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Brazilian striker Diego Mauricio rejoins Odisha FC!

Odisha FC have announced that Diego Mauricio is back with the Juggernauts for the upcoming 2022/23 season.

After working in the club’s youth team with coach Rogério Lourenço for several years, in 2010 he got promoted to the professional team by the same coach. He debuted for Flamengo on May 23, 2010, in a 3-1 win against Grêmio Prudente, at Maracanã Stadium, as a substitute and suffered a penalty in the final minutes. It is considered a great promise of the club, a player with good physical size and skill, many fans compare Maurício to Didier Drogba, calling him ‘Drogbinha’, which means the Little Drogba.

Diego scored his first professional goal on July 21, 2010, in a 1-1 draw against Avaí, at Maracanã Stadium. Flamengo’s president, Patricia Amorim, declined a €6 million offer from Shakhtar Donetsk for the player in May 2011. On August 14, 2012 Russian club Alania Vladikavkaz signed Diego Maurício from Flamengo for €2,8 million. After A loan spell back in Brazil, he signed for top division Portuguese club Vitória FC in July 2014. Before the 2016 season-opening, he joined Ratchaburi F.C. in the Thai Premier League.

On August 31, 2020, The Juggernauts signed Maurício ahead of the seventh edition of the Indian Super League, on a one-year deal. Maurício made his debut for the club against Hyderabad FC. He scored a brace six days later, against Jamshedpur FC, which ended in a thrilling 2–2 draw. He grabbed the headlines in the second half, pulling one back in the 77th minute before driving home a stunning injury-time equalizer. He registered 12 goals along with two assists for the club. The forward was often the shining star in the Juggernauts’ set-up. He finished third in the race for the Golden Boot, behind Goa’s Igor Angulo and ATK Mohun Bagan’s Roy Krishna.

On January 21, 2022, Mumbai City FC announced the signing of Maurício as a replacement for Ygor Catatau, on a short-term deal. Diego made his debut for the club against ATK Mohun Bagan. He scored his first goal for the club, against Jamshedpur FC in a 3–2 defeat, through the penalty spot. He was later included in the club’s 2022 AFC Champions League squad. On April 11, he scored the Islanders’ first ever goal in the competition through the penalty spot, in a historic 2–1 win against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, as Mumbai City FC became the first Indian club to win an AFC Champions League game.

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