Diogo Pinto (footballer, born 1999)

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Diogo Pinto
Personal information
Full name Diogo Costa Pinto
Date of birth (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Tomar, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Olimpija Ljubljana
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2008 União Tomar
2008–2014 Sporting CP
2014–2015 União Leiria
2015–2019 Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Benfica B 3 (0)
2020–2021 Ascoli 8 (1)
2020–2021Potenza (loan) 2 (0)
2021Vilafranquense (loan) 10 (1)
2021–2022 Estrela da Amadora 29 (13)
2022–2023 Casa Pia 18 (0)
2023– Olimpija Ljubljana 10 (0)
International career
2019 Portugal U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023

Diogo Costa Pinto (born 29 June 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana.

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Career

Born in Tomar, Pinto made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 4–0 away loss to Vilafranquense in LigaPro on 18 August 2019. [1]

On 13 January 2020, he was acquired by Ascoli, [2] before joining Serie C club Potenza on loan on 5 October 2020. [3]

On 26 January 2021, Pinto was loaned to Vilafranquense. [4] On 7 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Estrela da Amadora. [5]

On 26 June 2022, recently-promoted Primeira Liga side Casa Pia announced the signing of Pinto on a two-year contract. [6] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 7 August, coming off the bench for Takahiro Kunimoto in the 72nd minute of a 0–0 draw away at Santa Clara. [7]

On 18 August 2023, Slovenian champions Olimpija Ljubljana announced the signing of Pinto on a three-year contract. [8]

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. "Vilafranquense vs. Benfica II". Soccerway. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. "Calciomercato: ufficiale Pinto dal Benfica" (in Italian). 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. "DIOGO COSTA PINTO È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL POTENZA". calciopotenza.eu (in Italian). 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. "Calciomercato: Diogo Pinto al Vilafranquense". ascolicalcio1898.it (in Italian). 26 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  5. "#Calciomercato: Diogo Pinto all'Estrela Amadora". ascolicalcio1898.it (in Italian). 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021.
  6. "Diogo Pinto sai da II Liga para reforçar Casa Pia" [Diogo Pinto leaves II Liga to reinforce Casa Pia] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. "Gansos estreiam-se na primeira liga e não desiludem" ["Geese" debut in Primeira Liga and don't disappoint]. Casa Pia AC (in European Portuguese). 7 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  8. "Olimpijo je okrepil Portugalec" [Olimpija reinforced by a Portuguese]. NK Olimpija Ljubljana (in Slovenian). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  9. "Diogo Pinto is one of the Midfielder of the Year in Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portugal. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  10. "Diogo Pinto scored the Goal of the Month for January in Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portugal. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.