Diogo Pinto (footballer, born 2004)

Last updated

Diogo Pinto
Personal information
Full name Diogo de Carvalho Pinto
Date of birth (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Felgueiras, Portugal
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Sporting CP B
Number 51
Youth career
2012–2016 Felgueiras 1932
2016–2027 Paços de Ferreira
2017–2022 Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Sporting CP B 12 (0)
2024– Sporting CP 2 (0)
International career
2019 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2019–2020 Portugal U16 7 (0)
2021–2022 Portugal U18 5 (0)
2022–2023 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2022–2023 Portugal U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:02, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:02, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Diogo de Carvalho Pinto (born 18 June 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting CP B.

Contents

Career

Pinto is a youth product of Felgueiras 1932 and Paços de Ferreira, before moving to the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2017. He signed his first professional contract with the club in October 2020, and in 2022 was promoted to Sporting CP B in the Liga 3. [1] He made his senior and professional debut with Sporting in a 1–0 Primeira Liga win over Estoril on 11 May 2024. [2] He was the starting goalkeeper for Sporting for the 2023–24 Taça de Portugal final, a 2–1 loss to FC Porto on 26 May 2024. [3]

International career

Pinto is a youth international for Portugal from U16 to U20 level. He played for the Portugal U19 at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [4] In March 2024, he was called up to the Portugal U20s for a set of 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches. [5]

Honours

Sporting CP

Related Research Articles

Joaquim Manuel Sampaio da Silva, known as Quim, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sporting CP</span> Association football club in Lisbon, Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal, otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting, or as Sporting Lisbon and Sporting Portugal in other countries, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon. Having various sports departments and sporting disciplines, it is best known for its men's professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 1 July 1906, Sporting is one of the "Big Three" clubs in Portugal that have never been relegated from Primeira Liga, along with rivals Benfica and Porto. Sporting are nicknamed Leões (Lions), for the symbol used in the middle of the club's crest, and Verde e Brancos, for the shirt colour that are in (horizontal) stripes. The club's anthem is called "A Marcha do Sporting", its motto is Esforço, Dedicação, Devoção e Glória, its supporters are called sportinguistas and the club's mascot is called Jubas. Sporting is the second largest sports club by membership in Portugal, with about 150,000 members, which makes it one of the world's largest. It is also among the top three Portuguese sports clubs in number of non-affiliated fans. Their home ground has been the Estádio José Alvalade, built in 2003, which replaced the previous one, built-in 1956. The club's indoor arena is the Pavilhão João Rocha multi-sports pavilion. Its youth academy has helped produce footballers such as Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rui Patrício</span> Portuguese footballer (born 1988)

Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Roma and the Portugal national team. He is often nicknamed "São Patrício" for his saves for club and country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rúben Amorim</span> Portuguese football manager (born 1985)

Rúben Filipe Marques Amorim is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nuno Santos (footballer, born 1995)</span> Portuguese footballer (born 1995)

Nuno Miguel Gomes dos Santos is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left wing-back for Sporting CP.

Eduardo Henrique da Silva, known as Eduardo Henrique or simply Eduardo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pedro Gonçalves</span> Portuguese footballer (born 1998)

Pedro António Pereira Gonçalves, known as Pedro Gonçalves or Pote, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diogo Costa</span> Portuguese footballer (born 1999)

Diogo Meireles da Costa is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Portugal national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diogo Leite (footballer, born 1999)</span> Portuguese footballer (born 1999)

Diogo Filipe Monteiro Pinto Leite is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Union Berlin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Viktor Gyökeres</span> Swedish footballer (born 1998)

Viktor Einar Gyökeres is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Sweden national team.

João Mário Neto Lopes, known as João Mário, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Portugal national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gonçalo Ramos</span> Portuguese footballer (born 2001)

Gonçalo Matias Ramos is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team.

Geny Cipriano Catamo is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Mozambique national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henrique Araújo</span> Portuguese footballer (born 2002)

Henrique Pereira Araújo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primeira Liga club Famalicão, on loan from Benfica.

Dário Cassia Luís Essugo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">João Neves (footballer)</span> Portuguese footballer (born 2004)

João Pedro Gonçalves Neves, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Portugal national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tiago Santos</span> Portuguese footballer

Tiago Carvalho Santos is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lille.

Geovany Tcherno Quenda is a Portuguese football player who plays as forward for Sporting CP and the Portugal national football youth teams.

Diego Callai Silva is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Feirense on loan from Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

Francisco Diogo Pereira da Silva is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting CP B.

References

  1. "Quem é Diogo Pinto, a nova sombra de Israel no Sporting? | Abola.pt". Abola.pt. 2 March 2024.
  2. "Diogo Pinto será titular no sábado: conheça a 'muralha' da Academia". www.record.pt.
  3. "Sporting: o futuro de Diogo Pinto | Abola.pt". Abola.pt. 27 May 2024.
  4. "Diogo Pinto, guarda-redes felgueirense do Sporting, convocado para representar Portugal no Euro sub-19". Felgueiras Magazine. 28 June 2023.
  5. "Convocados para encontros com as Ilhas Faroé e Croácia". FPF.
  6. Roseiro, Bruno. "A vinda de Felgueiras, o interesse do City e o acidente de comboio em Soure que não mais esquecerá: quem é o novo campeão Diogo Pinto". Observador.