Diogo Leite (footballer, born 1999)

Diogo Filipe Monteiro Pinto Leite (born 23 January 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Union Berlin.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinto and the second or paternal family name is Leite.
Diogo Leite
Leite training with Porto in 2018
Personal information
Full name Diogo Filipe Monteiro Pinto Leite[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999[2]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Union Berlin
Number 4
Youth career
2007–2008 Leixões
2008–2018 Porto
2014–2015 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Porto B 47 (1)
2018–2023 Porto 31 (2)
2021–2022 → Braga (loan) 23 (0)
2022–2023 → Union Berlin (loan) 28 (0)
2023– Union Berlin 8 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Portugal U16 9 (1)
2015–2016 Portugal U17 16 (0)
2017 Portugal U18 5 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal U19 10 (0)
2017–2019 Portugal U20 8 (0)
2018–2021 Portugal U21 22 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European U21 Championship
Runner-up2021
UEFA European U19 Championship
Runner-up2017
UEFA European U17 Championship
Winner2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Porto

Born in Porto, Leite joined FC Porto's youth academy at the age of 9.[4] He made his professional debut with the reserve team on 27 August 2017, playing the entire 1–0 home win against C.D. Santa Clara for the LigaPro.[5]

In late July 2018, due to several injuries to the back sector,[6] first-team manager Sérgio Conceição called Leite for the upcoming Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira match against C.D. Aves;[7] he partnered Felipe in that match, a 3–1 victory in Aveiro.[8] Shortly before that event, he had renewed his contract until 2023.[4]

Leite's maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 11 August 2018 in the season opener, and he again played the entire 5–0 home defeat of G.D. Chaves.[9] He scored his first goal in the competition the following weekend, helping to a 3–2 victory at B-SAD;[10] shortly after, however, he returned to the reserves.[11]

On 31 August 2021, Leite was loaned to S.C. Braga for one year.[12] He made 34 competitive appearances during his spell at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, but only five in the last three months.[13][14]

Union Berlin

In July 2022, still owned by Porto, Leite joined 1. FC Union Berlin with a buying option.[15] After a successful first season, helping the Bundesliga club to secure qualification for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history and totalling 40 games, he signed a permanent contract for €7.500.000.[16]

International career

Leite won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level at the age of only 19, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 friendly win over Italy.[17] He was later used as a starter by coach Rui Jorge in both legs of the 2019 UEFA European Championship play-offs, lost to Poland 3–1 on aggregate.[18][19]

In October 2022, Leite was named in a preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[20] On 26 March 2023, he remained on the bench of a 6–0 victory in Luxembourg for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers.[21]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 May 2023[22]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto B 2017–18 LigaPro 280———3[lower-alpha 3]0310
2018–19 161————161
2019–20 20————20
2020–21 10————10
Total 471———30501
Porto 2018–19 Primeira Liga 3100101[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]061
2019–20 9060211[lower-alpha 6]0—181
2020–21 19120203[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0271
Total 31280515020513
Braga (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 23030206[lower-alpha 6]000340
Union Berlin (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 28030—9[lower-alpha 6]0—400
Career total 129314071200501754
  1. Includes Taça de Portugal and DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes Taça da Liga
  3. Appearances in Premier League International Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  6. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Porto Youth

Porto

Portugal

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. "Diogo Leite" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. "Diogo Leite" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. "FC Porto renova com jovem promessa Diogo Leite" [FC Porto renew with young prospect Diogo Leite] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. "FC Porto B-Santa Clara, 1–0: Dragões tiram invencibilidade aos açorianos" [FC Porto B-Santa Clara, 1–0: Azoreans no longer undefeated courtesy of dragons]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "Defesa continua a ser dor de cabeça para Sérgio Conceição. Diogo Leite é opção para a Supertaça" [Defence is still an headache for Sérgio Conceição. Diogo Leite is an option for the Supercup] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. Pires, Sérgio (3 August 2018). ""Diogo Leite tem uma década de FC Porto: sabe o que é a exigência"" ["Diogo Leite has one decade of FC Porto: he knows what expectation is"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "FC Porto conquista Supertaça pela 21.ª vez" [FC Porto conquer Supercup for the 21st time] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  9. Andrade, David (11 August 2018). "FC Porto começa defesa do título com uma goleada" [FC Porto start title defence with rout]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. Pires, Bruno (19 August 2018). "Fantasma do Jamor ainda assustou Conceição" [Ghost of the Jamor still scared Conceição]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. Casaca, Manuel (10 February 2019). "Lesionados ao serviço da equipa B do FC Porto e em dúvida para Roma" [Injured while playing for B team of FC Porto and in doubt for Roma]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  12. Casaca, Manuel (31 August 2021). "Diogo Leite emprestado pelo FC Porto ao Braga" [Diogo Leite loaned by FC Porto to Braga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  13. Pires, Sérgio (30 May 2022). "FC Porto: Sp. Braga não avança para a contratação de Diogo Leite" [FC Porto: Sp. Braga will not push to sign Diogo Leite] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  14. Magalhães, Ana Luísa (3 June 2022). "Emprestados pelo FC Porto redifinem futuro e três têm transferência na mira" [FC Porto loanees sort out future and three have sights set on transfer]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  15. Koch, Matthias (16 July 2022). "Verteidiger Leite schon im Union-Trainingslager" [Defender Leite has joined Union's training camp]. B.Z. (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  16. "Oficial: Diogo Leite em definitivo no Union Berlim" [Official: Diogo Leite permanently to Union Berlin]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  17. "Seleção sub-21 de Portugal vence Itália em amigável disputado no Estoril" [Under-21 Portuguese national team beat Italy in friendly held in Estoril] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  18. "Portugal em vantagem sobre a Polónia no "play-off"" [Portugal ahead of Poland in play-off] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  19. "Golo de Diogo Jota insuficiente e Seleção falha apuramento para Europeu de Sub-21" [Diogo Jota goal not enough and national team miss out on qualification for Under-21 Euro]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  20. "A lista de pré-convocados da Seleção p'sara o Mundial'2022: conheça todos os nomes" [The pre-selected for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  21. "Luxembourg 0–6 Portugal". BBC Sport. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  22. Diogo Leite at Soccerway
  23. Almeida, Isaura (29 April 2019). "FC Porto é campeão Europeu Sub-19" [FC Porto are Under-19 European champions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  24. "FC Porto é o campeão nacional 2019/2020" [FC Porto is the 2019/2020 national champion] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  25. "Taça de Portugal: FC Porto conquista "dobradinha"" [Portuguese Cup: FC Porto wins "double"] (in Portuguese). Deutsche Welle. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  26. Ribeiro, Patrick (23 December 2020). "FC Porto claim Super Cup joy over rivals Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  27. "Under-17 – Portugal prevail on penalties against Spain". UEFA. May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  28. "[Under-17] The UEFA technical team – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  29. "CD Feirense e SL Benfica dominam prémios do mês de agosto" [CD Feirense and SL Benfica dominate awards for the month of August] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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