Diga (footballer)

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Diga
Personal information
Full name Diogo Miguel Guedes Almeida [1]
Date of birth (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 27) [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
 Olimpija Ljubljana
Number 28
Youth career
2006–2010 Feirense
2010–2012 Sporting CP
2012–2017 Feirense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Feirense 75 (0)
2022–2023 Mafra 25 (1)
2023–2024 Nacional 4 (0)
2024–2025 Feirense 33 (0)
2025– Olimpija Ljubljana 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:53, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

Diogo Miguel Guedes Almeida (born 30 March 1998), known as Diga, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana.

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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. [2] 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. [3] His maiden Primeira Liga appearance took place later that month, when he started the 3–1 defeat at S.C. Braga. [4]

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. [5] He scored his first goal as a senior the following 7 April, in a 2–2 draw away to C.F. Estrela da Amadora. [6] [7]

Later career

On 12 December 2023, Diga joined C.D. Nacional of the second division on a deal until the end of the season. [8] In July 2024, he returned to Feirense. [9]

Diga moved abroad for the first time in his career on 19 June 2025, signing a two-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga club NK Olimpija Ljubljana. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Diga" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Marques dos Santos, Pedro (8 July 2024). "Feirense oficializa o regresso de Diga" [Feirense make return of Diga official]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Golo no último minuto salva invencibilidade caseira para o Estrela da Amadora" [Last-minute goal to keep Estrela da Amadora undefeated at home]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Diga "renasceu" com Rui Borges" [Diga "born again" with Rui Borges] (in Portuguese). Promosport. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Diga Almeida é reforço até final da temporada" [Diga Almeida is an addition until the end of the season] (in Portuguese). C.D. Nacional. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Diga de regresso ao Marcolino" [Diga back to the Marcolino] (in Portuguese). C.D. Feirense. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Diga, welcome!". NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
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