Darío Conca

Darío Conca
Conca in 2011
Personal information
Full name Darío Leonardo Conca
Date of birth (1983-05-11) 11 May 1983
Place of birth General Pacheco, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1999–2000 Tigre
2000–2002 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Tigre 1 (0)
2000–2008 River Plate 14 (2)
2004–2006Universidad Católica (loan) 65 (13)
2006Rosario Central (loan) 13 (0)
2007Vasco da Gama (loan) 30 (6)
2008Fluminense (loan) 30 (4)
2009–2011 Fluminense 124 (28)
2011–2013 Guangzhou Evergrande 65 (33)
2014 Fluminense 52 (13)
2015–2018 Shanghai SIPG 46 (13)
2017Flamengo (loan) 3 (0)
2019 Austin Bold 3 (0)
Total 446 (112)
International career
2002 Argentina U20 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darío Leonardo Conca (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈɾi.o leoˈnaɾðo ˈkoŋka]; born 11 May 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Conca was elected for two consecutive years as the best player of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2009 and 2010. When Conca signed for Guangzhou Evergrande in 2011, he was made the third-highest paid player in the world, behind only Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi.