{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Portuguese name|Rodrigues|de Matos}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Diego Matos | image = | fullname = Diego Daniel Rodrigues de Matos | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = Belém, Brazil | height = 1.60m | currentclub = Náutico | clubnumber = | position = Left back | youthyears1 = 2010–2018 | youthclubs1 = Paysandu | years1 = 2018–2021 | clubs1 = Paysandu | caps1 = 73 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2022 | clubs2 = Avaí | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2023– | clubs3 = Náutico | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 23:20, 16 February 2022 (UTC) | ntupdate = }}
'''Diego Daniel Rodrigues de Matos''' (born 8 January 1997), known as '''Diego Matos''', is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Náutico.
==Club career== Born in Belém, Pará, Diego Matos joined Paysandu's youth setup in 2010, aged 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/pa/futebol/times/paysandu/noticia/diego-matos-se-despede-do-paysandu-apos-11-anos-cheguei-um-menino-e-saio-um-homem.ghtml|title=Diego Matos se despede do Paysandu após 11 anos: "Cheguei um menino e saio um homem"|trans-title=Diego Matos bids farewell from Paysandu after 11 years: "I came as a boy and I left as a man"|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=29 December 2021|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref> He made his first team debut on 24 July 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mateus Müller in a 1–0 Série B home win over Guarani.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/pa/futebol/brasileirao-serie-b/jogo/24-07-2018/paysandu-guarani.ghtml|title=Paysandu bate Guarani na Curuzu e encerra jejum de oito jogos na Série B|trans-title=Paysandu defeat Guarani at the Curuzu and end form of eight winless matches in the Série B|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=24 July 2018|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref>
Diego Matos became a regular starter for the club afterwards, and agreed to a pre-contract with Avaí on 13 July 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/pa/futebol/noticia/diego-matos-assina-pre-contrato-com-o-avai-e-deixa-o-paysandu-no-final-da-temporada.ghtml|title=Diego Matos assina pré-contrato com o Avaí e deixa o Paysandu no final da temporada|trans-title=Diego Matos signs pre-contract with Avaí and leaves Paysandu at the end of the season|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=13 July 2021|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref> He was presented at his new club the following 12 January, after agreeing to a 18-month deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avai.com.br/novo/avai-apresenta-o-lateral-esquerdo-diego-matos/|title=Avaí apresenta o lateral-esquerdo Diego Matos|trans-title=Avaí present the left-back Diego Matos|publisher=Avaí FC|language=pt-BR|date=12 January 2022|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|16 February 2022}}<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|diego-daniel-rodrigues-de-matos/554255|Diego Matos|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Paysandu |2018 |Série B |8||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- |2019 |rowspan="3"|Série C |6||0||8||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COV">Appearance(s) in Copa Verde</ref>||0||16||1 |- |2020 |16||1||7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COV"/>||0||25||1 |- |2021 |19||1||9||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COV"/>||0||32||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !49!!2!!24!!1!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!7!!0!!81!!3 |- |Avaí |2022 |Série A |0||0||6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="RSC">Appearance(s) in Recopa Catarinense</ref>||0||7||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !49!!2!!30!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!8!!0!!88!!3 |} {{Reflist|group="lower-alpha"}}
==Honours== '''Paysandu''' *Campeonato Paraense: 2020, 2021
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Sambafoot|53444-diego-daniel-rodrigues-de-matos}}
{{Clube Náutico Capibaribe squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matos, Diego}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Belém Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Category:Paysandu Sport Club players Category:Avaí FC players Category:Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen