Diogo Nascimento

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Nascimento.
Diogo Nascimento
Personal information
Full name Diogo André Santos Nascimento[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Leiria, Portugal[1]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vizela
Number 90
Youth career
2010–2012 Sporting CP
2012–2014 Belenenses
2014–2022 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Benfica B 7 (0)
2023– Vizela 49 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2021–2022 Portugal U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023

Diogo André Santos Nascimento (born 2 November 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Vizela.

Club career

Having played for both Sporting CP and Belenenses, Nascimento joined Benfica in 2014.[2] He signed his first professional contract in July 2021.[2]

In June 2023, Nascimento signed a two-year contract with Primeira Liga club Vizela.[3] On 23 January 2024, after having made 22 appearances in all competitions for the main team, he signed a contract extension until June 2027.[4]

International career

Nascimento has represented Portugal at youth international level.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 August 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 3 0 — — 3 0
2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 4 0 — — 4 0
Total 7 0 — — 7 0
Vizela 2023–24 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Career total 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Notes

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. ^ a b c Diogo Nascimento at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Diogo Nascimento renova com o Benfica" [Diogo Nascimento renews with Benfica]. record.pt (in Portuguese). 18 July 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Diogo Nascimento é reforço do Vizela e começa nos sub-23" [Diogo Nascimento is a Vizela reinforcement and starts out at the U23s] (in Portuguese). Record. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Diogo Nascimento renova até 2027" [Diogo Nascimento renews until 2027] (in European Portuguese). F.C. Vizela. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Diogo Nascimento". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  6. ^ Diogo Nascimento at Soccerway
  7. ^ "Sub-20: a Taça Intercontinental é nossa!" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.


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