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.
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.