Diego Assis (footballer, born 1987)

Diego Assis Figueiredo (born 14 September 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.[2]

Diego Assis
Assis playing for Mariehamn in 2015
Personal information
Full name Diego Assis Figueiredo
Date of birth (1987-09-14) 14 September 1987 (age 37)
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 IF 48 (25)
2013–2016 IFK Mariehamn 100 (24)
2017 Thai Honda 11 (0)
2018–2019 Persela Lamongan 28 (6)
2019 Al-Ain
2019 Madura United 16 (2)
2021 Bali United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2019

Club career

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Assi IF

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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

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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

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On 20 December 2016, Assis signed for Thai League T1 side Thai Honda.[34]

Al-Ain

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After leaving Persela, Assis signed for Saudi second-tier club Al-Ain in January 2019.[35]

Career statistics

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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 IF 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
IFK 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 2017 Thai League T1 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Career total 149 49 8 3 15 2 3 0 167 54

Personal life

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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

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Club

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IFK Mariehamn

References

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  1. ^ Diego Assis Figueiredo Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today IFK Mariehamn
  2. ^ "BREAKING NEWS! GELANDANG BRASIL, DIEGO ASSIS RESMI BERSERAGAM BALI UNITED". Bali United Official Website. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "KLART: Diego Assis till IFK Mariehamn" (in Swedish). Football Transfers. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Brassen Diego Assis nobbar svenska klubbar för IFK Mariehamn" (in Swedish). Fotboll Transfers. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Honka voittoon maalitalkoissa" (in Finnish). Veikkausliga. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  7. ^ "IFK Mariehamn voittoon Rovaniemellä" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Pistejako Maarianhaminassa (IFK-Lahti 2-2)" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  9. ^ "IFK vei maalijuhlat Turussa (TPS-IFK Mariehamn 2-4)" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  10. ^ "MYPA nousi voittoon (MYPA-IFK Mariehamn 3-1)" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Veikkausliigan maalitykin kausi päättyi loukkaantumiseen" (in Finnish). MTV.fi. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Diego Assis palasi IFK:n harjoituksiin" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  13. ^ "IFK Mariehamn haki pisteet Turusta (TPS-IFK Mariehamn 0-1)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Honka ja IFK jakoivat pisteet (Honka - IFK Mariehamn 2-2)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Eero Tamminen löi tahdit TPS:n voitolle (TPS-IFK Mariehamn 3-1)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  16. ^ "IFK:n tehoviisiminuuttinen ratkaisi (IFK - Inter 3-1)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  17. ^ "IFK Mariehamn haki pisteet Vaasasta (VPS - IFK Mariehamn 1-2)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Mariehamnin Assis pyssytti hattutempun – Solignac yksin maalipörssin kärkeen" (in Finnish). MTV.fi. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  19. ^ "IFK jatkoi vahvaa putkeaan (RoPS - IFK 1-3)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  20. ^ "Assis stannar på Åland" (in Swedish). Svenska.yle.fi. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  21. ^ "IFK Mariehamn vahvempi kuin KuPS (IFK Mariehamn - KuPS 3-1)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  22. ^ "IFK kukisti TPS:n päätöskierroksella (IFK-TPS 3-1)" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  23. ^ "IFK Mariehamn avaa Suomen Cupin torstaina Tampereella" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  24. ^ "HJK voitti dramaattisesti - "Paine kasvoi liian suureksi"" (in Finnish). Ylf.fi. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  25. ^ "Tappio kaiveli Ilves-pelaajia" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  26. ^ "IFK Mariehamn Respect Suomen Cupin finaaliin" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  27. ^ "IFK Mariehamn vei Suomen Cupin" (in Finnish). Veikkasuliiga. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  28. ^ "IFK Mariehamn haki jälleen arvokkaat vieraspisteet" (in Finnish). Iltasanomat. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  29. ^ "HIFK rämpii isosti Veikkausliigassa, HJK ja IFK Mariehamn omaa luokkaansa" (in Finnish). MTV.fi. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  30. ^ "VPS nousi lopussa tasoihin IFK Mariehamnin vieraana – katso maalit" (in Finnish). Iltasnomat. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  31. ^ "Assis sköt IFK upp i tabelltopp – HJK fick bara kryss" (in Swedish). yle.fi. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  32. ^ "IFK Mariehamn stoppades av Annans arm – klarade ändå oavgjort mot HJK" (in Finnish). yle.fi. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  33. ^ a b "IFK vann årets ligaguld". ifkfotboll.ax (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. 24 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  34. ^ "Diego Assis klar för Thai Honda Ladkrabang FC". ifkfotboll.ax (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  35. ^ Firdausy, Farabi (6 January 2019). "Klub Arab Saudi Resmi Angkut Bruno Silva & Diego Asis". Goal. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  36. ^ "D.Assis". int.soccerway.com/. Soccerway.
  37. ^ "Spelprogram - Div 3 Norra Norrland, herrar". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). svenskfotboll. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  38. ^ "Spelprogram - Div 3 Norra Norrland, herrar". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). svenskfotboll. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  39. ^ "Spelprogram - Div 2 Norrland, herrar". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). svenskfotboll. Retrieved 11 February 2016.