Diogo da Costa Silva (born 11 January 1995), known as Diogo Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
Career Diogo Silva was born in São Paulo, and was a youth graduate. After making his first team debut with the side in the 2013 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, he returned to the youth setup with Corinthians, but was loaned to affiliate club Flamengo-SP during his entire spell.
In 2016, Diogo Silva returned to Diadema, and again featured regularly. He moved to Maringá ahead of the 2017 season, featuring rarely during the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata but becoming a first-choice in the Taça FPF.
In November 2018, after spending the entire year without a club, Diogo Silva signed for Velo Clube. A regular starter in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista Série A3, he moved to Série B side Londrina on 7 May 2019.
Diogo Silva made his professional debut with LEC on 31 July 2019, starting in a 3–0 home win over Paraná. On 13 November, after appearing in just three more matches, he signed for Ypiranga-RS for the upcoming season.
On 21 September 2020, Diogo Silva moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a three-year contract with Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente. After struggling with injuries in his first months, he made his debut on 20 February 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Claude Gonçalves in a 1–0 home win over Santa Clara.
Mainly a backup option to Lucas Cunha and Rúben Fernandes, Diogo Silva left Gil Vicente in July 2022. On 18 November, he was announced at Botafogo-SP in his home country's second division.
On 26 December 2023, Diogo Silva was announced at Portuguesa.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2013Paulista 2ª Divisão—183———183Diadema2016Paulista 2ª Divisão—153———153Maringá2017Paranaense Série Prata—10——14Appearance(s) in Taça FPF1151Velo Clube2019Paulista A3—172———172Londrina2019Série B40————40Ypiranga-RS2020Série C6080———140Gil Vicente2020–21Primeira Liga30—00—00302021–22Primeira Liga30—11—0041Total60—11—0071Botafogo-SP2023Série B25212031——403Portuguesa2024Paulista—30———30Amazonas2024Série B140—20——160Tianjin Jinmen Tiger2024Chinese Super League100—10——110Noroeste2025Paulista—00———00Guarani2025Série C40————40Career total692748720014116413
Honours Maringá Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata: 2017 Taça FPF: 2017
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