Diego Assis (footballer, born 1994)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendesand the second or paternal family name is de Assis Moreira.

Diego Assis

Personal information
Full name	Diego Duran de Assis Moreira
Date of birth	(1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil [1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2006	Grêmio
2006–2010	Internacional
2011	Porto Alegre
2012	Flamengo
2012–2013	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Cruzeiro-RS	1	(0)
Total		1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Duran de Assis Moreira (born 31 August 1994), known as Diego Assis or simply Diego, is a Brazilian former footballer. ^[1]

Early life

Diego was born in Porto Alegre to former footballer Assis, the brother of Brazilian international Ronaldinho. ^[2]

Club career

Early career

At the age of five, Diego joined professional club Grêmio, the same team his father and uncle had started at. ^[2] He decided to stay on at the club after his uncle, Ronaldinho, had unceremoniously left in 2001 for French side Paris Saint-Germain, but the transfer eventually impacted Diego, with fans picking him out for abuse in games and on the street. ^[2]

Midway through the 2006 season, he left Grêmio for rivals Internacional, with his father citing his unhappiness at Grêmio as the reason for his departure. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Grêmio's coaches claimed that Diego was playing in the reserve team as he was overweight. ^[5]

In 2012, following a short spell with Porto Alegre, the club his father owns, he joined the academy of Flamengo, where Ronaldinho was playing at the time. ^{[6] [7]} Despite signing a three-year contract, ^[8] he was linked with a move away from the club in June 2012, as he was not registered to play for Flamengo due to his poor level of fitness, and had ceased training with the club's youth team. ^[9] He left Flamengo for Atlético Mineiro midway through the 2012 season, following his uncle in making the move. ^[10]

Cruzeiro-RS

Following a serious back injury in early 2013, Diego was side-lined for the entire year, and ahead of the 2014 season, he joined Cruzeiro-RS. ^[11] Due to inactivity for the entirety of the 2013 season, Diego was overweight when he joined Cruzeiro-RS. ^{[2] [12]} He made his professional debut, and only appearance in professional football, in a 2–2 Campeonato Gaúcho draw against São Luiz, coming on as a substitute for Julio Abu. ^{[1] [2]}

Personal life

Diego has a son, Enzo, who was born in 2016. ^[13]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cruzeiro-RS	2014	–			1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

1. Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho

References

1. Diego Assis at Soccerway
2. "Sobrinho de R10 dribla holofotes e luta contra o peso em Cruzeiro 'genérico'" [R10's nephew dribbles the spotlight and fights against weight in 'generic' Cruzeiro]. globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
3. "Assis diz que filho estava insatisfeito no Olímpico" [Assis says his son was dissatisfied at the Olímpico]. nsctotal.com.br (in Portuguese). 6 September 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2023.(subscription required)
4. "Diego de Assis Moreira é apresentado no Beira-Rio" [Diego de Assis Moreira is presented at Beira-Rio]. diariogaucho.clicrbs.com.br (in Portuguese). 6 September 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
5. "Sobrinho de Ronaldinho já brilha no 'rival' Inter" [Ronaldinho's nephew already shines at 'rival' Inter]. folhadelondrina.com.br (in Portuguese). 18 February 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
6. "Sobrinho de Ronaldinho acerta com Fla, visita CT e revela 'sensação diferente'" [Ronaldinho's nephew agrees with Fla, visits CT and reveals 'different feeling']. uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 24 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
7. "Flamengo sign Ronaldinho's nephew Diego Assis". sambafoot.com. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
8. Soares, Thales (27 February 2012). "Diego Assis faz primeiro treino no Fla e sonha jogar com o tio Ronaldinho" [Diego Assis does his first training session at Fla and dreams of playing with his uncle Ronaldinho]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
9. "Sobrinho de Ronaldinho Gaúcho já não treina mais no Flamengo, diz jornal" [Ronaldinho Gaúcho's nephew no longer trains at Flamengo, says newspaper]. uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 2 June 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
10. de Castro, Thiago (6 July 2012). "Entrevista: filho de Assis e sobrinho de Ronaldinho, Diego vai jogar no Galo" [Interview: son of Assis and nephew of Ronaldinho, Diego will play for Galo]. mg.superesportes.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
11. Wernek, Jeremiah (20 December 2013). "Sobrinho de Ronaldinho fecha com ex-time de Diogo Nogueira para 'recomeçar'" [Ronaldinho's nephew joins Diogo Nogueira's former team to 'start over']. uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
12. "Com Diego Assis no elenco, Cruzeiro está na reta final da preparação no Lami" [With Diego Assis in the squad, Cruzeiro is in the final stretch of preparation at Lami]. gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br (in Portuguese). 2 January 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
13. Santos, Elaine (29 December 2016). "Ronaldinho Gaúcho vira titio-avô" [Ronaldinho Gaúcho becomes uncle-grandfather]. ego.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 February 2023.