Diego Jardel

Diego Jardel
Personal information
Full name Diego Jardel Koester
Date of birth 26 December 1989
Place of birth Águas Mornas, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Londrina
Youth career
2005–2006 Figueirense
2007–2009 Camboriú
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 União Leiria 0 (0)
2009–2010 Arouca (loan) 5 (0)
2012–2013 Camboriú 20 (3)
2012 Marcílio Dias (loan)
2012 Imbituba (loan)
2013–2017 Avaí 121 (10)
2015 Botafogo (loan) 34 (4)
2017–2019 Al-Arabi 44 (8)
2019–2020 Al Dhafra 24 (3)
2020–2021 Cuiabá 10 (1)
2021 Ajman 7 (3)
2022–2023 Brusque 32 (7)
2023– Londrina 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023

Diego Jardel Koester (born 26 December 1989), known as Diego Jardel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Londrina.

Playing career

After playing with Camboriú, Jardel joined Avaí in 2013. He played over 50 times for Avaí, including 45 times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. Before the start of the 2015 season, Jardel negotiated a season-long loan with newly relegated Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. Jardel has returned to Avaí after the end of loan term since 31 December 2015.

On 12 January 2022, he returned to Brazil and joined Brusque-SC.