Diogo Monteiro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinheiroand the second or paternal family name is Monteiro.

Diogo Monteiro

Personal information
Full name	Diogo Pinheiro Monteiro
Date of birth	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Geneva, Switzerland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	FC Arouca
Youth career
2018–2021	Servette
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Servette	4	(0)
2022	Servette U21	3	(0)
2023–2025	Leeds United	0	(0)
2025–	Arouca	0	(0)
International career‡
2019	Portugal U15	4	(0)
2019–2020	Portugal U16	10	(1)
2021–2022	Portugal U17	17	(3)
2022	Portugal U18	7	(0)
2022–	Portugal U19	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:20, 12 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 July 2023

Diogo Pinheiro Monteiro (born 28 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Portugese club FC Arouca. Born in Switzerland, he represents Portugal internationally.

Club career

On 15 June 2020, Monteiro signed his first professional contract with Servette. ^[1] He made his professional debut for Servette on 6 March 2021 in the Swiss Super League. ^[2] At 16 years old, one month and nine days, Monteiro was the third youngest footballer to debut with Swiss Super League, and the youngest defender to do so. ^[3]

On 31 January 2023, Monteiro joined Premier League side Leeds United for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2026 with the English club and being initially registered for the under-21 squad. ^{[4] [5]}

On 11 August 2025 Monteiro joined Portugese club FC Arouca on a permanent contract. ^[6]

International career

With the national team, Monteiro has more than 30 caps at U15, U16, U17 and U18 level. He has been the captain of the 2005 generation so far and he was a crucial player in the campaign this generation had on the Euro championship in 2022, in Israel. Portugal reached the semi-finals and Monteiro was the only Portuguese player to have played every minute of the tournament.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Luscher, Loic. "Diogo Monteiro paraphe un contrat avec les Grenat - servettefc.ch | SFC". www.servettefc.ch.
2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 6 March 2021.
3. "Diogo Monteiro - Der jüngste Innenverteidiger seit 2003". SwissFootballLeague. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
4. "DIOGO MONTEIRO JOINS LEEDS UNITED". Leeds United F.C. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
5. "Diogo Monteiro: Leeds United sign defender from Servette". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
6. Monteiro joins Arouca

External links

• Diogo Monteiro at Soccerway
• Diogo Monteiro at WorldFootball.net
• Diogo Monteiro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Diogo Monteiro national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)