Diego Rosa (footballer, born 2002)

Diego Rosa
Personal information
Full name Diego Gabriel Silva Rosa
Date of birth (2002-10-12) 12 October 2002
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Qarabağ FK
Number 0
Youth career
–2018 Vitória
2018–2021 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Manchester City 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Lommel (loan) 26 (2)
2022–2023 → Vizela (loan) 9 (0)
2023–2025 Bahia 21 (1)
2024–2025 → Lommel (loan) 27 (7)
2025 → Internacional (loan) 7 (0)
2025–2026 APOEL FC 30 (2)
2026–2027 →Qarabağ FK (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Brazil U16 3 (0)
2018–2019 Brazil U17 11 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:39, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Diego Gabriel Silva Rosa (born 12 October 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijani Premier League club Qarabağ FK, on loan from Cypriot First Division club APOEL FC.

Club career

After 18 months on loan in Belgium with City Football Group sister club Lommel, Rosa joined Primeira Liga side Vizela on loan in July 2022 from Manchester City.[1]

In the 2022/23 season, EC Bahia acquired his rights for 2,000,000 euros, with a contract running until 2027.

On 1 February 2024, Rosa returned to Lommel on loan.[2]

In 2025 he played for Brazilian club Sport Club Internacional on loan from EC Bahia.

On 7 August 2025, the player officially joined APOEL Nicosia, following an agreement between APOEL and Bahia. He has signed a contract for 3 years, until May 2028.

30 August 2026: APOEL announced the loan transfer of Diego Rosa to Qarabağ FK. The agreement includes an option for Qarabağ FK to purchase the player in the summer of 2027, subject to specific conditions. In the event that the purchase option is exercised, APOEL will retain a significant percentage of the player's rights.

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 March 2023[3]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2020–21 Premier League 00—00000000
Lommel (loan) 2020–21 Proximus League 70—00—0070
2021–22 192—30—00222
Total 262—30—00292
Vizela (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 90—20—00110
Bahia (loan) 2023 Série A 004[a]000—4[b]080
Career total 35240500040482
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Bahia

References

  1. ↑ "Diego Rosa reforça o FC Vizela" (in Portuguese). F.C. Vizela. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "DIEGO ROSA KEERT TERUG NAAR HET SOEVEREINSTADION" [DIEGO ROSA RETURNS TO THE SOEVEREINSTADION] (in Dutch). Lommel. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Diego Rosa at Soccerway
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