Diego is a footballer who can play in any of the attacking positions, be it on either wing or as first or second striker. He began his professional career in Barcelona de Sao Paolo in 2005, and months later made the jump to Portugal. In the Portuguese League, his progression has been constant, and he was considered one of the young players with the brightest futures that there was on the market.
He is a footballer with great physical strength, speed and fantastic technical skill.
Jesús García Pitarch, General Manager of Atletico de Madrid, explained in declarations to the Club’s website that ”Diego is a footballer with enormous future prospects and we’ve signed him following the policy set out by the Club to sign young players who could make an impact in the immediate future. In this way, we enrich the assets of Atletico de Madrid, as Diego has a great background”.
