Diego Alejandro de Souza Carballo (born 14 May 1984 in Melo) is a

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. He plays for

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as a

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. He is nicknamed "Pepe" and "El ojo".

Club career

De Souza joined

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youth teams at the age of 16 and has since been claimed to be one of the greatest players in the history of the Uruguayan team. In 2009, he was chosen as the best player of the

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. In July 2010, Defensor Sporting received a US$1.5 million offer from

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which was accepted by the Uruguayan team but later turned down by de Souza's agent Gonzalo Madrid, who was hoping to place the midfielder in a European team. On 27 January 2011, Diego de Souza signed a contract with Banfield for four years.

International career

He has been called up to the

national team but as an unused sub.

Honours

Defensor Sporting

* Uruguayan League: 2007–08

References

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* * 1984 births Living people People from Melo, Uruguay Uruguayan people of Portuguese descent Uruguayan footballers Association football midfielders Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Defensor Sporting players Club Atlético Banfield footballers Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Cerro Largo F.C. players C.S.D. Municipal players El Tanque Sisley players Central Español players Uruguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub