Diogo Monteiro Explained

Diogo Monteiro
Fullname:Diogo Pinheiro Monteiro
Birth Date:28 January 2005
Birth Place:Geneva, Switzerland
Height:1.84 m
Position:Centre back
Currentclub:Leeds United
Clubnumber:34
Youthyears1:2018–2021
Youthclubs1:Servette
Years1:2021–2023
Clubs1:Servette
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Years2:2022
Clubs2:Servette U21
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:2023–
Clubs3:Leeds United
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Portugal U15
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2019–2020
Nationalteam2:Portugal U16
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2021–2022
Nationalteam3:Portugal U17
Nationalcaps3:17
Nationalgoals3:3
Nationalyears4:2022
Nationalteam4:Portugal U18
Nationalcaps4:7
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2022–
Nationalteam5:Portugal U19
Nationalcaps5:3
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:09:58, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:14 July 2023

Diogo Pinheiro Monteiro (born 28 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diogo Monteiro paraphe un contrat avec les Grenat - servettefc.ch | SFC. Loic. Luscher. www.servettefc.ch.
  2. Web site: Soccerway. Game Report by Soccerway. 6 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Diogo Monteiro - Der jüngste Innenverteidiger seit 2003. SwissFootballLeague. 2021-04-12. 2021-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210412210859/https://www.sfl.ch/news/news/artikel/diogo-monteiro-der-juengste-innenverteidiger-seit-2003/. dead.
  4. Web site: DIOGO MONTEIRO JOINS LEEDS UNITED. Leeds United F.C.. 31 January 2023. 31 January 2023.
  5. Web site: 31 January 2023 . Diogo Monteiro: Leeds United sign defender from Servette . 31 January 2023 . BBC Sport.