Diego Caito
Brazilian footballer
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Diego Caito Barcellos Oliveira dos Santos (born 7 June 2004), known as Diego Caito, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio, on loan from Goiás.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Caito Barcellos Oliveira dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grêmio | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Santo André | ||
| 2016 | Palmeiras | ||
| 2017 | Grêmio | ||
| 2018 | Santo André | ||
| 2019 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 2020–2021 | Athletico Paranaense | ||
| 2022–2024 | Goiás | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Goiás | 72 | (3) |
| 2026– | → Grêmio (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:17, 27 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in São Paulo, Diego Caito joined Goiás' youth setup in 2022, after representing Santo André (two stints), Palmeiras, Grêmio, Juventus-SP and Athletico Paranaense.[1] He made his first team debut with the former on 5 February 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Bruno Santos in a 3–0 Campeonato Goiano home win over Grêmio Anápolis.[2]
On 17 October 2023, Diego Caito renewed his contract with the Esmeraldino until December 2025.[1] He extended his link for another year the following 18 March,[3] and finished the 2024 season being regularly used.[4]
Diego Caito became a starter in the 2025 campaign,[5] and scored his first professional goal on 12 April of that year, netting the winner in a 2–1 Série B away success over Operário Ferroviário.[6] On 19 June, he renewed his contract until 2028.[7]
On 24 July 2026, Diego Caito was loaned to Grêmio until the end of the year.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 27 July 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goiás | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Série B | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 3 | ||
| Grêmio (loan) | 2026 | Série A | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 51 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 4 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Verde