Diego Eli

Hong Kong footballer (born 1988)

Diego Eli
Eli with Lee Man in 2023
Personal information
Full name Diego Eli Moreira
Date of birth (1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Santo Antônio da Platina, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lee Man
Number 33
Youth career
1999–2002 AABB Santo Antônio da Platina
2002–2005 UPE Clube de Campo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Associação Ibaiti
2006 Real Brasil
2007 SER Caxias do Sul
2008 Pelotas
2009 Londrina
2010–2011 Avenida 9 (0)
2011 → Goiatuba (loan)
2011 Esportivo
2012 Juventus-RS
2012–2013 Tuen Mun 17 (0)
2013–2021 Eastern 108 (14)
2021– Lee Man 17 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Hong Kong 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022

Diego Eli Moreira (Chinese: 迪高; born 4 September 1988) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Hong Kong national team.

Club career

Diego Eli getting sent off in the 2020–21 Sapling Cup semi-final.

After playing for a number of clubs in Brazil, Diego signed for Tuen Mun of Hong Kong First Division in 2012.[1] In the following season, he signed with fellow Hong Kong First Division club Eastern on a free transfer.[2]

On 1 June 2021, after staying at Eastern for 8 years, Diego signed for Lee Man.[3]

International career

On 22 December 2019, after staying in Hong Kong for seven years, Diego confirmed that he had received his HKSAR passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[4]

On 17 May 2021, Diego received his first call-up alongside 2 teammates from Eastern to the Hong Kong national football team to play against Iran, Iraq and Bahrain for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.[5] On 3 June 2021, Diego made his international debut for Hong Kong against Iran.

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 May 2021

Club Season League Senior Shield League Cup FA Cup AFC Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tuen Mun 2012–13 17 0 2 0 - 2 1 - 18 1
Eastern 2013–14 18 1 2 0 - 4 0 - 24 1
2014–15 11 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 - 16 4
2015–16 13 5 3 0 3 0 1 0 - 20 5
2016–17 15 3 3 1 - 1 1 5 5 24 10
2017–18 13 0 3 0 - 1 0 1 1 19 1
2018–19 15 1 1 0 - 1 0 - 17 1
2019–20 9 3 3 0 - 4 1 - 16 4
2020–21 14 1 - - - - 13 1
Total 125 14 19 1 4 0 16 4 6 6 168 28

International

As of matches played 11 June 2022
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2021 3 0
2022 1 0
Total 4 0
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 3 June 2021 Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain  Iran 1–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
2 11 June 2021 Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain  Iraq 0–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
3 15 June 2021 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain 0–4 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
4 11 June 2022 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India  Cambodia 3–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round

Honours

Eastern

References

  1. ^ "港甲前瞻（六）屯門巴西化待觀察". Now News Channel. Retrieved 1 September 2012. (in Chinese)
  2. ^ "東方來季志切三甲". Ta Kung Pao. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2013. (in Chinese)
  3. ^ "亞協盃前夕挖角 理文簽東方副隊長迪高". Sportsroad. Retrieved 1 June 2021. (in Chinese)
  4. ^ Huen, Ka Man. "巴西兵成功入籍香港 迪高望三月鬥兩伊". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019. (in Chinese)
  5. ^ "港隊決選25人 迪高費蘭度首入選 - Now Sports". sports.now.com (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 22 May 2021.

External links

  • Diego Eli at Soccerway
  • Diego Eli – Volante – Melhores Momentos
  • Eurosport profile
  • Diego Eli at HKFA
  • Eastern Sports Club profile Archived 3 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  • Diego Eli – China 2013/2014
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