On 29 December 2011, South China announced that Dhiego Martins, alongside João Emir Porto Pereira and Yeo Jee-hoon, had joined the club.
Më 29 dhjetor 2011, South China lajmëroi që Dhiego Martins, sëbashku me João Emir Porto Pereira dhe Yeo Jee-hoon, i ishin bashkuar klubit.