Diogo Coelho | |
Fullname: | Diogo Alexis Rodrigues Coelho Özçakmak[1] |
Birth Date: | 14 September 1993 |
Birth Place: | Ponta do Sol, Portugal |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | Şanlıurfaspor |
Clubnumber: | 3 |
Youthyears1: | 2003–2009 |
Youthclubs1: | Pontassolense |
Youthyears2: | 2009–2012 |
Youthclubs2: | Nacional |
Years1: | 2012–2020 |
Caps1: | 52 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs2: | → Covilhã (loan) |
Caps2: | 39 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs3: | → Chaves (loan) |
Caps3: | 23 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs4: | → Académica (loan) |
Caps4: | 32 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2020–2021 |
Caps5: | 32 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2021–2023 |
Caps6: | 46 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2023– |
Caps7: | 5 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 23:12, 21 January 2024 (UTC) |
Diogo Alexis Rodrigues Coelho Özçakmak (born 14 September 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Şanlıurfaspor as a central defender.
Born in Ponta do Sol, Madeira of Turkish descent through his father,[2] Coelho joined C.D. Nacional's youth system at the age of 16.[3] He made his Primeira Liga debut with the club on 11 May 2014 – the last matchday of the season – in a 1–0 away loss against Gil Vicente F.C. where he played the full 90 minutes.[4]
Coelho then spent three years on loan in the LigaPro, with S.C. Covilhã,[5] G.D. Chaves and Académica de Coimbra.[6] Returned to the Estádio da Madeira for the 2017–18 campaign, he scored twice[7] [8] in 36 matches to help the team return to the top division as champions.[3]
Coelho scored his only goal in the Portuguese top flight on 5 May 2019, helping to a 2–2 draw at Vitória S.C. after his side had trailed 2–0 with ten minutes left.[9] After only two competitive appearances in 2019–20, however, he was released as his contract was about to expire.[3]
On 23 June 2020, Coelho signed with U.D. Vilafranquense of division two.[10] He moved abroad for the first time in his career one year later, joining Kocaelispor who had been recently promoted to the Turkish TFF First League.[11]