Diego (footballer, born September 1995)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Jara and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.
Diego
Personal information
Full name Diego Jara Rodrigues
Date of birth (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Corumbá, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Left back
Team information
Current team
 Vissel Kobe
Number 15
Youth career
2013 União São João[1]
2013–2014 Metropolitano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Metropolitano 15 (0)
2015–2018 Joinville 60 (0)
2017 → Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) 4 (0)
2018 → Mito HollyHock (loan) 34 (1)
2019–2021 Tokushima Vortis 48 (1)
2022 Sagan Tosu 32 (2)
2023–2025 Kashiwa Reysol 83 (9)
2026– Vissel Kobe 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 February 2026

Diego Jara Rodrigues (born 21 September 1995), commonly known as Diego, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a left back for Vissel Kobe.

Club career

Metropolitano

Diego made his league debut against Internacional SC on 4 February 2015.[2]

Joinville

Diego made his league debut against Sport Recife on 14 June 2015.[3]

Matsumoto Yamaga

Diego joined Japanese side Matsumoto Yamaga in January 2017, on a 1-year loan from Brazilian side Joinville.[4] He made his league debut against Avispa Fukuoka on 7 May 2017.[5]

Mito Hollyhock

Diego made his league debut against Montedio Yamagata on 25 February 2018.[6] He scored his first goal for the club against Oita Trinita on 29 September 2018, scoring in the 90th+1st minute.[7]

Tokushima Vortis

Diego made his league debut against Ventforet Kofu on 16 August 2020.[8] He scored his first league goal against Thespa Gunma on 1 November 2020, scoring in the 56th minute.[9]

Sagan Tosu

Diego joined Sagan Tosu on 25 December 2021.[10] He made his league debut against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 19 February 2022.[11] He scored his first goal for the club against FC Tokyo on 26 June 2022, scoring in the 48th minute.[12]

Kashiwa Reysol

Diego joined Kashiwa Reysol on 6 December 2022.[13] He made his league debut against Shonan Bellmare on 8 July 2023.[14] Diego scored his first goal for the club against Avispa Fukuoka on 23 September 2023, scoring in the 13th minute.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 November 2025.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metropolitano 2015 Série D 0 0 15[a] 0 0 0 — — — 15 0
Joinville 2015 Série A 25 0 0 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 — 26 0
2016 Série B 17 0 18[a] 0 3[c] 0 — — — 38 0
Total 42 0 18 0 3 0 — 1 0 — 64 0
Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) 2017 J2 League 4 0 — 1[d] 0 — — — 5 0
Mito HollyHock (loan) 2018 J2 League 34 1 — 1[d] 0 — — — 35 1
Tokushima Vortis 2019 J2 League 0 0 — 0 0 — — — 0 0
2020 15 1 — 0 0 — — — 15 1
2021 J1 League 33 0 — 2[d] 0 2[e] 0 — — 37 0
Total 48 1 — 2 0 2 0 — — 52 1
Sagan Tosu 2022 J1 League 32 2 — 1[d] 1 1[e] 0 — — 34 3
Kashiwa Reysol 2023 J1 League 14 1 — 1[d] 0 0 0 — — 15 1
2024 36 3 — 2[d] 0 3[e] 0 — — 41 3
2025 33 5 — 0 0 10[e] 2 — — 43 7
Total 83 9 — 3 0 13 2 — — 99 11
Career total 243 13 33 0 10 1 16 2 1 0 0 0 303 16
Notes
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Catarinense
  2. ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
  4. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
  5. ^ a b c d Appearances in the J.League Cup

References

  1. ^ "Conheça a história de Diego, que realizou o sonho da profissionalização no esporte". A Notícia (in Portuguese). 16 August 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Internacional SC vs Metropolitano - 4 February 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Sport Recife vs Joinville - 14 June 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "ジエゴ選手 ジョインビレEC（ブラジル）から期限付移籍加入のお知らせ". Matsumoto Yamaga FC (in Japanese). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Matsumoto Yamaga vs Avispa Fukuoka - 7 May 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Mito Hollyhock vs Montedio Yamagata - 25 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Mito Hollyhock vs Oita Trinita - 25 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Ventforet Kofu vs Tokushima Vortis - 16 August 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Thespa Gunma vs Tokushima Vortis - 16 August 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ Tosu, Sagan. "ジエゴ選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". Sagan Tosu.
  11. ^ "Sanfreece Hiroshima vs Sagan Tosu - 19 February 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Sagan Tosu vs Tokyo - 26 June 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ Reysol, Kashiwa. "ジエゴ選手 移籍加入のお知らせ". Reysol.
  14. ^ "Kashiwa Reysol vs Shonan Bellmare - 8 July 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "Kashiwa Reysol vs Avispa Fukuoka - 23 September 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ Diego at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_(footballer,_born_September_1995)