Diego Farias
.jpg) Farias in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Farias da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Sorocaba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Campo Grande[1] | |||
| 2005–2009 | Chievo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Verona (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Foggia (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | → Nocerina (loan) | 40 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | → Padova (loan) | 34 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2021 | Cagliari | 131 | (31) |
| 2019 | → Empoli (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Lecce (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Spezia (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Benevento | 34 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023 | |||
Diego Farias da Silva (born 10 May 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career[edit]
In June 2012, Nocerina excised the rights to sign Sorocaba-born Farias, but Chievo excised the counter-option to keep him in Verona. He signed a new 4+1 contract with club.[2] On 16 July 2012, he joined Calcio Padova on a loan deal for the 2012–13 season.[3]
On 31 January 2019, Farias joined Empoli on loan with an option to buy, after five years at Cagliari.[4]
On 13 August 2019, Farias joined Serie A club Lecce on loan with an option to buy.[5]
On 22 September 2020, Farias joined Spezia on loan until 30 June 2021.[6]
On 2 December 2021, his contract with Cagliari was terminated by mutual consent.[7]
On 14 January 2022, he signed with Benevento in Serie B.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 23 May 2023.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2009–10 | Lega Pro | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| Foggia (loan) | 2010–11 | Lega Pro | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| Nocerina (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 5 | ||
| Padova (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 34 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 10 | ||
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Cagliari | 2014–15 | Serie A | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Serie B | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 14 | |||
| 2016–17 | Serie A | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 7 | |||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 131 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 33 | ||
| Empoli (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| Lecce (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Spezia (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| Benevento | 2021–22 | Serie B | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 355 | 67 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 71 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia
References[edit]
- ^ "Jogadores". Pedrinho VRP (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Farias renews contract with ChievoVerona". AC ChievoVerona. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Official: Granoche and Farias to Padova". AC ChievoVerona. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Empoli, dal Cagliari arriva l'attaccante Diego Farias" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Lecce, ecco Farias. Arriva in prestito con diritto di riscatto". Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Spezia, doppio colpo Deiola e Farias".
- ^ "Risoluzione contrattuale con Farias" (in Italian). Cagliari. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "DIEGO FARIAS È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL BENEVENTO CALCIO" (in Italian). Benevento. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
External links[edit]
- Diego Farias at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
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