| Intro | Brazilian footballer | ||||||||
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| From | Brazil | ||||||||
| Type | Sports | ||||||||
| Gender | male | ||||||||
| Birth | 10 May 1990, Sorocaba, Brazil | ||||||||
| Age: | 30 years | ||||||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||||||
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Diego Farias da Silva (born 10 May 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lecce in Serie A, on loan from Cagliari.
Club career
In June 2012, Nocerina excised the rights to sign Sorocaba-born Farias, but Chievo excised the counter-option to keep him in Verona. He signed a new 4+1 contract with club. On 16 July 2012, he joined Calcio Padova on a loan deal for the 2012–13 season.
On 31 January 2019, Farias joined Empoli on loan with an option to buy, after five years at Cagliari.
On 13 August 2019, Farias joined Serie A club Lecce on loan with an option to buy.
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 December 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2009–10 | Lega Pro | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| Foggia (loan) | 2010–11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| Nocerina (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 5 | ||
| Padova (loan) | 2012–13 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 10 | |||
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Cagliari | 2014–15 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 8 | |||
| 2015–16 | Serie B | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 14 | |||
| 2016–17 | Serie A | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 7 | |||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 127 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 33 | ||
| Empoli (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| Lecce (loan) | 2019–20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 281 | 58 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 61 | ||