| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diogo Dias Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Porto B | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Adaúfe | ||
| 2014–2018 | Braga | ||
| 2018–2024 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Porto B | 26 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:37, 19 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:37, 19 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Diogo Dias Fernandes (born 17 February 2005) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Porto B.
Born in Braga, Fernandes played as a youth for G.D. Adaúfe and S.C. Braga before joining Porto's academy in 2018. [1] In July 2021, after completing a season in the under-17 team, he signed his first professional contract, of three years' length; [1] in April 2024, his deal was extended to 2028. [2]
In the 2023–24 edition of the UEFA Youth League, Porto reached the semi-finals. Fernandes received praise in the Portuguese media for saving two shots in the penalty shootout that decide the last-16 tie after a 1–1 draw away to reigning champions AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands. [3] [4]
On 24 February 2024, Fernandes made his senior debut in Liga Portugal 2, a 2–0 home loss for Porto B to nearby Leixões. [5] First-team manager Martín Anselmi called him up in the 28-man squad for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States. [6]
Fernandes made his international debut for the Portugal under-16 team on 5 June 2021, a 1–1 friendly draw with Denmark. [7] He played for the under-17 team at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Israel, where they were eliminated from the semi-finals by France in a penalty shootout. [8] In October 2025, he was called up for the first time to the under-21 team by Luís Freire. [9]