Diego Mathias

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Diego Mathias

| fullname = Diego Mathias de Almeida

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| height = 1.82 m

| currentclub = Brusque

| position = Attacking midfielder, forward

| youthyears1 = 2011–2013 | youthclubs1 = Artsul

| youthyears2 = 2014 | youthclubs2 = Ituano

| youthyears3 = 2015–2018 | youthclubs3 = Artsul

| youthyears4 = 2017 | youthclubs4 = → Fluminense (loan)

| youthyears5 = 2018 | youthclubs5 = Joinville

| years1 = 2018–2021 | clubs1 = Joinville | caps1 = 55 | goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2021– | clubs2 = Brusque | caps2 = 88 | goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2022 | clubs3 = → Caxias (loan) | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024 | clubs4 = → São Bento (loan) | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 5

| pcupdate = 29 September 2024

}}

Diego Mathias de Almeida (born 12 June 1999), simply known as Diego Mathias, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

A striker notable for his great mobility, Mathias was trained by the youth sectors of Artsul, with spells at Ituano and Fluminense. As a professional, he stood out as an athlete for Joinville, where he won the 2020 Copa Santa Catarina and the 2021 Recopa Catarinense. He transferred to Brusque in 2021 and was state champion with the club in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sc/futebol/noticia/brusque-anuncia-contratacao-do-meia-diego-mathias-destaque-do-jec-no-catarinense-por-cinco-anos.ghtml |title=Brusque anuncia contratação do meia Diego Mathias, destaque do JEC no Catarinense, por cinco anos |website=GloboEsporte |date=17 May 2021 |access-date=29 September 2024 |language=pt}} He also had loan spells at SER Caxias in 2022 and EC São Bento in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://omunicipio.com.br/diego-mathias-retorna-de-emprestimo-e-compoe-elenco-do-brusque-para-a-serie-b/ |title=Diego Mathias retorna de empréstimo e compõe elenco do Brusque para a Série B |website=O Município |date=12 April 2024 |access-date=29 September 2024 |language=pt}}