Diego Galo (footballer, born 2005)

Diego Galo
Personal information
Full name Diego Henrique Galo da Silva[1]
Date of birth (2005-09-04) 4 September 2005[1]
Place of birth General Salgado, Brazil[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Novorizontino
Number 19
Youth career
2015–2016 Rio Preto
2021–2025 Novorizontino
2024–2025Atlético Mineiro (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Novorizontino 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:08, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

Diego Henrique Galo da Silva (born 4 June 2005) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Novorizontino.

Career

Born in General Salgado, São Paulo, Galo played for the youth sides of Rio Preto and Novorizontino as a youth. On 6 March 2024, after impressing with the under-20 team of the latter in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was loaned to Atlético Mineiro for one year.[2]

Back to Tigre in July 2025,[3] Galo was promoted to the first team for the 2026 season, and made his professional debut on 10 January of that year, starting and scoring the opener in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away loss to Santos.[4]

Career statistics

As of 29 January 2026[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Novorizontino 2026 Série B 0 0 5 1 0 0 5 1
Career total 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Diego Galo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio Novorizontino. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Novorizontino empresta meia destaque da Copinha ao Atlético-MG" [Novorizontino loan midfielder spotlight of the Copinha to Atlético-MG] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Sub-20 do Tigre goleia o Mirassol em clássico regional e segue entre os líderes do Paulista" [Under-20s of Tigre thrash Mirassol in a regional derby and remain amongst the leaders of the Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio Novorizontino. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Tigre fica sem pontuar na estreia do Paulistão em Santos e busca a recuperação no Jorjão" [Tigre end up without points on Paulistão debut in Santos and seek the recovery at the Jorjão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio Novorizontino. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  5. ^ Diego Galo at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2026.