| Diego Eli | |
| Fullname: | Diego Eli Moreira |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Birth Date: | 1988 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Santo Antônio da Platina, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Kowloon City |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2002 |
| Youthclubs1: | AABB Santo Antônio da Platina |
| Youthyears2: | 2002–2005 |
| Youthclubs2: | UPE Clube de Campo |
| Years1: | 2006 |
| Clubs1: | Associação Ibaiti |
| Years2: | 2006 |
| Clubs2: | Real Brasil |
| Years3: | 2007 |
| Clubs3: | SER Caxias do Sul |
| Years4: | 2008 |
| Clubs4: | Pelotas |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Clubs5: | Londrina |
| Years6: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs6: | Avenida |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2011 |
| Clubs7: | → Goiatuba (loan) |
| Years8: | 2011 |
| Clubs8: | Esportivo |
| Years9: | 2012 |
| Clubs9: | Juventus-RS |
| Years10: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs10: | Tuen Mun |
| Caps10: | 17 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2013–2021 |
| Clubs11: | Eastern |
| Caps11: | 108 |
| Goals11: | 14 |
| Years12: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs12: | Lee Man |
| Caps12: | 23 |
| Goals12: | 1 |
| Years13: | 2024– |
| Clubs13: | Kowloon City |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Hong Kong |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 18 July 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 11 June 2022 |
Diego Eli Moreira (; born 4 September 1988) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kowloon City. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Hong Kong national team.
After playing for several clubs in Brazil, Diego signed for Tuen Mun of Hong Kong First Division in 2012.[1] In the following season, he signed with fellow Hong Kong First Division club Eastern on a free transfer.[2]
On 1 June 2021, after staying at Eastern for 8 years, Diego signed for Lee Man.[3]
On 18 July 2024, Diego joined Kowloon City.[4]
On 22 December 2019, after staying in Hong Kong for seven years, Diego confirmed that he had received his HKSAR passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[5]
On 17 May 2021, Diego received his first call-up alongside 2 teammates from Eastern to the Hong Kong national football team to play against Iran, Iraq and Bahrain for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.[6] On 3 June 2021, Diego made his international debut for Hong Kong against Iran.
As of 22 May 2021
| Club | Season | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tuen Mun | 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 18 | 1 | |||
| Eastern | 2013–14 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | - | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 20 | 5 | |||
| 2016–17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 10 | |||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 125 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 168 | 28 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | ||
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round | ||
| 2 | 11 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain | 0–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round | ||
| 3 | 15 June 2021 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | 0–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round | ||
| 4 | 11 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India | 3–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
Eastern
Lee Man