Edilson Alberto Monteiro Sanches Borges (born 17 January 1995), known as Diney, is a

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an professional

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who plays as a

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for Emirati club

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Club career

Diney started his youth career with

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in 2010, before joining Marítimo B. On 30 November 2014, Diney made his professional debut with Marítimo B in a

2014–15 Segunda Liga The 2014–15 Segunda Liga was the 25th season of the second-tier of football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualifi ...

match against Santa Clara. After good performances, Diney was promoted to Marítimo's first team squad, making his league debut against

C.F. União Clube de Futebol União, commonly known as União da Madeira, was a Portuguese association football, football club based in Funchal, Madeira, notable for its six season in the Portuguese top-flight Primeira Liga, between the 1989–90 Primeira D ...

. On 13 June 2018, he joined

Estoril Estoril () is a town in the civil parish of Cascais e Estoril of the Portuguese Municipality of Cascais, on the Portuguese Riviera. It is a popular tourist destination, with hotels, beaches, and the Casino Estoril. It has been home to numero ...

. On 4 July 2023, Emirati club

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announced the signing of Diney.

International career

Diney made his debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 4–0

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loss to

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...

on 14 November 2017.

International goal

:''Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.''

Career Statistics

Club

International

Honours

Individual

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Best Foreign Player:

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Team of the Season:

References

External links

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Stats and profile at LPFP
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diney 1995 births Living people People from Tarrafal Cape Verdean men's footballers 21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen Men's association football defenders Cape Verde men's international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Botola players UAE Pro League players C.S. Marítimo players G.D. Estoril Praia players AS FAR players Al Bataeh Club players Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates