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.
 Leite training with Porto in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Diogo Filipe Monteiro Pinto Leite[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 42 | (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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editPorto
editBorn 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
editIn 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
editLeite 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
edit- As of match played 8 November 2024[22]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |||||
| Porto | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| Braga (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Union Berlin (loan) | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9[f] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 51 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 171 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 226 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal and DFB-Pokal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearances in Premier League International Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editPorto Youth
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2019–20[24]
- Taça de Portugal: 2019–20[25]
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2018,[8] 2020[26]
Portugal
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016[28]
- Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: August 2018[29]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Diogo Leite" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Diogo Leite" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Luxembourg 0–6 Portugal". BBC Sport. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Diogo Leite at Soccerway
- ^ Almeida, Isaura (29 April 2019). "FC Porto é campeão Europeu Sub-19" [FC Porto are Under-19 European champions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Taça de Portugal: FC Porto conquista "dobradinha"" [Portuguese Cup: FC Porto wins "double"] (in Portuguese). Deutsche Welle. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (23 December 2020). "FC Porto claim Super Cup joy over rivals Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Under-17 – Portugal prevail on penalties against Spain". UEFA. May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "[Under-17] The UEFA technical team – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Diogo Leite at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Diogo Leite national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)