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)
2020–2021 → Potenza (loan) 2 (0)
2021 → Vilafranquense (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.
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