Diogo Bezerra

Diogo Bezerra
Personal information
Full name Diogo Bezerra de Oliveira
Date of birth (2002-07-16) 16 July 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Vitória, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Rio Ave
Number 7
Youth career
2018 Porto Vitória
2019–2021 Atlético Mineiro
2021–2022 Ferroviária
2023 Red Bull Bragantino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Ferroviária 5 (0)
2023–2024 Red Bull Bragantino II 28 (4)
2024 Porto Vitória 0 (0)
2024–2025 Mura 9 (0)
2025 OFK Beograd 35 (5)
2026– Rio Ave 24 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:03, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Diogo Bezerra de Oliveira (born 16 July 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Portuguese club Rio Ave.

Career

Born in Vitória in the state of Espírito Santo, Bezerra began playing as a youth for local Porto Vitória before joining Atlético Mineiro. He made his first senior appearances with Ferroviária in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and Red Bull Bragantino II in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3. He returned to Porto Vitória in 2024, winning the Copa Espírito Santo.

In September 2024, Bezerra moved to Europe by joining Mura in the Slovenian PrvaLiga on a two-year deal. By January, it was reported that he wanted to return to Brazil, due to isolation from only speaking Portuguese. Instead, he signed for OFK Beograd in the Serbian SuperLiga in February. He contributed two goals and eight assists in 20 games in the first half of the 2025–26 season.

On 13 January 2026, Bezerra was signed by Rio Ave in the Primeira Liga in Portugal. He joined on a deal until June 2030 for a fee reported in Serbia as €1.8 million. He played 17 games in his first half-season in Vila do Conde, scoring once on 11 May in the penultimate game of the season, a consolation in a 4–1 home loss to Sporting CP. He was then a transfer target for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the EFL Championship.

References

  1. ↑ Lima, Vinícius (14 May 2026). "Capixaba Diogo Bezerra, do Rio Ave, desperta interesse do Wolverhampton" [Espírito Santo-born Diogo Bezerra, of Rio Ave, awakes Wolverhampton's interest] (in Portuguese). GE. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Martinuzzo, Victor (15 May 2026). "Ex-Porto Vitória, Diogo Bezerra entra na mira do Wolverhampton, da Inglaterra" [Ex-Porto Vitória player Diogo Bezerra enters the view of Wolverhampton, from England] (in Portuguese). Arquibancada Digital. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Diogo Bezerra de Oliveira nova okrepitev Mure" [Diogo Bezerra de Oliveira new addition to Mura] (in Slovenian). Megafon. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Eden od ključnih igralcev črno-belih vztraja pri odhodu iz Fazanerije" [One of the key players of black and white insists on leaving Fazanerija]. Ekipa (in Slovenian). 31 January 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Oskar Drobne želi okrepitve, a bo namesto tega ostal še brez enega nogometaša: Diogo Bezerra pred selitvijo v srbsko prvenstvo" [Oskar Drobne wants reinforcements but will instead lose another player: Diogo Bezerra is set to move to the Serbian league] (in Slovenian). Planet Nogomet. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Avançado brasileiro Diogo Bezerra é o primeiro reforço de inverno do Rio Ave" [Brazilian forward Diogo Bezerra is Rio Ave's first winter addition] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Gomes, Ricardo (11 May 2026). "Bezerra considera resultado injusto frente ao Sporting e reitera: «Não foi penálti»" [Bezerra considers the result to be unfair against Sporting and reiterates: "It wasn't a penalty"] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  8. ↑ Veloso Gomes, André (14 May 2026). "Wolverhampton quer Diogo Bezerra, titular indiscutível do Rio Ave" [Wolverhampton want Diogo Bezerra, undisputed starter for Rio Ave]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2026.