Diego Callai

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Diego Callai
Personal information
Full name Diego Callai Silva
Date of birth (2004-07-18) 18 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 41
Youth career
2013–2015 Juventude
2015–2021 Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Sporting CP B 54 (0)
2021– Sporting CP 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:17, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Diego Callai Silva (born 18 July 2004) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting CP.

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Club career

A youth product of the Brazilian club Juventude, Callai moved to the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2015. On 23 July 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting and was promoted to Sporting CP B in 2021. [1] In the summer of 2021, he joined the senior team during preseason and was promoted as their third goalkeeper. [2] On 22 April 2022, he extended his contract with Sporting CP until 2027. [3] On 11 January 2024, he joined Feirense on loan in the Liga Portugal 2. [4] Em Maio de 2024 sagrou-se campeão nacional pelo Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Personal life

Callai is the son of the Brazilian former goalkeeper Diego Costa Silva. [4] He holds Brazilian, Italian and Portuguese nationalities. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jovem Diego Callai assina contrato profissional com o Sporting". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Guardião Diego Callai vai estar na pré-temporada do Sporting". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Renascença (22 April 2022). "Guarda-redes Diego Callai renova contrato com o Sporting - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Pai comenta cedência de Diego Callai ao Feirense: «Vai evoluir e crescer ainda mais»". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Abola.pt (13 June 2023). "Sporting Callai mais perto de ser português | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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