Diogo Rodrigues (footballer, born 1999)

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Diogo Rodrigues
Personal information
Full name Diogo Miguel Costa Rodrigues
Date of birth (1999-08-23) 23 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Vendas Novas, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
UTA Arad
Number 2
Youth career
2012–2016 Belenenses
2016–2017 Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2017–2018Sacavenense (loan)
2018–2019 Amora 6 (0)
2019–2023 Portimonense 1 (0)
2022–2023Covilhã (loan) 22 (1)
2023– UTA Arad 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2024

Diogo Rodrigues (born 23 August 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga I club UTA Arad. [1]

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Club career

Amora F.C.

After playing at junior level at CF Belenenses, Sporting CP, Diogo made his professional debut for Amora FC in the Campeonato de Portugal on 12 August 2018, in the match that the team won with a score of 4–0 against those from Redondense F.C.. Of the 6 matches played that season, Diogo was the starter in 4 of them.

Portimonense SC

In the 3 seasons spent at Portimonense SC, Diogo played in only one match in the Primeira Liga, on 16 April 2022, when his team lost the away match against FC Porto, the champion of that season, with a score of 7–0. Diogo entered the field in the 80th minute replacing Henrique Jocú.

SC Covilhã

In the season in which he was loaned in Liga Portugal 2 to the SC Covilhã, he played in 22 matches and scored 1 goal in the away match lost at C.D. Mafra with the score of 3–2.

UTA Arad

On July 26, 2023, Diogo signed a 2-year contract with the Romanian Liga 1 team, FC UTA Arad. He made his debut for his team in the match won 1–0 against Politehnica Iași on 4 August 2023. On 27 January 2024, he scored the first goal in Liga 1, in the match won at home against Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe with a score of 2–1.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amora 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 600060
Portimonense 2021–22 Primeira Liga 100010
Covilhã (loan) 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 22120241
UTA Arad 2023–24 Liga I 27130301
Career Total5615000612

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    References

    1. "DIOGO RODRIGUES ESTE NOUL JUCĂTOR AL UTA-EI!". uta-arad.ro. Retrieved 27 January 2024.