Diógenes Vinicius da Silva (born 6 January 2001), simply known as Diógenes, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Born in

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, Diógenes began his career as a

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, but soon moved to goal. He played for the youth sides of

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and

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before agreeing to join

in August 2020; he was only registered in October, after the club's transfer ban was lifted. Promoted to the first team in February 2021, Diógenes became a third-choice in July, behind

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and

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. On 13 August, after becoming an immediate backup as John suffered an injury, he renewed his contract with the club until the end of 2024. Diógenes ended the 2021 season as third-choice after the arrival of

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, and remained in that role in the following year, after John recovered. In September 2022, he was separated from the first team squad due to "indiscipline", but was reintegrated into the squad in the following month. After spending the 2023 season behind João Paulo and

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, Diógenes was one of the several players deemed surplus to requirements for the 2024 campaign, after the club's first-ever relegation. On 15 January 2024, however, he was again reintegrated, being now second-choice. Diógenes later became a third-choice after the arrival of

Gabriel Brazão Gabriel Nascimento Resende Brazão (born 5 October 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Santos. Club career Early career Born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazão joined Cruzeiro's youth setup in March 20 ...

, but was again a backup after João Paulo suffered an injury. On 21 August 2024, he renewed his contract with Santos until the end of 2026. Diógenes made his first team debut with ''Peixe'' on 28 October 2024, starting in a 2–0 Série B home win over Ituano.

Career statistics

Honours

Santos *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from the Italian and the Ecuadorian Serie B), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diogenes 2001 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Santos FC players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen