Diego Maurício

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Machado and the second or paternal family name is de Brito.

Diego Maurício
Maurício with Flamengo in 2010
Personal information
Full name Diego Maurício Machado de Brito
Date of birth (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Odisha
Number 9
Youth career
2006–2010 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Flamengo 55 (6)
2012–2013 Alania Vladikavkaz 12 (0)
2013 → Sport Recife (loan) 5 (0)
2014–2015 Vitória 4 (0)
2015–2018 Bragantino 13 (2)
2015 → Al Qadsiah (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (loan) 25 (4)
2017–2018 → Gangwon (loan) 71 (20)
2019 Busan IPark 21 (6)
2020 CSA 1 (0)
2020–2021 Odisha 20 (12)
2021–2022 Al-Shahania 0 (0)
2022 Mumbai City 7 (3)
2022– Odisha 43 (23)
International career
2011 Brazil U20 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:16, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Diego Maurício Machado de Brito (born 25 June 1991), simply known as Diego Maurício, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Odisha.

Club career[edit]

After working in the club's youth team with coach Rogério Lourenço for several years, in 2010 he got promoted to the professional team by the same coach. He debuted for Flamengo on May 23, 2010, in a 3–1 win against Grêmio Prudente, at Maracanã Stadium, 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 Didier Drogba, calling him Drogbinha, which means the Little Drogba.[1]

Diego scored his first professional goal on July 21, 2010, in a 1–1 draw against Avaí, at Maracanã Stadium.[2][3]

Flamengo's president, Patricia Amorim, declined a €6 million offer from Shaktar Donetsk for the player in May 2011.[4]

On August 14, 2012 Russian club Alania Vladikavkaz signed Diego Maurício from Flamengo for €2,8 million.[5] After A loan spell back at Brazil, he signed for top division Portuguese club Vitória F.C. in July 2014.

Before 2016 season opening, he joined to Ratchaburi F.C. in Thai Premier League, by trained with the club for about one month, but has moved away without cause.[6]

Odisha[edit]

On 31 August 2020, Indian Super League club Odisha signed Maurício ahead of the seventh edition of the Indian top-tier league, on a one-year deal.[7]

On 23 November, Maurício made his debut for the club in the Indian Super League against Hyderabad, in a narrow 1–0 defeat.[8][9] He scored a brace six days later, against Jamshedpur, 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.[10][11]

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 Igor Angulo and ATK Mohun Bagan's Roy Krishna.

Mumbai City[edit]

On 21 January 2022, Indian Super League club Mumbai City announced the signing of Maurício as a replacement for Ygor Catatau, on a short-term deal.[12]

On 3 February, Maurício made his debut for the club in the Indian Super League against ATK Mohun Bagan, in a 1–1 draw. He had a forgettable debut for the Islanders and was taken off for Igor Angulo, in the second half.[13][14] On 17 February, he scored his first goal for the club, against Jamshedpur in a 3–2 defeat, through the penalty spot.[15][16]

He was later included in the club's 2022 AFC Champions League squad.[17] 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 AFC Champions League game.[18][19]

Odisha[edit]

In July 2022, Maurício returned to the Juggernauts after one year.[20] On 17 August, he scored a free-kick on his return match in a 6–0 rout of NorthEast United in the Durand Cup.[21][22] He won the ISL golden boot in for 2022-23 by edging out ATK Mohun Bagan’s Dimitrios Petratos and East Bengal’s Cleiton Silva. He scored 12 goals in 21 matches and won the award due to a better minutes-per-goal ratio than the other two players.[23] He won the 2023 Super Cup title with Odisha, where he was also the player of the tournament.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 19 April 2024[24][25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2010 Série A 29 5 – – – 29 5
2011 Série A 21 1 4 1 2[b] 0 9[c] 1 36 3
2012 Série A 5 0 – – 8[c] 0 13 0
Total 55 6 4 1 2 0 17 1 78 8
Alania Vladikavkaz 2012–13 Russian Premier League 12 0 1 0 – – 13 0
Sport Recife
(loan) 		2013 Série B 5 0 – 1[b] 0 – 6 0
Vitória 2014–15 Primeira Liga 4 0 0 0 – 1[d] 0 5 0
Bragantino 2015 Série B 13 2 2 0 – 13[e] 4 28 6
Al Qadsiah
(loan) 		2015–16 Saudi First Division 5 0 – – – 5 0
Shijiazhuang
Ever Bright
(loan) 		2016 Chinese Super League 25 4 – – – 25 4
Gangwon
(loan) 		2017 K League 1 36 13 1 0 – – 37 13
2018 K League 1 35 7 – – – 35 7
Total 71 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 72 20
Busan IPark 2019 K League 2 21 6 0 0 – 2[f] 0 23 6
CSA 2020 Série B 1 0 1 0 – 9[g] 0 11 0
Odisha 2020–21 Indian Super League 20 12 0 0 – – 20 12
Mumbai City 2021–22 Indian Super League 7 3 0 0 4[h] 2 – 11 5
Odisha 2022–23 Indian Super League 21 12 5 5 – 6[i] 5 32 22
2023–24 Indian Super League 21 11 5 3 8[j] 3 0 0 34 17
Total 42 23 10 8 8 3 6 5 66 39
Career total 281 76 19 9 15 5 48 10 363 100
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Russian Cup, Korean FA Cup, Super Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  6. ^ Appearance(s) Promotion-relegation playoffs
  7. ^ Four appearances in Campeonato Alagoano, five appearances in Copa do Nordeste
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  9. ^ Five appearances and two goals in Durand Cup, one appearance and three goals in Qualifier for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage
  10. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

Honours[edit]

Flamengo

Odisha

Brazil U-20

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peixoto, Eduardo. "Menos de 4 mil pagam para ver Fla vencer o Prudente no Maracanã". globoesporte.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Flamengo empata em 1 a 1 com o Avaí no Maracanã" (in Portuguese). Flamengo. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. ^ Peixoto, Eduardo. "Flamengo sai na frente, cochila, e Avaí arranca empate no Maracanã". globoesporte.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ^ Júnior, Janir; Souza, Richard. "Flamengo recusa oferta de R$ 11,5 milhões por Diego Maurício". globoesporte.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. ^ Peixoto, Eduardo; Júnior, Janir; Souza, Richard. "Fla negocia Diego Maurício para Rússia: 'Sai muito feliz', diz empresário". globoesporte.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. ^ Chanapinijwong, Jedsada (5 July 2016). "THE INVISIBLE : 10 แข้งต่างชาติที่ไร้ตัวตนในไทยลีก" (in Thai). footballchannelasia. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Official: Odisha FC sign Brazilian forward Diego Mauricio". KhelNow. 31 August 2020. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Aridane Santana on target as Hyderabad FC defeat Odisha FC". KhelNow. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Odisha 0 – 1 Hyderabad". Soccerway. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Odisha FC fight back to hold 10-man Jamshedpur FC to draw". KhelNow. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Jamshedpur 2 – 2 Odisha". Soccerway. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Mumbai City complete signing of Diego Mauricio on short-term deal". KhelNow. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Top four aspirations on hold as Mumbai City, ATK Mohun Bagan share spoils". KhelNow. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Mumbai City 1 – 1 ATK Mohun Bagan". Soccerway. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Greg Stewart late penalty takes Jamshedpur FC past Mumbai City". KhelNow. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Jamshedpur 3 – 2 Mumbai City". Soccerway. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Mumbai City FC announce squad for AFC Champions League 2022". KhelNow. 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Mumbai City edge Air Force Club, become first Indian club to win ACL game". KhelNow. 12 April 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 – 2 Mumbai City". Soccerway. 11 April 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Diego Mauricio is BACK!". odishafc.com. 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Half a dozen for Odisha FC to start the campaign!". odishafc.com. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  22. ^ "NorthEast United 0 – 6 Odisha". the-aiff.com. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  23. ^ "ISL 2022-23 top goal-scorers: Race for Golden Boot". Olympics. 18 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  24. ^ Diego Maurício at Soccerway
  25. ^ Diego Maurício at BeSoccer
  26. ^ a b Rawat, Akhil; AIFF Media Team (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". the-aiff.com. Kozhikode: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023.
  27. ^ ISL Media Team (19 March 2023). "Hero ISL 2022-23: A list of all individual and team awards at the end of the season". indiansuperleague.com. Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023.

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