Diego Souza

Diego Souza is my kind of footballer: the journeyman who refused to be forgotten. Bouncing through ten Série A clubs could read as instability, but I see something tougher in it. He kept proving himself in new dressing rooms, year after year, and crowned that wandering career by topping Série A's scoring charts in 2016 with Sport Recife. There is a particular grit in a forward who delivers wherever he lands, never coasting on past glory. To me, Souza embodies the relentless, never-say-die spirit of Brazilian football, and I find that far more compelling than a single-club legend's comfort.

Name (English)

Diego Souza

Name (Japanese)

ジエゴ・デ・ソウザ・アンドレイデ

Reading

じえご・で・そうざ・あんどれいで

Born

June 17, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ox

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/diegosouzads87/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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