Diego (footballer, born September 1995)

Diego
Personal information
Full name Diego Jara Rodrigues
Date of birth (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995
Place of birth Corumbá, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Left back
Team information
Current team
 Vissel Kobe
Number 15
Youth career
2013 União São João[1]
2013–2014 Metropolitano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Metropolitano 15 (0)
2015–2018 Joinville 60 (0)
2017 → Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) 4 (0)
2018 → Mito HollyHock (loan) 34 (1)
2019–2021 Tokushima Vortis 48 (1)
2022 Sagan Tosu 32 (2)
2023–2025 Kashiwa Reysol 83 (9)
2026– Vissel Kobe 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2026

Diego Jara Rodrigues (born 21 September 1995), commonly known as Diego, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a left back for Vissel Kobe.

Club career

Metropolitano

Diego made his league debut against Internacional on 4 February 2015.[2]

Joinville

Diego made his league debut against Sport Recife on 14 June 2015.[3]

Matsumoto Yamaga

Diego joined Japanese side Matsumoto Yamaga in January 2017, on a one-year loan from Brazilian side Joinville.[4] He made his league debut against Avispa Fukuoka on 7 May 2017.[5]

Mito Hollyhock

Diego made his league debut against Montedio Yamagata on 25 February 2018.[6] He scored his first goal for the club against Oita Trinita on 29 September 2018, scoring in the 90th+1st minute.[7]

Tokushima Vortis

Diego made his league debut against Ventforet Kofu on 16 August 2020.[8] He scored his first league goal against Thespa Gunma on 1 November 2020, scoring in the 56th minute.[9]

Sagan Tosu

Diego joined Sagan Tosu on 25 December 2021.[10] He made his league debut against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 19 February 2022.[11] He scored his first goal for the club against FC Tokyo on 26 June 2022, scoring in the 48th minute.[12]

Kashiwa Reysol

Diego joined Kashiwa Reysol on 6 December 2022.[13] He made his league debut against Shonan Bellmare on 8 July 2023.[14] Diego scored his first goal for the club against Avispa Fukuoka on 23 September 2023, scoring in the 13th minute.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 November 2025.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metropolitano 2015 Série D 0015[a]000———150
Joinville 2015 Série A 2500000—1[b]0—260
2016 Série B 17018[a]03[c]0———380
Total 42018030—10—640
Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) 2017 J2 League 40—1[d]0———50
Mito HollyHock (loan) 2018 J2 League 341—1[d]0———351
Tokushima Vortis 2019 J2 League 00—00———00
2020 151—00———151
2021 J1 League 330—2[d]02[e]0——370
Total 481—2020——521
Sagan Tosu 2022 J1 League 322—1[d]11[e]0——343
Kashiwa Reysol 2023 J1 League 141—1[d]000——151
2024 363—2[d]03[e]0——413
2025 335—0010[e]2——437
Total 839—30132——9911
Career total 24313330101162100030316
Notes
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Campeonato Catarinense
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the J.League Cup

Honours

Vissel Kobe

References

  1. ↑ "Conheça a história de Diego, que realizou o sonho da profissionalização no esporte". A Notícia (in Portuguese). 16 August 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Internacional SC vs Metropolitano - 4 February 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Sport Recife vs Joinville - 14 June 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "ジエゴ選手 ジョインビレEC（ブラジル）から期限付移籍加入のお知らせ". Matsumoto Yamaga FC (in Japanese). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Matsumoto Yamaga vs Avispa Fukuoka - 7 May 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Mito Hollyhock vs Montedio Yamagata - 25 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "Mito Hollyhock vs Oita Trinita - 25 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Ventforet Kofu vs Tokushima Vortis - 16 August 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "Thespa Gunma vs Tokushima Vortis - 16 August 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ Tosu, Sagan. "ジエゴ選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". Sagan Tosu.
  11. ↑ "Sanfreece Hiroshima vs Sagan Tosu - 19 February 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "Sagan Tosu vs Tokyo - 26 June 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ Reysol, Kashiwa. "ジエゴ選手 移籍加入のお知らせ". Reysol.
  14. ↑ "Kashiwa Reysol vs Shonan Bellmare - 8 July 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ↑ "Kashiwa Reysol vs Avispa Fukuoka - 23 September 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ↑ Diego at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "All Positions | Goals | All clubs | MEIJI YASUDA J1 100 YEAR VISION LEAGUE | 2026 Player Stats". JLeague.co. Japan Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
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