Diego Tardelli

Diego Tardelli
Tardelli with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2011
Personal information
Full name Diego Tardelli Martins
Date of birth (1985-05-10) 10 May 1985
Place of birth Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Partner Football
2000Santos (loan)
2001–2003 União Barbarense
2003–2004 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 São Paulo 112 (31)
2006Betis (loan) 12 (0)
2006São Caetano (loan) 7 (1)
2006–2007PSV (loan) 13 (3)
2008 Flamengo 29 (5)
2009–2011 Atlético Mineiro 94 (56)
2011 Anzhi Makhachkala 13 (0)
2012 Al-Gharafa 24 (13)
2013–2014 Atlético Mineiro 69 (23)
2015–2018 Shandong Luneng 73 (41)
2019 Grêmio 35 (5)
2020–2021 Atlético Mineiro 9 (2)
2021 Santos 12 (1)
Total 502 (181)
International career
2005 Brazil U20 2 (0)
2009–2015 Brazil 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Tardelli Martins (born 10 May 1985), known as Diego Tardelli, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was considered a dynamic player due to his speed on attack and individual skills. Tardelli is not his last name, but his second name: it was chosen by his father after his footballing idol, Italian World Cup winner Marco Tardelli.