Diga (footballer)

Diogo Miguel Guedes Almeida (born 30 March 1998), known as Diga, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Mafra as a right-back.

Diga
Personal information
Full name Diogo Miguel Guedes Almeida[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998[1]
Place of birth Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Mafra
Number 27
Youth career
2006–2010 Feirense
2010–2012 Sporting CP
2012–2017 Feirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Feirense 75 (0)
2022– Mafra 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:17, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Feirense

Born in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Diga started and finished his development at C.D. Feirense and also had a two-year youth spell at Lisbon-based Sporting CP. He made his professional debut with the first team of the former club on 11 November 2017, playing 90 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against Moreirense F.C. in the group stage of the Taça da Liga.[2] His maiden Primeira Liga appearance took place late in the same month, when he started in the 3–1 defeat at S.C. Braga.[3]

After being relegated in 2019, Diga spent a further three campaigns with the side in the Segunda Liga. He made 84 competitive appearances during his spell, failing to score.

Mafra

Diga signed a one-year contract with second-tier C.D. Mafra on 7 July 2022.[4]

References
  1. "Diga" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. "COMENTÁRIO: Detentor do título Moreirense vence Feirense por 2–1 na Taça da Liga" [COMMENT: Holders Moreirense beat Feirense by 2–1 in the League Cup]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 11 November 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. "Sp. Braga-Feirense, 3–1 (resultado final)" [Sp. Braga-Feirense, 3–1 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. "Após 13 temporadas ao serviço do Feirense, Diga reforça o Mafra" [After 13 seasons in service of Feirense, Diga bolsters Mafra]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  • Diga at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Diga at Soccerway
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