Darío Conca
{{Short description|Argentine footballer (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Darío Conca
| image = Darío Conca.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Conca in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|5|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = General Pacheco, Argentina
| height = 1.68 m{{cite web|title=D. CONCA|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dario-leonardo-conca/26787/|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 May 2016}}
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1999–2000
| youthclubs1 = Tigre
| youthyears2 = 2000–2002
| youthclubs2 = River Plate
| years1 = 1999–2000
| clubs1 = Tigre
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2000–2008
| clubs2 = River Plate
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2004–2006
| clubs3 = → Universidad Católica (loan)
| caps3 = 65
| goals3 = 13
| years4 = 2006
| clubs4 = → Rosario Central (loan)
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2007
| clubs5 = → Vasco da Gama (loan)
| caps5 = 30
| goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2008
| clubs6 = → Fluminense (loan)
| caps6 = 30
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2009–2011
| clubs7 = Fluminense
| caps7 = 124
| goals7 = 28
| years8 = 2011–2013
| clubs8 = Guangzhou Evergrande
| caps8 = 65
| goals8 = 33
| years9 = 2014
| clubs9 = Fluminense
| caps9 = 52
| goals9 = 13
| years10 = 2015–2018
| clubs10 = Shanghai SIPG
| caps10 = 46
| goals10 = 13
| years11 = 2017
| clubs11 = → Flamengo (loan)
| caps11 = 3
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2019
| clubs12 = Austin Bold
| caps12 = 3
| goals12 = 0
| totalcaps = 446
| totalgoals = 112
| nationalyears1 = 2002
| nationalteam1 = Argentina U20
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
Darío Leonardo Conca ({{IPA|es|daˈɾi.o leoˈnaɾðo ˈkoŋka}}; born 11 May 1983) is an Argentine former{{Cite web|title=Golfe, família e homem de eventos: o primeiro mês do aposentado Darío Conca|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/golfe-familia-e-homem-de-eventos-o-primeiro-mes-do-aposentado-dario-conca.ghtml|access-date=19 November 2020|website=ge|language=pt-br}} professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Conca was elected for two consecutive years as the best player of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2009 and 2010.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/Brasileirao/Serie_A/0,,MUL1406827-9827,00-CRAQUE+DA+GALERA+CONCA+E+O+PREDILETO+DA+TORCIDA+E+MANTEM+TROFEU+NAS+LARANJE.html|title=Globo.com - Desculpe-nos, ocorreu um erro.|website=globoesporte.globo.com|access-date=3 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/brasileirao-serie-a/noticia/2010/12/brasileirao-2010-conca-e-eleito-novamente-o-craque-da-galera.html|title=Brasileirão 2010: Conca é o Craque da Galera e do campeonato|first=Por GLOBOESPORTE COM Rio de|last=Janeiro|website=globoesporte.com|access-date=3 May 2019}} When Conca signed for Guangzhou Evergrande in 2011, he was made the third-highest paid player in the world, behind only Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2011/07/01/2556605/fluminenses-dario-conca-to-become-third-highest-paid-player|title=Fluminense's Conca to become third-highest paid player in the world at Guangzhou Evergrande - report - Goal.com|first=Luis|last=Mira|website=www.goal.com|access-date=3 May 2019}}
Club career
=Early career=
Conca started his career in Argentina's Primera B Nacional and made his debut for Tigre at the age of just 15. River Plate took him just a year later and Conca made the steady rise to River's first team. On 23 November 2003, under then Chilean manager Manuel Pellegrini, Conca made his first team debut in a 1–0 defeat to Chacarita Juniors.
In 2004, however, Conca was loaned to Chilean club Universidad Católica by new River manager Leonardo Astrada. In 2006, River loaned him out again, this time to Rosario Central where after some impressive displays, Vasco da Gama made a successful bid to bring him to Brazil on 5 January 2007, signing an initial one-year loan deal from River Plate. He made his Vasco debut and scored in friendly 4–0 win over Villa Rio on 14 January 2007.
=Fluminense=
In 2008, Conca signed a loan deal with Fluminense, and was a key player in the squad under coach Renato Gaúcho. Conca played an important role in the team's brilliant 2008 Copa Libertadores campaign, along with others such as Thiago Neves, Thiago Silva, Washington and Cícero. In 2009, he signed a three-year deal with Fluminense. He was voted the best player in Brazil in a poll organized annually by Globo, and was ranked as the 15th-best player in Latin America and the best player in Brazil by Uruguayan newspaper El País. After a successful season where Fluminense won the Brazilian league, Conca renewed his contract with Fluminense for another five years.
=Guangzhou Evergrande=
==2011 season==
On 2 July 2011, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had officially signed Conca on a two-and-a-half-year deal for a domestic record fee of $10 million (This record was broken by Lucas Barrios in May 2012), he was given the number 15 shirt. It was reported that Conca's annual salary would be $12.5 million, putting him among the highest paid players in the world.{{Cite news | title=Conca Smashes Chinese Transfer Record | date=3 July 2011 | publisher=ESPN Soccernet | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/931862/guangzhou-smash-chinese-transfer-record-to-sign-fluminense%27s-conca?cc=5901 | access-date=3 July 2011 | archive-date=22 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722175859/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/931862/guangzhou-smash-chinese-transfer-record-to-sign-fluminense%27s-conca?cc=5901 | url-status=dead }} He scored his first goal for the club on his debut in a 5–0 win against Nanchang Hengyuan on 14 July 2011. Conca scored 9 goals in 15 appearances as Guangzhou became Super League champion for the first time in the club's history. He was named by local fans and media as "the king of Tianhe Stadium".{{Cite news | title=恒大球迷赞孔卡天体皇帝 球员：穆里奇没法跟他比 | publisher=sina | url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2012-03-12/09445977765.shtml | access-date=24 December 2013}}
==2012 season==
At the start of the 2012 season, Conca helped Guangzhou win the 2012 Chinese FA Super Cup against Tianjin Teda on 25 February. On 7 March, he scored his first two goals in a 2012 AFC Champions League group stage match, which was Guangzhou's first AFC Champions League match, as Guangzhou defeated K-League champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5–1 away.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/38227-jeonbuk-hyundai-motors-v-guangzhou-evergrande|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121216152730/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/38227-jeonbuk-hyundai-motors-v-guangzhou-evergrande|url-status=dead|title=Jeonbuk Motors 1-5 Guangzhou Evergrande|date=16 December 2012|archive-date=16 December 2012|website=archive.is|access-date=3 May 2019}} Conca continued his excellent form in March and April. He managed to score five goals in the first eight rounds of the domestic league and three goals in the first four group stage games of the AFC Champions League as Guangzhou came first in both competitions. On 1 May, he scored a penalty after Guangzhou's Zhang Linpeng had been brought down in a home Champions League match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. In the 60th minute of that match, however, he was substituted out, and Guangzhou would later go on to lose 3–1 after Jeonbuk Hyundai's Lee Dong-gook scored two goals in injury time.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/39002-gunagzhou-vs-jeonbuk|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912094027/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/39002-gunagzhou-vs-jeonbuk|url-status=dead|title=Guangzhou Evergrande 1-3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors|date=12 September 2012|archive-date=12 September 2012|website=archive.is|access-date=3 May 2019}} On 3 May, Conca expressed his disappointment about the team manager Lee Jang-soo's decision on his Weibo account, saying:{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/ChinaSportsWeekly/2012-05/03/content_15201782.htm|title=Who's hot, who's not in China Sports (Week 18) -China Sports Weekly -chinadaily.com.cn|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=3 May 2019}}[http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2012-05-03/01536046544.shtml 孔卡急了！3句话质问李章洙:为什么轮休的总是我?]{{in lang|zh}}
{{blockquote|I don't understand why they always sideline me with the excuse that I'm exhausted and need rest. How could I have scored a crucial penalty if I'm not in condition? And why does the coach always have Conca take a rest?}}
On 4 May, Conca received a ban of nine matches (including reserve league match) at least and was fined ¥1 million by the club for his remarks on Weibo.[http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/show_content.php?id=4001 关于对外援孔卡的处理决定] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509061750/http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/show_content.php?id=4001 |date=9 May 2012 }}{{in lang|zh}} On 15 May, the club decided to include him on the roster for the last group match of AFC Champions League against Buriram United. He scored the winning goal of the match in the 90th minute, sealing a place in the knockout phase for the Chinese Super League side.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/39136-buriram-united-v-guangzhou-evergrande|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209083219/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/39136-buriram-united-v-guangzhou-evergrande|url-status=dead|title=Buriram United 1-2 Guangzhou Evergrande|date=9 December 2012|archive-date=9 December 2012|website=archive.is|access-date=3 May 2019}} His ban was officially canceled when former Italian World Cup-winning football manager Marcello Lippi was appointed as the new manager of club on 17 May. After joining Guangzhou Evergrande for just one year, Conca handed in a transfer request on 4 July.[http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2012-07-05/17176125379.shtml 孔卡正式向恒大提出转会要求 恒大震惊称全力挽留]{{in lang|zh}} However, after several talks with the club, Conca changed his mind and said he would stay in Guangzhou at least until the end of the season. On 27 October, Conca assisted Gao Lin to score the league-winning goal in the injury time against Liaoning Whowin, which gave Guangzhou Evergrande their second Super League title and became the first team ever to defend the CSL title.[http://sports.163.com/12/1028/04/8ESI9U6C00051C8U.html 广州恒大提前一轮中超卫冕] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610204148/http://sports.163.com/12/1028/04/8ESI9U6C00051C8U.html |date=10 June 2015 }}{{in lang|zh}} In his first full year in China, Conca played 36 matches and scored 17 goals for Guangzhou and was named as the candidate for Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year award. However, he lost to Jiangsu Sainty's Cristian Dănălache, top scorer of the league, in November 2012.
==2013 season==
On 30 November 2012, Conca decided to leave the Chinese side, writing a letter for Guangzhou president, Liu Yongzhuo, with the following words: "I have things to do in my life. One of this things is coming back to Brazil". Therefore, his intentions were to come back to Fluminense, where he is still seen as an idol.{{cite web|url=https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/futebol/internacional/conca-da-adeus-a-time-chines-por-carta-e-deixa-presidente-indignado,fbd07ba3d7c4b310VgnCLD2000000ec6eb0aRCRD.html|title=Conca dá adeus a time chinês por carta e deixa presidente indignado|website=Terra|access-date=3 May 2019}} However, Fluminense was not able to come to an agreement with Guangzhou Evergrande so Conca returned to China on 3 January 2013.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/fluminense/noticia/2012/12/sem-acordo-com-o-fluminense-conca-volta-para-china-no-dia-3.html|title=Sem acordo com o Fluminense, Conca volta para a China no dia 3|first=Por Rafael Cavalieri e Richard Souza Rio de|last=Janeiro|website=globoesporte.com|access-date=3 May 2019}}
Conca continued to play as the crucial player in Lippi's tactics in this season. On 26 February 2013, he made his season debut in the first match of 2013 AFC Champions League group stage, which Guangzhou beat J. League Division 1 side Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 at Tianhe Stadium.[http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/25298-guangzhou-v-urawa260213.html Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 Urawa Reds] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302005806/http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/25298-guangzhou-v-urawa260213.html |date=2 March 2013 }} He scored his first goal of the season in the 2013 Chinese FA Super Cup on 3 March 2013, however, Guangzhou finally lost to Jiangsu Sainty 2–1, failing to defend the Super Cup title.[http://wildeastfootball.net/2013/03/evergrande-1-2-sainty-jiangsu-deliver-guangzhou-reality-check Guangzhou Evergrande 1–2 Jiangsu Sainty: Shock in Super Cup] Conca was linked with Fluminense again in the summer, but he emphasized that he would fulfill his contract and return to Brazil at the end of 2013 when his contract ends.[http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2013-05-22/02306581226.shtml 律师证实孔卡合同到期前不离队:他只想履行与恒大合同]{{in lang|zh}} He scored 14 goals in his 26 league appearances in the season which ensured Guangzhou win the Super League title three times in a row. In the 2013 AFC Champions League, Conca scored six goals in five successive matches from second leg of round of 16 to second leg of semi-finals as Guangzhou became the first Chinese club to reach the final of the AFC Club Championship since 1998.[http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/25998-aclrd16-guangzhou-centralcoast-220513.html ACL RD16 (2nd leg): Guangzhou 3–0 Central Coast (5–1 agg)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614024705/http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/25998-aclrd16-guangzhou-centralcoast-220513.html |date=14 June 2013 }}[http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/26494-aclqf-guangzhou-v-lekhwiya-210813.html ACL QF (1st leg): Guangzhou Evergrande 2–0 Lekhwiya] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823185400/http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/26494-aclqf-guangzhou-v-lekhwiya-210813.html |date=23 August 2013 }}[http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/26705-acl13-qf-lekhvgauangz-180913.html ACL QF (2nd leg): Lekhwiya 1–4 Guangzhou E. (1–6 agg.)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921022035/http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/26705-acl13-qf-lekhvgauangz-180913.html |date=21 September 2013 }}[http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/26781-acl13-sf1-kwavgzh-250913.html ACL SF (1st leg): Kashiwa Reysol 1–4 Guangzhou Evergrande] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927215618/http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/26781-acl13-sf1-kwavgzh-250913.html |date=27 September 2013 }}[http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/26897-guangzhou-kashiwa-second-leg-031013.html ACL SF (2nd Leg): Guangzhou 4–0 Kashiwa Reysol] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005223043/http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/26897-guangzhou-kashiwa-second-leg-031013.html |date=5 October 2013 }} On 3 November 2013, in the last match of the league which Guangzhou beat Wuhan Zall 5–0, Conca stripped off his shirt when he scored his first goal of the match, showing the words "No matter where I am, you will always be in my mind. Thank you" to say goodbye to Guangzhou Evergrande's fans.{{cite web|url=https://wildeastfootball.net/2013/11/conca-scores-brace-in-final-csl-appearance-for-evergrande/|title=Conca scores brace in final CSL appearance for Evergrande|last=GZBiffo|date=3 November 2013|website=wildeastfootball.net|access-date=3 May 2019}} Conca played both legs of 2013 AFC Champions League Final which Guangzhou secured the title on the away goals ruling against K-League side FC Seoul on 9 November 2013.[http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27126-seoul-guanzghou-first-leg-261013.html ACL Final (1st leg): FC Seoul 2–2 Guangzhou Evergrande] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029061453/http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27126-seoul-guanzghou-first-leg-261013.html |date=29 October 2013 }}[http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27179-guangzhou-win-acl-091113.html Guangzhou win 2013 AFC Champions League] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109205109/http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27179-guangzhou-win-acl-091113.html |date=9 November 2013 }}
On 17 November 2013, on the winning by 2–1 against São Paulo at Maracanã Stadium, Fluminense announced Conca's return to club in an unusual way: on screen of the field he was confirmed as first player for Tricolor das Laranjeiras for 2014 season. Before heading back to Brazil, Conca, however, is available to play for Guangzhou Evergrande until the end of the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup in December.{{cite web|url=https://www.gazetaesportiva.com/times/corinthians/corinthians-chega-ao-30o-jogo-do-ano-mais-cedo-do-que-em-toda-a-decada/|title=Corinthians chega ao 30º jogo do ano mais cedo do que em toda a década|website=Gazeta Esportiva|access-date=3 May 2019}} Conca won Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year award on 24 November 2013.[http://sports.sohu.com/20131125/n390744786.shtml 孔卡荣膺最佳球员 拿奖实至名归告别很温馨感人]{{in lang|zh}} In December, although Guangzhou failed to defend the FA Cup title by losing Guizhou Renhe 3–2 on aggregate in the 2013 Chinese FA Cup final, Conca was awarded the most valuable player of FA Cup.[http://sports.163.com/13/1207/18/9FGTQC4P00051C89.html 孔卡荣膺足协杯最佳球员 领奖落泪跪地亲吻草皮]{{in lang|zh}} Conca played all three matches for Guangzhou Evergrande in the FIFA Club World Cup. He scored two goals in the tournament. The first came on the quarter-finals when Guangzhou beat African champions Al Ahly 2–0 and the second came on his last match for the club when Guangzhou lost to Copa Libertadores winners Atlético Mineiro 3–2 in the third place match.{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259709/match=300260479/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214200238/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259709/match=300260479/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 December 2013|title=FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013 - Matches - Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC-Al Ahly Sporting Club|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|access-date=3 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259719/match=300260481/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222134840/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=259719/match=300260481/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2013|title=FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013 - Matches - Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC-Clube Atlético Mineiro|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|access-date=3 May 2019}}
In 99 competitive games for the club, Conca scored 54 goals and assisted 37.
=Return to Fluminense=
On 18 January 2014, Conca made his return debut for Fluminense in the first match of 2014 Campeonato Carioca. He assisted two goals in the match, however, Fluminense were finally defeated by Madureira 3–2.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/carioca-2014/18-01-2014/madureira-fluminense.html Madureira 3 x 2 Fluminense]{{in lang|pt}}
=Shanghai SIPG=
On 22 January 2015, Fluminense announced that Conca would be joining Shanghai SIPG.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/fluminense/noticia/2015/01/flu-acerta-com-o-shanghai-dongya-e-conca-voltara-ao-futebol-chines.html Flu acerta com Shanghai Dongya, e Conca voltará ao futebol chinês]{{in lang|pt}}
On 8 July 2015, he scored a penalty to equalize the game for his team against Guangzhou R&F in the China FA cup. His team went on to win 2–1 at Shanghai stadium.
On 12 July 2015, Conca scored two goals in addition to an assist in the away win against Guangzhou R&F. The game ended 3–2 for Shanghai SIPG.
On 15 March 2016, he assisted Elkson's second goal in the 2016 AFC Champions league group stage match against Gamba Osaka to give Shanghai a 2–1 lead, Shanghai went on to win the match and Conca was praised for his good performance.
On 10 April 2016, he provided an assist in a 4–0 win against Liaoning FC. He also scored a goal which was later canceled for offside.
=Flamengo=
Conca joined Flamengo on a year-long loan from Shanghai SIPG on 3 January 2017.{{cite web|title=Fla anuncia Conca, lembra foto com Guerrero e brinca: "Só falta o Mickey"|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/flamengo/noticia/2017/01/eis-o-primeiro-reforco-de-peso-fla-anuncia-conca-para-2017.html|website=Globo Esporte|access-date=3 January 2017|language=pt}}
=Austin Bold=
Conca joined the new club Austin Bold FC playing in the USL Championship. After three games, on 18 April, the club announced that the Bold and Conca have parted ways so he could pursue other football opportunities. On 23 April 2019, he announced that he would be retiring from
International career
Darío Conca was capped at Argentina's youth national team, but never at the senior team. However, he considered the idea of playing for Brazil in 2015,{{cite web|title=Conca revela que jogaria pela seleção brasileira|url=http://esportes.estadao.com.br/noticias/futebol,conca-revela-que-jogaria-pela-selecao-brasileira,531474|website=Estadão|access-date=6 January 2015|language=pt}} and Mano Menezes, Brazil's manager at the time, did not rule out including him in Brazil's squad.{{cite web|title=Mano elogia e não descarta convocação de Conca para seleção brasileira|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2010/12/12/mano-elogia-e-nao-descarta-convocacao-de-conca-para-selecao-brasileira.jhtm|website=UOL|access-date=6 January 2015|language=pt}}
Personal life
Conca met his wife Paula Araújo in 2007. They married in Maldives in September 2010.{{cite web|url=http://sports.163.com/13/1221/07/9GJQNPB200051C89.html#p=9FH0I1EL0B6P0005|title=曝穗民政局拒为孔卡结婚登记 因微博门敌视媒体_网易体育|website=sports.163.com|access-date=3 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810205446/http://sports.163.com/13/1221/07/9GJQNPB200051C89.html#p=9FH0I1EL0B6P0005|archive-date=10 August 2018|url-status=dead}} On 15 March 2012, their first son, Benjamin, was born in Guangzhou, China PR.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/ChinaSportsWeekly/2012-03/16/content_14850449.htm|title=Who's hot, who's not in China Sports (Week 11) -China Sports Weekly -chinadaily.com.cn|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=3 May 2019}} Their second son, Bryan, was born in Shanghai on 18 March 2016.{{cite web|url=http://news.eastday.com/eastday/13news/auto/news/sports/u7ai5424647.html|title=孔卡次子今早在上海降生 两儿子中国生缘分不浅|website=news.eastday.com|access-date=3 May 2019|archive-date=8 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108142824/http://news.eastday.com/eastday/13news/auto/news/sports/u7ai5424647.html|url-status=dead}}
Career statistics
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| rowspan="3"|River Plate
|2002 |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003
|11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 2 | |
| Total
!14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 2 | |
| rowspan="4"|Universidad Católica (loan)
|2004 |18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 2 | |
| 2005
|24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 9 | |
| 2006
|23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 5 | |
| Total
!65 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 81 | 16 | |
| Rosario Central (loan)
|2006 |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |
| Vasco da Gama (loan)
|2007 |30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 48 | 7 |
| rowspan="6"|Fluminense (loan) | |||||||||
| 2008
|30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 56 | 8 |
| 2009
|36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 63 | 13 |
| 2010
|38 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 59 | 14 |
| 2011
|7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 4 |
| Total
!111 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 55 | 13 | 205 | 39 |
| rowspan="4"|Guangzhou Evergrande
|2011 |15 | 9 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 9 | |||
| 2012
|24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 17 |
| 2013
|26 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 28 |
| Total
!65 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 99 | 54 |
| Fluminense
|2014 |37 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 59 | 16 |
| rowspan="4"|Shanghai SIPG | |||||||||
| 2015
|29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 |
| 2016
|17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| Total
!46 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 17 |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!381 | 97 | 24 | 9 | 85 | 25 | 86 | 20 | 577 | 151 |
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Honours
Universidad Católica
Fluminense
Guangzhou Evergrande
- AFC Champions League: 2013
- Chinese Super League: 2011, 2012, 2013
- Chinese FA Cup: 2012{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2012-11-18/17236300717.shtml|title=足协杯-张琳芃传射8024两球 恒大总分5-3贵州夺冠|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn|date=18 November 2012|access-date=20 August 2019}}
- Chinese FA Super Cup: 2012
Flamengo
Individual
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Fan's Player: 2009, 2010{{cite web |title=Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/temporeal/cobertura/livre/06-12-2010/premio-craque-do-brasileirao/ |access-date=19 May 2009 |date=6 December 2010 |publisher=Globo Esporte |language=pt}}
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player: 2010
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2010
- Bola de Ouro: 2010
- Bola de Prata: 2010
- Troféu Mesa Redonda Best Player: 2010
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2012, 2013, 2015
- AFC Champions League Dream Team: 2013
- Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year: 2013
- Chinese FA Cup Most Valuable Player: 2013
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|dario-leonardo-conca/26787}}
- {{BDFA|DARIO-LEONARDO-CONCA-17871}}
- [http://www.netvasco.com.br/futebol/jogadores/129.xml netvasco.com.br] {{in lang|pt}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110405114727/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&pStr=Player&PLID=182595&TEID=2088 Guardian Stats Centre]
- [http://fluminense.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=91 fluminense.com.br]
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