Diego Farias

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fariasand the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Diego Farias

Farias in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Diego Farias da Silva
Date of birth	(1990-05-10) 10 May 1990 (age 34)
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

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

As of match played 23 May 2023.

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
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

1. Includes Coppa Italia

References

1. "Jogadores". Pedrinho VRP (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
2. "Farias renews contract with ChievoVerona". AC ChievoVerona. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
3. "Official: Granoche and Farias to Padova". AC ChievoVerona. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
4. "UFFICIALE: Empoli, dal Cagliari arriva l'attaccante Diego Farias" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
5. "UFFICIALE: Lecce, ecco Farias. Arriva in prestito con diritto di riscatto" . Retrieved 14 August 2019.
6. "UFFICIALE: Spezia, doppio colpo Deiola e Farias".
7. "Risoluzione contrattuale con Farias" (in Italian). Cagliari. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
8. "DIEGO FARIAS È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL BENEVENTO CALCIO" (in Italian). Benevento. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

External links

• Diego Farias at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)