Indian Super League (ISL) club Odisha FC on Saturday strengthened their attack after signing forward Diego Mauricio on a one-year deal.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian striker played for Odisha FC in ISL 2020-21 campaign when he scored 12 goals and provided two assists in 20 games for the club. He made 452 passes averaging 22.6 passes per game and had a total of 589 touches all spread across the pitch.<\/p>\n
Diego is OFC’s all-time leading top scorer as he was in the race for the Golden Boot along with Igor Angulo and Roy Krishna.<\/p>\n
Mauricio then joined Mumbai City FC in January earlier this year scoring three times in the Hero ISL for the Islanders. The 31-year-old scored twice in Mumbai City FC’s AFC Champions League campaign helping them do the double over Iraq’s Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya allowing the Islanders to finish second in the group.<\/p>\n
After a brief yet impressive spell with Mumbai City FC, Mauricio has returned now back with Odisha FC to spearhead their attack.<\/p>\n
“I am so happy to welcome him (Diego) back to Odisha. He is a player who has already proven his quality in India, scoring goals for Odisha FC and Mumbai City FC,” Odisha FC head coach Josep Gombau said.<\/p>\n
“I think that Diego is a very big addition to our squad. I wish him all the best for the new season and I am sure with Diego’s hard work, we’ll have a scoring flair in our team,” he added.<\/p>\n
Mauricio is the club’s third foreign signing after Carlos Delgado and Osama Malik.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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