Diogo Caramelo

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| name = Diogo Caramelo

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| fullname = Diogo Miguel Caramelo Santos{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/jogador/caramelo/127444|title=Caramelo|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|accessdate=11 October 2021}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|11|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lisbon, Portugal

| height = {{height|m=1.79|precision=0}}

| position = Striker

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| youthyears1 = 2001–2011 | youthclubs1 = Benfica

| years1 = 2011 | clubs1 = Ribeirão | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2011–2013 | clubs2 = Real Massamá | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = Tampines Rovers | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2014 | clubs4 = Ribeirão | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2014–2016 | clubs5 = Cova Piedade | caps5 = 48 | goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = Barreirense | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2017 | clubs7 = Atlético Malveira | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2017–2018 | clubs8 = Loures | caps8 = 18 | goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2018–2019 | clubs9 = Fabril | caps9 = 27 | goals9 = 12

| years10 = 2019–2020 | clubs10 = Atlético | caps10 = 8 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2020–2021 | clubs11 = Alta de Lisboa | caps11 = 4 | goals11 = 1

| totalcaps = 178 | totalgoals = 34

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Diogo Miguel Caramelo Santos (born 22 November 1992), known as Caramelo, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Caramelo played youth football with S.L. Benfica.{{cite web|url=http://tampinesroversfc.com/introducing-diogo-caramelo/|title=Introducing – Diogo Caramelo|publisher=Tampines Rovers|date=29 July 2013|accessdate=11 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805000527/http://tampinesroversfc.com/introducing-diogo-caramelo/|archive-date=5 August 2013}} He made his debut as senior in the lower leagues, successively representing G.D. Ribeirão and Real SC.

Caramelo signed for Singapore club Tampines Rovers FC in June 2013 after a short trial, being joined in the adventure by fellow Portuguese Vítor Ladeiras and André Martins.{{cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Sports/Story/A1Story20130620-430961.html|title=Stags try out Portuguese flavour|publisher=AsiaOne|first=Sazali|last=Abdul Aziz|date=22 June 2013|accessdate=11 September 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630071415/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Sports/Story/A1Story20130620-430961.html|archive-date=30 June 2013}} He scored his only goal in the S.League on 25 August, helping to a 6–2 away win against Brunei DPMM FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/103519/brunei-dpmm-fc-vs-tampines-rovers-fc/report|title=Report: Brunei DPMM 2–6 Tampines|publisher=Goal|date=26 August 2013|accessdate=11 September 2013}}

Caramelo subsequently returned to his country, resuming his career in the third division or lower.{{cite news|url=https://www.jornaldedesporto.pt/2018/07/mercado-de-transferencias-1-divisao-af.html|title=MERCADO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS»» 1.ª Divisão AF Setúbal|trans-title=TRANSFER MARKET»» 1st Division Setúbal FA|newspaper=Jornal de Desporto|language=Portuguese|date=17 July 2018|accessdate=11 October 2021}}