Diego Gonzalo Chaves de Miquelerena (born 14 February 1986) is an Uruguayan former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

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, Uruguay, Chaves began his career with

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. There he played a total of 93 games in which he scored 27 goals. In July 2009, he received an offer from Querétaro FC and moved to Mexico. With Querétaro he appeared in 15 games and scored 4 goals. Diego scored his first two goals for Querétaro while playing against Jaguares, with a final score of 2–2. His third goal was against Monterrey, but the team lost the game 3 to 1. In December 2009 he was transferred to Veracruz, a club that was looking to return to the maximum division in Mexico. He returned to Uruguay with

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in 2010. In February 2011, Chaves signed with Chicago Fire of

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. He made his debut, and scored his first goal for his new club, 19 March 2011 in Chicago's 1–1 tie with

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on the opening day of the 2011 MLS season. Chaves went on to score in each of his next two matches, a 3–2 win vs.

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26 March 2011 and a 2–1 loss at

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9 April 2011 to become the first player in club history to record goals in each of his first three league appearances for the team. Chaves would finish the 2011 campaign with seven goals and three assists across all competitions, helping the team to its first appearance in the

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final since 2006 where they eventually fell 2–0 at Seattle. A report in the Chilean media on 15 January 2012 claims that the 25-year-old Uruguayan striker has signed with Primera División club

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after he and the Fire mutually parted ways. On 2014, Chaves was out on loan to O'Higgins, playing 27 matches and scoring 6 goals in league. In December 2014, he return to Palestino.

Honours

O'Higgins *

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: 2014

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