Diego Coelho

Diego Coelho
Coelho with Curicó Unido in 2023
Personal information
Full name Diego Martín Coelho Díaz
Date of birth (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Cobresal
Youth career
2009 Nacional
2010–2015 Fénix
2016 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Nacional 12 (2)
2018–2019 → Boston River (loan) 36 (11)
2020–2021 Defensor Sporting 31 (5)
2021 Cerro 24 (11)
2022–2023 Curicó Unido 57 (18)
2024– Cobresal 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2024

Diego Martín Coelho Díaz (born 28 January 1995) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean club Cobresal.[2]

Club career

A product of both Nacional and Fénix, Coelho made his professional debut with the first in a 0–0 draw against River Plate from Montevideo on 29 March 2017.[3][4]

After playing on loan for Boston River in 2018 and 2019, he signed with Defensor Sporting in 2020.[5][6]

In 2021, he played for Cerro in the Uruguayan Segunda División and became the top goalscorer of the season with eleven goals.[7]

In 2022, he moved to Chile and signed with Curicó Unido in the top division.[8] In 2024, he switched to Cobresal.[9]

Personal life

He is the son of the former Uruguay international footballer Fabián Coelho.[10]

Honours

Nacional[3]

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Diego Coelho". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ Profile at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Coelho, Diego". Atilio Software (in Spanish). COMISIÓN DE HISTORIA Y ESTADÍSTICA C.N.de F. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Coelho está pronto". www.decano.com.uy (in Spanish). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Diego Coelho por seis meses". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 29 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Defensor Sporting sumó otra incorporación con el fichaje del delantero Diego Coelho". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 24 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b "LAPro: Coelho a puro gol". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Diego Coelho, su recuerdo de Martín Lasarte y un "amigo-rival"". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  9. ^ Velozo, Pablo (1 January 2024). "Cobresal empieza el 2024 anunciando dos refuerzos: Franco Lobos y Diego Coelho". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Los Coelho en herencia tricolor". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 22 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2024.