Diego Francolino da Silva, known as Diego Silva (born 9 May 1989), is a Brazilian

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who plays for

Marcílio Dias Marcílio or Marcilio is a Brazilian name which may refer to: * Marcílio (footballer, born 1976), Brazilian footballer * Marcílio (footballer, born 1995) Marcílio da Silva Miguel (born 10 August 1995), known as Marcílio, is a Brazilian fo ...

as a

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Career

Born in

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, Diego Silva began his senior career with

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, but later moved to Operário Ltda. A year later he signed with

XV de Piracicaba Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, commonly referred to as XV de Piracicaba, is a professional association football club based in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo st ...

. In August 2012 Diego Silva joined Grêmio Barueri on loan until the end of the season. He made his professional debut on 14 August, playing the last 14 minutes of a 2–0 home win over

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. On 2 May 2013 Diego Silva signed with

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

, also on loan; he made his Série A debut on 8 June, starting in a 3–0 away success over

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. Diego Silva also appeared in the 2013 Copa do Brasil finals, as a second-half substitute in each leg. On 8 January 2014 Diego Silva signed on loan with Portuguesa.Portuguesa contrata volante Diego Silva, ex-Flamengo (Portuguesa signs defensive midfielder Diego Silva, former Flamengo player)

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, 8 January 2014

Honours

;Club *

Campeonato Paulista Série A2 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 16 teams, in which the two best teams are promoted to Série A1 ...

: 2011 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Diego 1989 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players Grêmio Barueri Futebol players CR Flamengo footballers Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Guarani FC players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Clube Atlético Linense players Treze Futebol Clube players Clube Náutico Marcílio Dias players