Diego Assis (footballer, born 1987)
Diego Assis Figueiredo (born 14 September 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.[2]
| Assis playing for Mariehamn in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Assis Figueiredo | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Assi | 48 | (25) |
| 2013–2016 | Mariehamn | 100 | (24) |
| 2017 | Thai Honda | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Persela Lamongan | 28 | (6) |
| 2019 | Al-Ain | 17 | (2) |
| 2019 | Madura United | 16 | (2) |
| 2021 | Bali United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:33, 3 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career Edit
Assi IF Edit
Before playing football, Assis worked as a mechanic around the same time as playing amateur football.[3] Assis had a big moment when he moved to Sweden in July 2010 to join Assi after being scouted in Europe, playing in the tournament.[3]
After signing a contract in 2011, Assis then helped the club get promoted to Norra Norrland.[3] During his two-year spell at Assi, he scored 25 goals in 48 appearances.
IFK Mariehamn Edit
On 23 October 2012, it was announced that Assis would join Finnish side Mariehamn on a free transfer for next season.[4] Assis had interests from Swedish clubs before moving to Mariehamn.[5]
Despite losing all of the six matches in the group stage of the Finnish League Cup, Assis scored once in the group stage, in a 4-3 loss against Honka.[6] Asis then scored his first goal for the club and set up one of the goals on his debut, in the opening game of the season, in a 3-1 win over RoPS on 14 April 2013.[7] Assis then scored three more goals later in the season against Lahti,[8] Turun Palloseura[9] and MYPA.[10] However, Assis finished the first season, making twenty-four appearances and scoring five times in all competitions after suffering a knee injury during a Europa League match against Inter Baku that ended his season.[11]
After recovering from a knee injury ahead of the new season,[12] Assis then made his return to the first team on 23 April 2014, in a 1-0 win over Turun Palloseura.[13] Following this, Assis started sign of improvement when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 2-2 draw against Honka on 23 May 2014[14] and his second goal of the season then came on 11 June 2014, in a 3-1 loss against TPS.[15] After scoring against Inter Turku[16] and Vaasan Palloseura,[17] Assis scored a hat-trick on 10 August 2014, in a 4-1 win over Honka.[18] After scoring in a 3-1 win over ROPS on 24 August 2014,[19] Assis signed a two-year contract with the club, keeping him until 2016, three days later.[20] Assis later scored four more goals in the season against Kuopion Palloseura[21] and TPS (twice).[22] Assis went on to finish the 2014, making twenty-four appearances and scoring eleven times in all competitions.
In the 2015 season, Assis started the season when he scored in the fourth round of the Finnish League Cup, in a 12-0 win over Tampere United[23] and then scored his first league goal against VPS.[24] Assis then scored twice on 17 May 2015, in a 2-0 win over FC Ilves.[25] In the semi final of Finnish League Cup, Assis scored in a 5-1 win over HJK[26] and in the final of the Finnish Cup, he scored a brace, in a 2-1 win over FC Inter.[27] Assis finished the 2015 season, making thirty-eight appearances and scoring seven times in all competitions.
In the 2016 season, Assis started the season well when he scored four goals in fifteen appearances against Palloseura Kemi Kings,[28] HIFK Fotboll,[29] VPS[30] and SJK.[31] Assis then ended his fourteen league matches without scoring, in a 1-1 draw against ROPS on 14 October 2016.[32] In the last game of the season, Assis came on as a substitute in the second half and scored the winning goal, in a 2-1 win over Ilves to secure the first ever Veikkausliiga Championship for the island club.[33] Following the club's title win, Assis went on to make thirty-nine appearances and scored six times in all competitions.
Thai Honda Edit
On 20 December 2016, Assis signed for Thai League T1 side Thai Honda.[34]
Al-Ain Edit
After leaving Persela, Assis signed for Saudi second-tier club Al-Ain in January 2019.[35]
Career statistics Edit
- As of match played 11 February 2017[36]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Assi | 2010[37] | Division 3 Norra Norrland | 8 | 6 | - | - | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 2011[38] | 20 | 13 | - | - | 28 | 12 | ||||||
| 2012[39] | Division 2 Norrland | 20 | 6 | - | - | 20 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 48 | 25 | ||||
| Mariehamn | 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| 2014 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 28 | 12 | |||
| 2015 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2016 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
| Total | 100 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 29 | ||
| Thai Honda Ladkrabang | 2017 | Thai League T1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 149 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 167 | 54 | ||
Personal life Edit
Assis is married and together, they have a son.[3] In addition to speaking Portuguese, Assis also speaks English and Swedish since moving to Europe in 2010.[3]
Honours Edit
Club Edit
- IFK Mariehamn
- Veikkausliiga (1): 2016[33]
- Finnish Cup (1): 2015
References Edit
- ^ Diego Assis Figueiredo Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today IFK Mariehamn
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS! GELANDANG BRASIL, DIEGO ASSIS RESMI BERSERAGAM BALI UNITED". Bali United Official Website. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Ex-metalúrgico, brasileiro faz história na Finlândia e leva clube à Champions" (in Portuguese). Globo Esportes. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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- ^ "Pistejako Maarianhaminassa (IFK-Lahti 2-2)" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "IFK vei maalijuhlat Turussa (TPS-IFK Mariehamn 2-4)" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "MYPA nousi voittoon (MYPA-IFK Mariehamn 3-1)" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Veikkausliigan maalitykin kausi päättyi loukkaantumiseen" (in Finnish). MTV.fi. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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- ^ "IFK Mariehamn haki pisteet Turusta (TPS-IFK Mariehamn 0-1)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Honka ja IFK jakoivat pisteet (Honka - IFK Mariehamn 2-2)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Eero Tamminen löi tahdit TPS:n voitolle (TPS-IFK Mariehamn 3-1)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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- ^ "Mariehamnin Assis pyssytti hattutempun – Solignac yksin maalipörssin kärkeen" (in Finnish). MTV.fi. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "IFK jatkoi vahvaa putkeaan (RoPS - IFK 1-3)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Assis stannar på Åland" (in Swedish). Svenska.yle.fi. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "IFK Mariehamn vahvempi kuin KuPS (IFK Mariehamn - KuPS 3-1)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "IFK kukisti TPS:n päätöskierroksella (IFK-TPS 3-1)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "IFK Mariehamn avaa Suomen Cupin torstaina Tampereella" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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- ^ "Tappio kaiveli Ilves-pelaajia" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "IFK Mariehamn Respect Suomen Cupin finaaliin" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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- ^ "IFK Mariehamn haki jälleen arvokkaat vieraspisteet" (in Finnish). Iltasanomat. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "HIFK rämpii isosti Veikkausliigassa, HJK ja IFK Mariehamn omaa luokkaansa" (in Finnish). MTV.fi. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "VPS nousi lopussa tasoihin IFK Mariehamnin vieraana – katso maalit" (in Finnish). Iltasnomat. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Assis sköt IFK upp i tabelltopp – HJK fick bara kryss" (in Swedish). yle.fi. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "IFK Mariehamn stoppades av Annans arm – klarade ändå oavgjort mot HJK" (in Finnish). yle.fi. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ a b "IFK vann årets ligaguld". ifkfotboll.ax (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Diego Assis klar för Thai Honda Ladkrabang FC". ifkfotboll.ax (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Firdausy, Farabi (6 January 2019). "Klub Arab Saudi Resmi Angkut Bruno Silva & Diego Asis". Goal. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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- ^ "Spelprogram - Div 3 Norra Norrland, herrar". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). svenskfotboll. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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