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who plays as a

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club

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Club career

After working in the club's youth team with coach

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for several years, in 2010 he got promoted to the professional team by the same coach. He debuted for

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on May 23, 2010, in a 3–1 win against Grêmio Prudente, at

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, as a substitute and suffered a penalty in the final minutes. It is considered a great promise of the club, a player with good physical size and skill, many fans compare Maurício to

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, calling him Drogbinha, which means the Little Drogba. Diego scored his first professional goal on July 21, 2010, in a 1–1 draw against

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, at

. Flamengo's president, Patricia Amorim, declined a €6 million offer from

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for the player in May 2011. On August 14, 2012

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n club

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signed Diego Maurício from

for €2,8 million. After A loan spell back at Brazil, he signed for top division Portuguese club

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in July 2014. Before 2016 season opening, he joined to

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, by trained with the club for about one month, but has moved away without cause.

Odisha

On 31 August 2020,

club

signed Maurício ahead of the seventh edition of the Indian top-tier league, on a one-year deal. On 23 November, Maurício made his debut for the club in the

against

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, in a narrow 1–0 defeat. He scored a brace six days later, against

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, which ended in a thrilling 2–2 draw. He grabbed the headlines in the second half, pulling one back in the 77th-minute before driving home a stunning injury-time equaliser. He registered 12 goals along with two assists for the club. The forward was often the lone shining star in an otherwise below-par Juggernauts’ set-up. He finished third in the race for the Golden Boot, behind Goa's

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and ATK Mohun Bagan's Roy Krishna.

Mumbai City

On 21 January 2022,

club Mumbai City announced the signing of Maurício as a replacement for

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, on a short-term deal. On 3 February, Maurício made his debut for the club in the

against

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, in a 1–1 draw. He had a forgettable debut for the Islanders and was taken off for

, in the second half. On 17 February, he scored his first goal for the club, against

in a 3–2 defeat, through the penalty spot. He was later included in the club's

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squad. On 11 April, he scored the Islanders' first ever goal in the competition through the penalty spot, in a historic 2–1 win against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, as Mumbai City became the first Indian club to win a

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game.

Odisha

In July 2022, Maurício returned to the Juggernauts after one year. On 17 August, he scored a free-kick on his return match in a 6–0 rout of

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in the Durand Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Flamengo *

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International

Brazil U-20 * South American Youth Championship:

References

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