| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diogo Filipe Spencer Marques | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 2004 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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]
Benfica U19