Diogo Tomas

Diogo Tomas

Personal information
Full name	Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas
Date of birth	(1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Oulu, Finland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	HJK
Number	45
Youth career
	Ilves [2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Ilves	4	(0)
2016	→ MP (loan)	5	(0)
2017	Haka	20	(1)
2018–2020	Ilves	64	(5)
2021–2022	KuPS	49	(6)
2023	Odd	24	(1)
2023	→ Odd II [3]	4	(0)
2024–	HJK	9	(1)
International career‡
2016	Finland U19	2	(0)
2022–	Finland	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023

Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas (born 31 July 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Veikkausliiga club HJK and the Finland national team. ^[1]

Early and personal life

Tomas was born in Oulu to a Finnish mother and Portuguese father, ^[4] and was raised in Tampere. ^{[5] [6]}

Club career

Tomas started football in the youth sector of local club Ilves. After debuting in top-tier Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in 2015, he spent a brief loan spell with Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) in the third-tier Kakkonen in early 2016. He made a further three appearances in the league after his return to Ilves, and joined FC Haka for the 2017, competing in second tier Ykkönen. ^[5]

Tomas returned to Ilves at the start of 2018, and eventually spent three seasons with the club. Tomas won the 2019 Finnish Cup title with Ilves, and represented the club twice in UEFA Europa League qualifiers. ^[5]

In early 2021, he joined fellow Veikkausliiga club KuPS on a two-year deal. During his time with KuPS, the club won two Finnish Cup titles, and finished in the 2nd place in the league twice. ^[7]

After playing for KuPS, ^[8] Tomas signed for Norwegian club Odd in March 2023 on a one-year deal. ^[9]

Following the expiration of his contract with Odd, Tomas returned to Finland and signed with reigning champions HJK Helsinki for the 2024 Veikkausliiga season. ^{[10] [11] [12]} He debuted with his new club in the league on 11 April 2024, as a substitute to Joona Toivio, in a 4–0 home win over FC Lahti. ^{[13] [14]}

International career

Tomas plays for the Finland national team, ^[15] having previously played for them at youth level. ^{[16] [7] [17]}

Career statistics

As of 26 May 2024 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Other		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ilves	2015	Veikkausliiga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2016	Veikkausliiga	3	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		6	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	0
MP (loan)	2016	Kakkonen	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
Haka	2017	Ykkönen	20	1	0	0	—		—		20	1
Ilves	2018	Veikkausliiga	27	1	4	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	32	1
	2019	Veikkausliiga	17	1	5	2	—		—		22	3
	2020	Veikkausliiga	20	3	7	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	28	3
	Total		64	5	16	2	0	0	2	0	82	7
KuPS	2021	Veikkausliiga	23	5	6	2	—		5 [lower-alpha 4]	1	34	8
	2022	Veikkausliiga	26	1	5	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	5 [lower-alpha 4]	0	37	1
	Total		49	6	11	2	1	0	10	1	71	9
Odd	2023	Eliteserien	24	1	4	1	—		—		28	2
Odd 2	2023	3. divisjon	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
HJK Helsinki	2024	Veikkausliiga	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Career total			179	14	31	5	4	0	12	1	226	20

1. Includes Finnish Cup and Norwegian Cup
2. Appearance(s) in the Finnish League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Ilves

• Finnish Cup: 2019 ^[1]

KuPS

• Finnish Cup: 2021, 2022 ^[1]
• Veikkausliiga: 2021 Runners-up, 2022 Runners-up ^[1]

Individual

• Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2021 ^[19]

References

1. Diogo Tomas at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
2. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
3. Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas at Norwegian FA, fotball.no
4. Aalto, Pekka (30 April 2018). "Liigapelaaja nauttii runsaasta vastuusta ja ylistää "sielunkumppaninsa" Anna Abreun kauneutta". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
5. "Päämies". Helsingin Sanomat.
6. Kummitusjuttu, veikkaus.fi/x, 19 October 2023
7. "Diogo Tomas". iltalehti.fi.
8. "Diogo Tomas vahvistamaan KuPS:n puolustusta". kups.fi. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
9. "Ura jatkuu Norjassa – Diogo Tomas sopimukseen Odds BK:n kanssa". www.veikkausliiga.com.
10. ”If you can’t beat them, join them” – Diogo Tomas HJK:hon kaudeksi 2024, hjk.fi, 20 February 2024
11. HJK kaappasi halutun Huuhkajat-pelaajan — debyyttiä joudutaan odottamaan, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, Eetu Ikola, 20 February 2024
12. HJK hankki Huuhkajat-puolustajan!, Iltalehti, Anni Saarela, 20 February 2024
13. HJK selkeään voittoon (HJK-FC Lahti 4-0), veikkausliiga.com, 11 April 2024
14. Kriisi ohi! HJK järjesti hurjan näytöksen – katsomossa melkoinen näky, Ilta-Sanomat, 11 April 2024
15. "Diogo Tomas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
16. "Diogo Tomas". ilvesedustus.fi.
17. "Diogo Tomas". palloliitto.
18. "Diogo Tomas". flashscore.
19. "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty Veikkausliigakauden 2021 osalta". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.

External links

• Biography portal
• Association football portal
• Finland portal

• Finnish Football Federation profile