Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diogo Pinheiro Monteiro | ||
Date of birth | 28 January 2005 | ||
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.
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]
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]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Diogo Pinheiro Monteiro | ||
Date of birth | 28 January 2005 | ||
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.
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]
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]