Diego Ferraresso

Diego

Diego with Slavia during match in August 2015.
Personal information
Full name	Diego Gustavo Ferraresso Scheda
Date of birth	May 21, 1992
Place of birth	Serra Negra, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Full-back / Winger
Club information
Current team	Cracovia
Number	87
Youth career
2007–2010	Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Litex Lovech	13	(5)
2011–2012	→ Chavdar Etropole (loan)	36	(6)
2012–2014	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	60	(3)
2014–2016	Slavia Sofia	48	(0)
2016–	Cracovia	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:38, 28 August 2016 (UTC).

Diego Gustavo Ferraresso Scheda (born May 21, 1992 in Arujá, São Paulo), or simply Diego, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a full-back for Ekstraklasa side Cracovia. He can also play into several other positions, or particularly as a winger.

Career

Diego start to play football in private junior school of São Paulo. He comes from a poor family.^[1]

Litex Lovech

Diego with Litex in 2009

He moved to Bulgaria, joining Litex Lovech's academy, after catching the eye of player agent Rogério Pereira.^[1] Ferares made his team debut for Litex Lovech in a friendly match against Macedonian FK Pelister on July 1, 2008. In his first months with Litex, Diego played for reserve squad. Diego's first official match was against PFC Belasitsa Petrich on May 15, 2009.^[1] He entered as a substitution in the 78 minute and scored his first goal for Litex. On June 14, 2009, Diego scored a hat-trick against Spartak Varna. He ended the 2008–09 season with 5 goals in 4 league matches.

Chavdar Etropole

After two seasons in Litex Lovech in 2011 he join to "B" group team Chavdar Etropole. He played two seasons, made 36 caps and scored six goals.

In the summer of 2012, Ferraresso spent approximately a month training with Botev Plovdiv, receiving the approval of then manager Ferario Spasov. However, the "canaries" were unable to sign him, as with his transfer they would have exceeded the limit on non-EU players in the team.^[1]

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

For 2012–13 season, he signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 May 2016

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Other[lower-alpha 1]		Total
Litex Lovech	A Group	2008–09	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5
		2009–10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		13	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
Chavdar Etropole (loan)	B Group	2010–11	11	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
		2011–12	25	6	0	0	–		–		25	6
	Total		36	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	6
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	A Group	2012–13	25	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	2
		2013–14	35	1	7	0	–		–		42	1
	Total		60	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	69	3
Slavia Sofia	A Group	2014–15	25	0	3	0	–		–		28	0
		2015–16	23	0	0	0	–		–		23	0
	Total		48	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	51	0
Career Total			157	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	169	14

1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

Honours

Litex Lovech

• Bulgarian A Group: 2009–10
• Bulgarian Supercup: 2010

Personal life

In June 2012, Diego received Bulgarian citizenship after he had lived in the country for five years.^[3]

References

1. Radkov, Iliyan (7 March 2013). "Диего – диамантът, който блесна в Ловеч" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
2. "Диего Фераресо вече тренира с черно-белите". plovdivutre.bg. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
3. "Диего Фераресо става национал". football24.bg. Retrieved September 12, 2012.

External links

• Diego Ferraresso at thefinalball.com
  
• Diego Ferraresso profile at Soccerway
• Diego Ferraresso profile at 90minut