Diney (footballer, born 1995)

Diney

Personal information
Full name	Edilson Alberto Monteiro Sanches Borges
Date of birth	(1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Al Bataeh
Number	23
Youth career
2008–2010	Arrentela [ citation needed ]
2010–2014	Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Marítimo B	75	(5)
2015–2018	Marítimo	22	(0)
2018–2019	Estoril	15	(1)
2019–2023	FAR Rabat	79+	(12+)
2023–	Al Bataeh	3	(0)
International career‡
2017–	Cape Verde	24	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:38, 28 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Edilson Alberto Monteiro Sanches Borges (born 17 January 1995), known as Diney, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Emirati club Al Bataeh.

Club career

Diney started his youth career with Vitória F.C. in 2010, ^[2] before joining Marítimo B. On 30 November 2014, Diney made his professional debut with Marítimo B in a 2014–15 Segunda Liga match against Santa Clara.^{[ citation needed ]} After good performances, Diney was promoted to Marítimo's first team squad, making his league debut against C.F. União. ^[3]

On 13 June 2018, he joined Estoril. ^[4]

On 4 July 2023, Emirati club Al Bataeh Club announced the signing of Diney. ^[5]

International career

Diney made his debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Burkina Faso on 14 November 2017. ^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2024 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marítimo B	2014–15	Liga Portugal 2	27	1	—		—		—		27	1
	2015–16	Campeonato de Portugal	18	1	—		—		—		18	1
	2016–17		29	3	—		—		—		29	3
	2017–18		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		75	5	—		—		—		75	5
Marítimo	2015–16	Primeira Liga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18		19	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	21	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
Estoril	2018–19	Liga Portugal 2	15	1	—		1	0	—		16	1
FAR Rabat	2019–20	Botola Pro	22	0	—		—		—		22	0
	2020–21		27	1	—		—		—		27	1
	2021–22		24	3	—		—		4 [a]	0	28	3
	2022–23		26	9	—		—		13 [a]	5	39	14
	Total		99	13	—		—		17	5	116	18
Al Bataeh	2023–24	UAE Pro League	17	0	—		0	0	—		17	0
Career total			226	19	0	0	3	0	17	5	246	24

1. Appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup

International

Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first. ^[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 June 2024	Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde	Libya	1–0	1–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	4 September 2025	Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre, Mauritius	Mauritius	2–0	2–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual

• Botola Best Foreign Player: 2022–23
• Botola Team of the Season: 2022–23 ^[9]

References

1. "Diney". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
2. "Ocean Press - Madeira - Diney assina por cinco anos com o Marítimo". Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
3. "Jogo União Madeira - Marítimo - Liga NOS - Maisfutebol.iol.pt". Maisfutebol.
4. "Diney regressa ao Continente para brilhar no Estoril Praia". estorilpraia.pt. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
5. "رسميا/ البطائح الإماراتي يعلن تعاقده مع بورغيس قادما من الجيش الملكي". elbotola.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
6. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Burkina Faso-Cape Verde Islands". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
7. Diney at Soccerway
8. "Early Borges goal downs Libya". africanfootball.com. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
9. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

External links

• Diney at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
• Diney at Soccerway