Dione (footballer, born 1993)
Brazilian footballer

Dione Miguel Ribas (born 16 July 1993), simply known as Dione, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Itabaiana.
Career
Born in São Paulo, Dione began his career as a player playing for amateur teams in the state of Paraná. In 2015, he played for his first professional club, Mundo Novo-MS. In 2017, he arrived at Operário Ferroviário where he won the national titles in Series C and D. He later played for some teams in the northeast, winning state championships with Sampaio Corrêa in 2021 and Campinense in 2022. In 2023 he played for AD Confiança, and later for Zakho SC from Iraq. In July 2024, he was signed by Volta Redonda FC.
For the 2025 season Dione signed with Treze FC. On July, he was announced as a reinforcement of AO Itabaiana.
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