Diogo Monteiro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinheiro and the second or paternal family name is Monteiro.
Diogo Monteiro
Personal information
Full name Diogo Pinheiro Monteiro
Date of birth (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Geneva, Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 34
Youth career
2018–2021 Servette
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Servette 4 (0)
2022 Servette U21 3 (0)
2023– Leeds United 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Portugal U15 4 (0)
2019–2020 Portugal U16 10 (1)
2021–2022 Portugal U17 17 (3)
2022 Portugal U18 7 (0)
2022– Portugal U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:58, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2023

Diogo Pinheiro Monteiro (born 28 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Leeds United. Born in Switzerland, he represents Portugal internationally.

Club career

On 15 June 2020, Monteiro signed his first professional contract with Servette.[1] He made his professional debut for Servette on 6 March 2021 in the Swiss Super League.[2] At 16 years old, one month and nine days, Monteiro was the third youngest footballer to debut with Swiss Super League, and the youngest defender to do so.[3]

On 31 January 2023, Monteiro joined Premier League side Leeds United for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2026 with the English club and being initially registered for the under-21 squad.[4][5]

International career

With the national team, Diogo has more than 30 caps (U15, U16, U17 and U18). He has been the captain of the 2005 generation so far and he was a crucial player in the great campaign this generation had on the Euro championship in 2022, in Israel. Portugal reached the semi-finals and Diogo was the only portuguese player to have played every minute of the tournament.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Luscher, Loic. "Diogo Monteiro paraphe un contrat avec les Grenat - servettefc.ch | SFC". www.servettefc.ch.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Diogo Monteiro - Der jüngste Innenverteidiger seit 2003". SwissFootballLeague. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ "DIOGO MONTEIRO JOINS LEEDS UNITED". Leeds United F.C. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Diogo Monteiro: Leeds United sign defender from Servette". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.


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