Diego de Souza Carballo

Diego de Souza

Personal information
Full name	Diego Alejandro de Souza Carballo
Date of birth	May 14, 1984 (1984-05-14) (age 27)
Place of birth	Melo, Uruguay
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current club	Banfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2011	Defensor Sporting	98	(25)
2011–	Banfield	15	(0)
National team‡
2007	Uruguay	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:58, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Diego Alejandro de Souza Carballo (born 14 May 1984 in Melo) is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Club Atlético Banfield in Argentine Primera División as a midfielder. He is nicknamed "Pepe" and "El ojo".

Club career

De Souza joined Defensor Sporting youth teams at the age of 16 and has since been claimed to be one of the greatest players in the history of the Uruguayan team. In 2009 he was chosen as the best player of the Uruguayan Primera División.^[1] In July 2010, Defensor Sporting received an US$1.5 million offer from Universidad de Chile which was accepted by the Uruguayan team but later turned down by de Souza's agent Gonzalo Madrid, who was hoping to place the midfielder in a European team.^[2] On 27 January 2011, Diego de Souza signed a contract with Banfield for four years.^[3]

International career

He has been called up to the Uruguay national team but as an unused sub.

Honours

Defensor Sporting

• Uruguayan League: 2007–08

References

1. ^ http://deportes.orange.es/futbol/noticias/diego_de_souza_fue_elegido_como_el_mejor_futbolista_de_la_liga_en_uruguay.shtml
2. ^ http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/TenfielDigital/servlet/hntdide?0,0,5/,1,66813,1,0,0
3. ^ http://www.ole.com.ar/banfield/Hola-charrua_0_416958329.html

External links

• Diego de Souza – FIFA competition record
• Diego de Souza at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	De Souza Carballo, Diego
Alternative names	El Ojo, Pepe
Short description
Date of birth	14 May 1984
Place of birth	Melo, Uruguay
Date of death
Place of death