[4] There were rumours that Pope Francis, at that time the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, asked Maradona to recognize Diego Jr. as his son.

[6] Maradona had a passion for football and started playing at a young age, showing promise by emulating his father's skills.

On 10 June 2015, Maradona married Nunzia Pennino in a Roman Catholic church in Naples and received Pope Francis' blessing.

[7][8][9] On 25 August 2016, Maradona publicly recognised Diego Jr. as his son in Argentina and declared in front of the media in Buenos Aires "I love him a lot and he’s very like me.

[14] He joined Internapoli from Eccellenza Campania in January 2006; after having been without a team for the first half of the 2005–06 season, he only played two games for the club as he suffered an injury which kept him sidelined.

He debuted in Beach Soccer's Serie A on 27 June 2008 in a match against Alma Juventus Fano, scoring a goal.

He scored six goals in three matches for Mare di Roma, convincing Italy's coach Giancarlo Magrini to include him in the squad for the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

He scored a dozen goals in the championship, allowing his team, Mare di Roma, to advance to the final phase of competition for the Italian title.

[30] On 21 October 2024, he left Montecalcio by mutual consent,[31] then signing for Spanish Tercera Federación club Ibarra the next day.