Diogo Tomas

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Diogo Tomas
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Tomas with Ilves in 2015
Personal information
Full name Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas
Date of birth (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 ADO Den Haag
Number 45
Youth career
–2015 Ilves
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 2 4 (0)
2024 HJK 17 (2)
2024– ADO Den Haag 32 (2)
International career‡
2016 Finland U19 2 (0)
2022– Finland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025
‡ 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 Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag and the Finland national team. [1]

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Early and personal life

Tomas was born in Oulu to doctor parents. [2] His Finnish mother comes from Kouvola and his father is Portuguese. [3] Tomas was raised in Annala neighbourhood of Tampere. [4] His older brother Fausto is also a doctor. [5]

Club career

Early career

Tomas started football in the youth sector of local club Ilves in Tampere. After debuting in top-tier Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in 2015, he spent a brief loan spell with Mikkelin Palloilijat in the third-tier Kakkonen in early 2016. [6] He made a further three appearances in the league after returning to Ilves, and joined FC Haka for the 2017 Ykkönen season, in Finnish second tier. [4]

Ilves

After a season with Haka, Tomas returned to his former club Ilves at the start of 2018 Veikkausliiga season, and with Ilves he established himself in the league. [7] Eventually, he spent three seasons with the club and became a favourite of supporters. [8] He was selected the Player of the Year in 2018 by the Tampere district of the Finnish FA, [9] Tomas won the 2019 Finnish Cup title with Ilves, and represented the club twice in UEFA Europa League qualifiers. [4]

KuPS

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 as the league runner-up twice. [10] Tomas was named in the Veikkausliiga Team of the Year in 2021. [11] He also totalled ten appearances and scored one goal for KuPS in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers. [1]

Odd

After playing for KuPS, [12] Tomas signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club Odds Ballklubb (Odd) in March 2023 on a one-year deal. [13] While in Norway, Tomas lived temporarily in a caravan in a forest, [14] [15] and became a fan favourite cult figure [16] for his playing style and his personal hair style. [17] After the last match of the season, he donated parts of his mullet hair to the supporters. [18]

HJK

Following the expiration of his contract with Odd, Tomas refused a contract extension and returned to Finland after signing with reigning champions HJK Helsinki for the 2024 Veikkausliiga season. [19] [20] [21] 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. [22] [23] On 29 August, in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Conference League qualifying play-off round, Tomas scored a goal against KÍ Klaksvík, helping HJK to win the pair 4–3 on aggregate and to qualify for the league phase. [24]

ADO Den Haag

On 2 September 2024, Tomas signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [25] [26] [27] On 31 January 2025, in the club's 120th anniversary match, Tomas scored his first goal for ADO Den Haag, helping his team to defeat FC Eindhoven 2–1 at the Bingoal Stadium. [28]

International career

Tomas plays for the Finland national team, [29] having previously played for them at youth level. [30] [10] [31]

Personal life

Tomas practices yoga and meditates frequently. [32] Early in his career, he also played futsal for Ilves FS. [33]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 May 2025 [33] [34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilves 2015 Veikkausliiga 100000——10
2016 Veikkausliiga300030——60
Total400030000070
Ilves II2016 Kolmonen 60————60
MP (loan) 2016 Kakkonen 5000———50
Haka 2017 Ykkönen 20100———201
Pallo-Sepot 44 (loan)2017Kolmonen20————20
Ilves 2018 Veikkausliiga27140—1 [c] 0—321
2019 Veikkausliiga17152———223
2020 Veikkausliiga20370—1 [c] 0—283
Total645162002000827
KuPS 2021 Veikkausliiga23562—5 [d] 1—348
2022 Veikkausliiga26150105 [d] 0—371
Total4961121010100719
Odd 2023 Eliteserien 24141———282
Odd 2 2023 3. divisjon 40————40
HJK 2024 Veikkausliiga17220005 [e] 1—243
ADO Den Haag 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 32210––2 [f] 0352
Career total21817345401722027524
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Cup and KNVB Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League and four appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 19 June 2023 [29]
Finland
YearAppsGoals
202220
202320
Total40

Honours

Ilves

KuPS

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Diogo Tomas at Soccerway . Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ↑ KuPS tavoittelee triplaa sunnuntaina – Diogo Tomasin vanhemmat paljastavat: "Poikamme on kentällä armoton taistelija mutta luonteeltaan herkkä ja hyväsydäminen", viikkosavo.fi, 27 October 2021
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 3 "Päämies". Helsingin Sanomat.
  5. ↑ Kummitusjuttu, veikkaus.fi/x, 19 October 2023
  6. ↑ Tomas siirtyy MP:n riveihin, Länsi-Savo, 13 April 2016
  7. ↑ Tunne kehitti Ilveksen Diogo Tomasista lopulta Veikkausliiga-pelaajan – "Aina ei auta vain lässyttää jostain", Tamperelainen, 2 September 2020
  8. ↑ DIOGO TOMAS JATKAA ILVEKSESSÄ, veikkausliiga.com, 5 August 2019
  9. 1 2 ILVES-TOPPARI TAMPEREEN PIIRIN YKKÖNEN, veikkausliiga.com, 3 December 2018
  10. 1 2 "Diogo Tomas". iltalehti.fi.
  11. 1 2 "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty Veikkausliigakauden 2021 osalta". veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  12. ↑ "Diogo Tomas vahvistamaan KuPS:n puolustusta". kups.fi. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Ura jatkuu Norjassa – Diogo Tomas sopimukseen Odds BK:n kanssa". www.veikkausliiga.com.
  14. ↑ Suomalaismies muutti asuntoautoon – kehitti ratkaisun pienen wc:n tuottamaan ongelmaan, Ilta-Sanomat, 25 July 2023
  15. ↑ Odd-profilen bor i en campingvogn: – Det er en drøm, tv2.no, 22 July 2023
  16. ↑ Suomalainen kulttipelaaja esitteli poikkeuksellista asumisratkaisuaan Norjan tv:ssä, Helsingin Sanomat, 25 July 2023
  17. ↑ Suomalaispelaaja kuuli pienen pojan toiveen – Siitä syntyi upea ele, Iltalehti, 8 February 2024
  18. ↑ Suomalaistähti lahjoitti hiuksensa, Iltalehti, 4 December 2023
  19. ↑ "If you can't beat them, join them" – Diogo Tomas HJK:hon kaudeksi 2024, hjk.fi, 20 February 2024
  20. ↑ HJK kaappasi halutun Huuhkajat-pelaajan — debyyttiä joudutaan odottamaan, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, Eetu Ikola, 20 February 2024
  21. ↑ HJK hankki Huuhkajat-puolustajan!, Iltalehti, Anni Saarela, 20 February 2024
  22. ↑ HJK selkeään voittoon (HJK-FC Lahti 4-0), veikkausliiga.com, 11 April 2024
  23. ↑ Kriisi ohi! HJK järjesti hurjan näytöksen – katsomossa melkoinen näky, Ilta-Sanomat, 11 April 2024
  24. ↑ HJK ihmenousulla 3,17 miljoonan euron arvoisesti Konferenssiliigaan – "Vähän draamaa kansalle", Yle, 29 August 2024
  25. ↑ Yllätyskäänne! HJK:n eurosankari jättää seuran välittömästi, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 2 September 2024
  26. ↑ Diogo Tomas siirtyy Hollantiin, hjk.fi, 2 September 2024
  27. ↑ ADO DEN HAAG TREKT DIOGO TOMAS AAN ALS NIEUWE CENTRALE VERDEDIGER, adodenhaag.nl, 2 September 2024
  28. ↑ Suomalaiskolmikon seura täytti 120 vuotta – Diogo Tomas iski maalin, faneilta näyttävä tempaus, Aamulehti, 2 February 2025
  29. 1 2 "Diogo Tomas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  30. ↑ "Diogo Tomas". ilvesedustus.fi.
  31. ↑ "Diogo Tomas". palloliitto.
  32. ↑ Huuhkajiin noussut Diogo Tomas latasi akut portugalilaisella maatilalla – "Halusin yksin paikkaan, jossa sai vain olla", Aamulehti, 26 September 2022
  33. 1 2 Diogo Tomas, Finnish FA
  34. ↑ Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas at Norwegian FA, fotball.no
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