Diego de Souza (footballer, born 1984)

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| name = Diego de Souza

| image =

| fullname = Diego Alejandro de Souza Carballo

| height = {{Height|m=1.75|precision=0}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|5|14}}

| birth_place = Melo, Uruguay

| currentclub = El Tanque Sisley

| clubnumber =

| position = Attacking Midfielder / Winger

| years1 = 2003–2011

| clubs1 = Defensor Sporting | caps1 = 97 | goals1 = 29

| years2 = 2011–2012

| clubs2 = Banfield | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2012–2013

| clubs3 = Montevideo Wanderers | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = Cerro Largo | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2014–2015

| clubs5 = Municipal | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2016–2017

| clubs6 = Cerro Largo | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2017–

| clubs7 = El Tanque Sisley | caps7 = 23 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2018

| clubs8 = → Central Español (loan) | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalteam1 = Uruguay | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 2 January 2018

| ntupdate =

}}

Diego Alejandro de Souza Carballo (born 14 May 1984 in Melo) is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for El Tanque Sisley as a midfielder. He is nicknamed "Pepe" and "El ojo".

Club career

De Souza joined Defensor Sporting youth teams at the age of 16 and has since been claimed to be one of the greatest players in the history of the Uruguayan team. In 2009, he was chosen as the best player of the Uruguayan Primera División.{{Cite web |url=http://deportes.orange.es/futbol/noticias/diego_de_souza_fue_elegido_como_el_mejor_futbolista_de_la_liga_en_uruguay.shtml |title=El centrocampista Diego de Souza, del Defensor Sporting, fue elegido hoy como el mejor futbolista de la Liga uruguaya 2009 que acaba de finalizar, en opinión de la crítica especializada |access-date=2011-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720143131/http://deportes.orange.es/futbol/noticias/diego_de_souza_fue_elegido_como_el_mejor_futbolista_de_la_liga_en_uruguay.shtml |archive-date=2011-07-20 |url-status=dead }} In July 2010, Defensor Sporting received a US$1.5 million offer from Universidad de Chile which was accepted by the Uruguayan team but later turned down by de Souza's agent Gonzalo Madrid, who was hoping to place the midfielder in a European team.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/TenfielDigital/servlet/hntdide?0%2C0%2C5%2F%2C1%2C66813%2C1%2C0%2C0 |title=Noticia Desarrollada |access-date=2019-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518223527/http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/TenfielDigital/servlet/hntdide?0%2C0%2C5%2F%2C1%2C66813%2C1%2C0%2C0 |archive-date=2012-05-18 |url-status=dead }} On 27 January 2011, Diego de Souza signed a contract with Banfield for four years.{{cite web |url=http://www.ole.com.ar/banfield/Hola-charrua_0_416958329.html |title=Hola, charrúa {{!}} Olé |website=www.ole.com.ar |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011174439/http://www.ole.com.ar/banfield/Hola-charrua_0_416958329.html |archive-date=2012-10-11}}