), forward *

Diego Latorre Diego Fernando Latorre (born 4 August 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker or as an offensive midfielder. Career Latorre was born in Buenos Aires. He made his professional debut for Boca Juniors on 18 Oc ...

(born August 1969), striker * Diego Maradona (born October 1960 - November 2020), midfielder * Diego Milito (born June 1979), striker *

Diego Rivero Diego Alejandro Rivero (born 11 August 1981) is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Atlas. Career Rivero started his career in 1998 with Chacarita Juniors in the Primera B Nacional (Argentine second division). In 1999 Chacarita were ...

(born August 1981), winger * Diego Simeone (born April 1970), midfielder

Bolivia

Diego Bengolea Diego Didier Bengolea Vargas (born December 7, 1979 in Cochabamba), is a Bolivian retired football midfielder. Club career Vargas' first club at the professional level was Wilstermann. After three good years and one national title among his a ...

(born December 1979), midfielder

Brazil

* Diego (footballer, born 1979) (Diego Costa Silva), goalkeeper * Diego (footballer, born 1982) (Diego Salgado Costa de Menezes), goalkeeper * Diego (footballer, born 1985) (Diego Ribas da Cunha), midfielder * Diego (footballer, born April 1986) (Diego Aparecido Ferreira Oliveira), goalkeeper * Diego (footballer, born May 1986) (Diego Dionatas dos Santos Oliveira), goalkeeper * Diego (footballer, born 1988) (Diego Rigonato Rodrigues), left back * Diego (footballer, born September 1995) (Diego Jara Rodrigues), left back *

Diego (footballer, born October 1995) Jackson Diego Ibraim Fagundes (born 31 October 1995), known as Dieguinho or just Diego, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Goiás. A versatile player, he primarily plays as either a right back or a defensive midfielder, but can also play a ...

(Jackson Diego Ibraim Fagundes), right back and midfielder *

Diego Alves Diego Alves Carreira (born 24 June 1985), known as Diego Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Having begun his career at Atlético Mineiro, he spent most of it in Spain in the service of Almería and Va ...

(born June 1985), goalkeeper * Diego Barcelos (born April 1985), striker * Diego Benedito Galvão Máximo (born April 1986), defender *

Diego Cavalieri Diego Cavalieri (born 1 December 1982) is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Botafogo. Cavalieri is of Italian ancestry and holds both Italian and Brazilian passports. He has earned three caps fo ...

(born December 1982), goalkeeper * Diego Clementino (born March 18, 1984), striker * Diego Costa (born October 1988), Brazilian-Spanish striker *

Diego da Costa Menezes Diego Salgado Costa de Menezes, or simply Diego (born 2 February 1982), is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Diego made his professional debut for Flamengo against Atlético Paranaense in a 3–2 home victory o ...

(born February 1982), goalkeeper *

Diego Giaretta Diego da Silva Giaretta (born November 27, 1983), commonly known as Diego Giaretta, born in Cascavel is a Brazilian footballer, as centre-back or left-back for Cascavel. Career Plays in the Atlético Clube Goianiense. Career statistics :''(Cor ...

(born November 1983), defender * Diego Loureiro (born July 1998), goalkeeper * Diego Oliveira De Queiroz (born June 1990), striker *

Diego Pereira Corrêa Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. ...

(born September 1983), left back * Diego Souza (disambiguation), various footballers * Diego Tardelli (born May 1985), striker *

Diego Walsh Diego Costa Bastos Walsh (born 8 December 1979 in Santos) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for TOT S.C. in the Thai Premier League. Career Youth and College While growing up in Brazil, Diego played in the youth system of Santos FC, ...

(born December 1979), Brazilian-American midfielder

Colombia

* Diego Serna (born October 1973), forward

Chile

* Diego Cayupil, Chilean Footballer

Ecuador

* Diego Calderón (born October 1986), defender *

Diego Herrera Diego Rodrigo Herrera Larrea (born April 20, 1969 in Pichincha, Ecuador) is a retired footballer from Ecuador. He played as a forward during his career. Herrera obtained a total number of 11 caps for the Ecuador national football team during ...

(born April 1969), forward

Mexico

* Diego Martínez (born February 1981), right back

Portugal

* Diego (footballer, born 1989) (Diego Martins da Costa e Silva), goalkeeper

Spain

* José Diego Álvarez (born November 1954), midfielder * Diego Capel (born February 1988), winger *

Diego Tristán Diego Tristán Herrera (born 5 January 1976) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. At his peak, he was considered amongst the best players in his position in Europe, displaying a vast array of skills: dribbling, ...

(born January 1976), striker

Uruguay

Diego Alonso Diego Martín Alonso López (; born 16 April 1975) is a Uruguayan professional football head coach and former player who played as a striker. Other than in his own country, he played football in Argentina, Spain, Mexico and China in a 16-year ...

(born April 1975), striker * Diego Cor (born July 2000), forward *

Diego de Souza Carballo Diego Alejandro de Souza Carballo (born 14 May 1984 in Melo) is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for El Tanque Sisley as a midfielder. He is nicknamed "Pepe" and "El ojo". Club career De Souza joined Defensor Sporting youth teams at the age ...

(born May 1984), midfielder *

Diego Fagúndez Diego Santiago Fagúndez Pepe (born February 14, 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Austin FC. Early life Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Fagúndez moved with his family ...

(born February 1995), midfielder * Diego Forlán (born May 1979), striker * Diego Godín (born February 1986), defender *

Diego Laxalt Diego Sebastián Laxalt Suárez (; born 7 February 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and the Uruguay national team. He is a youth product of Defensor Sporting, ha ...

(born February 1993), defender * Diego Lugano (born November 1980), defender * Diego Pérez (born May 1980), midfielder *

Diego Polenta Diego Fabián Polenta Musetti (; born 6 February 1992) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Uruguayan club Nacional. Polenta has been named in Uruguay's senior team several times, but remains uncapped. Club career Early ca ...

(born February 1992), defender * Diego Rodríguez (footballer, born 1989) (born September 1989), midfielder *

Diego Rolán Diego Alejandro Rolán Silva (born 24 March 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Defensor Sporting Rolan came up from the youth development squads of Defensor Sporting, being graduated to the fi ...

(born March 1993), striker * Diego Rossi (born March 1998), forward * Diego Sebastián Ribas (born June 1980), midfielder *

Diego Zabala Diego Martín Zabala Morales (born 19 September 1991) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Nacional in the Uruguayan Primera División. Career Zabala started his career playing for Racing Club de Montevideo in 2011 ...

(born September 1991), midfielder