Diego Ceará
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Alves Vieira | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Crateús, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sousa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Crateús | ||
| 2012–2013 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Mogi Mirim | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Votuporanguense | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Olímpia | 17 | (6) |
| 2015 | Icasa | 16 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Confiança | 27 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Juazeirense | 14 | (5) |
| 2017 | Itabaiana | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Sergipe | 2 | (1) |
| 2018 | Nacional-PR | 1 | (1) |
| 2019 | Afogados | 12 | (6) |
| 2019 | Treze | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Morrinhos | 4 | (1) |
| 2020 | Afogados | 11 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Boa Esporte | 16 | (2) |
| 2021 | Central | 8 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Barra-SC | 27 | (8) |
| 2023 | UNIRB | 8 | (4) |
| 2023 | Jacuipense | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Afogados | 11 | (10) |
| 2024– | Sousa | 57 | (22) |
| 2024 | → Vitória-PE (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2025 | |||
Diego Alves Vieira (born 10 June 1993), better known as Diego Ceará, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
Diego Ceará drew attention for being one of the top scorers in the 2013 edition of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, being promoted to the Mogi Mirim professional team that year. He later played for Votuporanguense and Olímpia in São Paulo football, and for Icasa in 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.[1][2]
Ceará played for the main teams in Sergipe, being state champion with CS Sergipe in 2018. He was also champion of the third division of Paraná that year, with Nacional de Rolândia.[3][4]
He also stood out in subsequent seasons playing for Barra-SC and Afogados, helping these clubs reach their respective state elites. In 2024 he arrived at Sousa EC where he was two-time state champion and top scorer in 2025.[5][6][7][8]
Honours
- Sergipe
- Campeonato Sergipano: 2018
- Nacional de Rolândia
- Barra-SC
- Afogados
- Sousa
- Campeonato Paraibano: 2024, 2025
- Individual
- 2013 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. top scorer: 8 goals
- 2025 Campeonato Paraibano top scorer: 6 goals
References
- ^ "Após boa Copinha, sexteto ganha chance nos profissionais do Mogi". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 23 January 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Novidade: Confiança anuncia atacante Diego Ceará que estava no Icasa-CE". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 14 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Ex-Confiança, Diego Ceará é anunciado pelo Afogados para o Pernambuco". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Nacional de Rolândia empata com o Apucarana Sports e é campeão da Terceira Divisão". tnonline (in Portuguese). 18 November 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Atacante Diego Ceará confirma acerto com o Treze". PB Esportes (in Portuguese). 19 April 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Artilheiro do Afogados em 2020, Diego Ceará é anunciado pelo Central". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Sousa confirma o retorno do atacante Diego Ceará". ClickPB (in Portuguese). 14 October 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Diego Ceará termina Paraibano 2025 na artilharia; Michel Potiguar foi o garçom do campeonato". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 31 March 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
External links
- Diego at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- Diego Ceará at Soccerway