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Diogo Monteiro

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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

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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

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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

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  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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