Diego de Souza Simões (born 18 January 1991) is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays for Italian
Serie D
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club Fossano. He also holds a Portuguese passport.
Biography
Born in Brazil, Simões started his Italy career in
Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova, commonly referred to as Padova, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Padua, Veneto. Founded in 1910, Padova currently play in , having last been in Serie A in 1996. The team's official colours are white and red. ...
. He was the member of U17 team in 2006–07 season. and 2007–08 season. In October 2008, he was absent from training without leave and FIGC imposed a minor sentence, as he had an excuse of visiting injured relatives in
London
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. He then returned to Brazil for
Palmeiras
The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...
and
Grêmio on loan while his registration rights were held by his agent
Pedrinho VRP
Pedro Luís Vicençote (born 22 October 1957), best known as Pedrinho, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender.
He played for Palmeiras (1977–1981), Vasco da Gama (1981–1983 and 1986), Bangu (1987–1988) and in Ita ...
via
Campo Grande
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.
In 2010, he returned to Padova On 9 April, he replaced
Claudio Matias Cuffa
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Origin and history
Claudius was the name of an eminent Roman gens, the most importan ...
in the last minutes and made his Serie B debut. That match was a 0–0 draw with
Salernitana
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. He wore shirt number 69 that season.
In August 2010, he was loaned to
Carpi
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Places
* Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, a large town in the province of Modena, central Italy
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Carpi
* Carpi (Africa), a city and former diocese of Roman Africa, now a Roman Catholic titular see
People ...
.
References
External links
Grêmio Profile
Carpi Profile
CBF
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simoes, Diego
1991 births
People from São Lourenço, Minas Gerais
Footballers from Minas Gerais
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Brazilian men's footballers
Campo Grande Atlético Clube players
Calcio Padova players
SE Palmeiras players
Grêmio FBPA players
AC Carpi players
ASD Giorgione Calcio 2000 players
Pinerolo FC players
AC Gozzano players
AC Bra players
Serie B players
Serie D players
Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen