![]() Diogo Barbosa in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diogo Barbosa Mendanha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Terra Nova do Norte, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fluminense | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vila Nova | |||
| 2010–2011 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Vasco da Gama | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | Guarani | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Coritiba | 30 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Goiás | 27 | (0) |
| 2016 | Botafogo | 43 | (2) |
| 2017 | Cruzeiro | 43 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Palmeiras | 75 | (0) |
| 2020– | Grêmio | 88 | (1) |
| 2023– | → Fluminense (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:56, 10 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Diogo Barbosa Mendanha (17 August 1992), known as Diogo Barbosa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fluminense a left-back.
Club career

Born in Terra Nova do Norte, Mato Grosso, Diogo joined Vasco da Gama in 2010, after impressing for Vila Nova's youth categories. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 24 October 2010, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Flamengo.[2]
On 13 September 2011, after being rarely used, Diogo was loaned to Sport until the end of the following year.[3] In August 2012, however, he moved to ASA also in a temporary deal, but his loan was cut short just days later.[4]
On 31 October 2012, Diogo agreed to a contract with Guarani, after having his federative rights assigned to Coimbra.[5] The following 2 June, he moved to Coritiba.[6]
On 14 July 2014, Diogo was loaned to Atlético Goianiense until the end of the year.[7] On 8 January of the following year, he joined Goiás.[8]
On 29 December 2015, Diogo agreed to a one-year deal with Botafogo.[9] He scored his first goal in the first division on 16 July 2016, netting his team's first in a 3–3 home draw against Flamengo.
On 14 December 2016, after failing to agree new terms, Diogo signed a three-year contract with Cruzeiro.[10]
On 14 November 2017, the sale of Diogo Barbosa to Palmeiras was settled for R$17.000.000.[11]
On 11 September 2020, he was announced as a Grêmio player, signing a contract until 2023.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 28 December 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 2010 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Sport Recife | 2011 | Série B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Guarani | 2013 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Coritiba | 2013 | Série A | 24 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2014 | Série B | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Goiás | 2015 | Série A | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| Botafogo | 2016 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 2 | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2017 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 59 | 2 | |
| Palmeiras | 2018 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 98 | 0 | |||
| Grêmio | 2020 | Série A | 21 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Série B | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 68 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 106 | 2 | |||
| Fluminense | 2023 | Série A | 19 | 1 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 271 | 5 | 89 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 430 | 7 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
Club
- Goiás
- Campeonato Goiano: 2015
- Cruzeiro
- Palmeiras
- Grêmio
- Fluminense
Individual
- Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2016[14]
- Best Left-back in Brazil: 2017[15]
References
- 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Fluminense FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ "Estreante, Diogo se enrola em entrevista e é elogiado por Léo Moura" [Debutant, Diogo winds up on interview and is praised by Léo Moura] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ↑ "Lateral-esquerdo Diogo é contratado" [Left-back Diogo is signed] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Recife. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ↑ "ASA dispensa três jogadores e devolve Diogo ao Sport Recife" [ASA release three players and give back Diogo to Sport Recife] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ↑ "Na primeira contratação para 2013, Guarani fecha com lateral Diogo" [In the first signing for 2013, Guarani sign full back Diogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ↑ "Coritiba deve confirmar contratação de Diogo Goiano nesta segunda" [Coritiba may confirm the signing of Diogo Goiano this Monday] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ↑ Gonçalves, Guilherme (14 July 2014). "Atlético-GO contrata Diogo, ex-Coxa, e renova com Victor Oliveira até 2017" [Atlético-GO sign Diogo, formerly of Coxa, and renew with Victor Oliveira until 2017] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ "Goiás apresenta diogo para a lateral esquerda" [Goiás present Diogo for the left-back] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goiás EC. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ↑ Mello, Jessica (29 December 2015). "Botafogo acerta com lateral-esquerdo Diogo Barbosa: "Estou muito feliz"" [Botafogo sign left-back Diogo Barbosa: "I am very happy"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ Baltar, Marcelo (14 December 2016). "Diogo assina com Cruzeiro, agradece ao Bota e lamenta: "Demorou muito"" [Diego signs with Cruzeiro, thanks Bota and laments: "It took too long"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ Amaral, Thaynara. "Com problemas de caixa, Cruzeiro acerta venda de Diogo Barbosa para o Palmeiras". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ "Diogo Barbosa é o novo reforço do Tricolor". Grêmio FBPA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ Diogo Barbosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ↑ "Vasco lidera seleção do Carioca, que ainda traz Ribamar e Willian Arão" [Vasco lead the Carioca team of the year, which brings Ribamar and Willian Arão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ↑ "Veja os vencedores da edição 2017 do Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
