Diogo Coelho (footballer, born 1993)

Diogo Alexis Rodrigues Coelho Özçakmak (born 14 September 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Şanlıurfaspor as a central defender.

Diogo Coelho
Personal information
Full name Diogo Alexis Rodrigues Coelho Özçakmak[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993[1]
Place of birth Ponta do Sol, Portugal[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Şanlıurfaspor
Number 3
Youth career
2003–2009 Pontassolense
2009–2012 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 Nacional 52 (3)
2014–2015 → Covilhã (loan) 39 (3)
2015–2016 → Chaves (loan) 23 (0)
2016–2017 → Académica (loan) 32 (1)
2020–2021 Vilafranquense 32 (2)
2021–2023 Kocaelispor 46 (1)
2023– Şanlıurfaspor 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023

Club career

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]

References
  1. "Diogo Coelho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. "Diogo Coelho vatandaşlık için kamptan ayrıldı" [Diogo Coelho leaves camp for citizenship]. Özgür Kocaeli (in Turkish). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. "Diogo Coelho de saída do Nacional" [Diogo Coelho leaving Nacional]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 May 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. Ferreira, Bruno José (11 May 2014). "Gil Vicente-Nacional, 1–0 (crónica)" [Gil Vicente-Nacional, 1–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. "Nacional empresta Diogo Coelho por uma época" [Nacional loan Diogo Coelho for one season]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 July 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. "II Liga: Nacional empresta Diogo Coelho à Académica" [II League: Nacional loan Diogo Coelho to Académica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. "Nacional-FC Porto B, 6–0: Dragões 'massacrados' na Madeira" [Nacional-FC Porto B, 6–0: Dragons 'slaughtered' in Madeira]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. "Há novo líder na II Liga, duas cambalhotas depois" [There's a new II League leader, two comebacks later]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  9. "Golo de Alhassan permite empate do 'aflito' Nacional em Guimarães" [Alhassan goal enables draw of 'worried' Nacional in Guimarães]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 5 May 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  10. "Diogo Coelho é o novo reforço do Vilafranquense" [Diogo Coelho is a new Vilafranquense addition] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  11. Silva, Flávio Miguel (27 June 2021). "Diogo Coelho ruma à Turquia para jogar no Kocaelispor" [Diogo Coelho heads to Turkey to play in Kocaelispor]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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