Diogo Spencer

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Diogo Spencer
Personal information
Full name Diogo Filipe Spencer Marques
Date of birth (2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
AVS (on loan from Benfica B)
Number 2
Youth career
2014–2015 CAC
2015–2016 Sacavenense
2016–2024 Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Benfica B 39 (1)
2024– Benfica 1 (0)
2025–AVS (loan) 9 (1)
International career
2023 Portugal U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:37, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

Diogo Filipe Spencer Marques (born 17 April 2004) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right back for AVS on loan from Benfica B.

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Club career

Born in Lisbon, Spencer began playing football as a midfielder for CAC. [1] After a season at Sacavenense, [2] he joined the youth ranks of Benfica aged 12. [3] In August 2020, aged 16, he signed his first professional contract. [2] He was a member of the team that won the UEFA Youth League in 2021–22, and in March 2023 he extended his contract by an undisclosed length. [4]

On 14 April 2024, Spencer made his first-team debut in the Primeira Liga, in a 3–0 home win over Moreirense; he came on as a last-minute substitute for Tiago Gouveia. [5] Over the season he also played for the youth, under-23 and reserve teams, totalling 13 games for the last of those in Liga Portugal 2 and scoring once to equalise in a 1–1 draw away to Tondela. [6] In December 2024, he and fellow 20-year-olds Diogo Prioste and Hugo Félix extended their contracts to 2029. [7]

Spencer was loaned to fellow top-flight club AVS on 19 August 2025, for the season. [8] On 13 September, in his third game for the club from Vila das Aves, he scored his first Primeira Liga goal in a 3–1 loss away to Estoril. [9] On 18 October, in a Taça de Portugal third round match away to Guarda Football Association team Fornos de Algodres, he scored twice in a 7–0 win. [10]

International career

On 17 November 2023, Spencer made his only appearance for the Portugal under-20 team, as a last-minute substitute for David Monteiro in a 2–1 friendly win over Norway in Amarante. [11]

Honours

Benfica U19

References

  1. Martins, Nuno (15 April 2024). "A história do estreante Diogo Spencer: «Ele era muito criativo e talentoso, jogava como médio»" [The story of the debutant Diogo Spencer: "He was very creative and talented, he used to play as a midfielder"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Diogo Spencer assina contrato profissional com o Benfica" [Diogo Spencer signs professional contract with Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 August 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. Marques, David (19 August 2025). "Benfica empresta Diogo Spencer ao AVS" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 "OFICIAL: Benfica renova com Diogo Spencer" [OFFICIAL: Benfica renew with Diogo Spencer] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  5. Soares, Rafael; Pedroso, Rita (15 April 2024). "Noite especial: Diogo Spencer em estreia" [Special night: Diogo Spencer on debut]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  6. "Tondela empata com Benfica B e sobe ao quinto lugar da II Liga" [Tondela draw with Benfica B and rise to fifth place in II League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  7. "Benfica renova com Diogo Spencer, Diogo Prioste e Hugo Félix até 2029" [Benfica renew with Diogo Spencer, Diogo Prioste and Hugo Félix until 2029]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  8. "Notícia Record: Benfica empresta Diogo Spencer ao AVS" [Record news: Benfica loan Diogo Spencer to AVS]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 August 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  9. "Estoril bate AVS e alcança primeiro triunfo na prova" [Estoril beat AVS and achieve first triumph of the season]. Observador (in Portuguese). 13 September 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  10. "AVS 'carimba' em Fornos de Algodres passagem à quarta eliminatória da Taça de Portugal" [AVS 'stamp' passage to the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal in Fornos de Algodres]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 18 October 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  11. "Portugal 2-1 Noruega" [Portugal 2-1 Norway] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation . Retrieved 3 December 2025.