Dyego Wilverson Ferreira Sousa (born 14 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Portuguese club Nacional.
He spent most of his career in Portugal, making 128 appearances and scoring 41 goals in the Primeira Liga for Marítimo, Braga and Benfica.
Born and raised in Brazil, Sousa made his international debut for Portugal in 2019 and was part of their squad that won the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.
In July 2010, Sousa moved abroad for the second time, again to Portugal, joining Leixões S.C. of the Liga de Honra.
[14] In August 2016 in a friendly against Tondela, Sousa attacked a linesman, and was given a nine-month ban by the Portuguese Football Federation in November, which was rescinded by a court the following month.
[19] On 6 March 2019, he signed a new contract until 2022,[20] and finished the league campaign as Braga's top scorer (joint fourth overall) with 15 goals.
[21] After rejecting bids of €12–15 million in January, Braga sold Sousa to Chinese Super League club Shenzhen F.C.
[25] He made 13 scoreless appearances for the team from Lisbon, including 14 minutes of their 2–1 loss to Porto in the 2020 Taça de Portugal Final on 1 August.
[31] On 14 August he made his La Liga debut in a 2–1 home loss to Real Madrid, as a 71st-minute substitute for Umar Sadiq.
[34] On 15 March 2019, Sousa was called up to represent the Portugal national football team for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.
[35] He was part of Fernando Santos' squad that won the 2019 UEFA Nations League on home soil, but did not feature in either match.