Marcus Diniz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Plínio Diniz Paixão | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitória, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Caxias-ES | ||
| 2000–2002 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2003 | Vitória | ||
| 2004 | Caxias-ES | ||
| 2004–2007 | Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Monza (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Livorno | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Crotone (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2015 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Livorno (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Parma (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Eupen (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Como (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | → Lecce (loan) | 45 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Padova | 31 | (0) |
| 2016– | FC Lausanne-Sport | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Marcus Plínio Diniz Paixão (born 1 August 1987), commonly known as Marcus Diniz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Lausanne-Sport.
Club career
Diniz started his career at Caxias Futebol Clube, of the Itararé quarter. He spent nine years there before transferring to the youth system of Vasco da Gama. He then moved to Vitória, eventually returning to Caxias in 2004.
Milan
He signed with Milan in late 2004 and has been a featured player in Milan's youth system. Milan decided to loan him to Serie C1 club Monza to get some first team experience.
Livorno
At the beginning of the 2008–09 season he was transferred at Serie B club Livorno, on a co-ownership deal,[1] for €300,000.[2] In January he was sent on loan to Crotone.
Return to Milan and loans
In June 2009, Milan re-acquired Diniz back from Livorno, in exchange for Romano Perticone,[3] though letting them keep the Brazilian on loan.[4] Both players' 50% registration rights was valued €2.5 million[2] and the loan costed Livorno €150,000.[2][5]
At the start of the 2010–11 season, Diniz joined Parma on a new loan spell,[6] for €750,000,[5][7] which however was interrupted after only one month and the player was sent on another loan to Belgian side Eupen.[8]
For the 2011–12 season, he was loaned out again, this time to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Como, where he made 26 league appearances and scored one goal.
The following season, he joined Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Lecce on a new loan deal,[9] which was extended for a further season a year later.[10] For the 2014–15 season, Diniz stayed at Lecce for a third consecutive season on loan.[11]
Padova
For the 2015–16 season, he joined to Lega Pro club Padova, signing a two-year contract.[12]
References
- ↑ "Tre nuovi acquisti del Livorno Calcio". livornocalcio.it (in Italian). Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
- 1 2 3 "AC Milan Group 2009 annual report" (PDF). AC Milan. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ "A.C. Milan official note". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ↑ "Official announcement A.C. Milan". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- 1 2 "AC Milan Group 2010 annual report" (PDF). AC Milan. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ "Diniz al Parma: darò il meglio". fcparma.com (in Italian). Parma Football Club. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ↑ Parma FC Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (Italian)
- ↑ "Diniz in Belgio al Kas Eupen". fcparma.com (in Italian). Parma Football Club. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ↑ "Aggregato Diniz". uslecce.it (in Italian). Unione Sportiva Lecce. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ↑ "Ufficiale il ritorno di Diniz". uslecce.it (in Italian). Unione Sportiva Lecce. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ "Diniz ancora in giallorosso". uslecce.it (in Italian). Unione Sportiva Lecce. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "I brasiliani Fabiano e Marcus Diniz sono ufficialmente giocatori del Calcio Padova" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
External links
- Profile at aic.football.it (Italian)