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Diogo Valente
Personal information
Full name	Diogo Jorge Moreno Valente
Date of birth	23 September 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Aveiro, Portugal
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Salgueiros
Youth career
1994–2000	Beira-Mar
2000–2001	Boavista
2001–2002	Feirense
2002–2003	Boavista
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2006	Boavista
2003–2004	→ Chaves (loan)
2006–2009	Porto
2007	→ Marítimo (loan)
2007–2009	→ Leixões (loan)
2009–2011	Braga
2010–2011	→ Académica (loan)
2011–2012	Académica
2012–2015	CFR Cluj
2013–2014	→ Académica (loan)
2014−2015	→ Gil Vicente (loan)
2015–2016	Şanlıurfaspor
2016–2017	Freamunde
2017–2019	Oliveirense
2019–2021	Espinho
2021–	Salgueiros
International career
2005–2007	Portugal U21
2005–2009	Portugal B
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Diogo Jorge Moreno Valente (born 23 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for S.C. Salgueiros.

He totalled 193 Primeira Liga games and 18 goals for seven clubs, including as a fringe player for Porto and Braga. Having started his professional career at Boavista, he also played three top-flight campaigns for Académica, where he won the Taça de Portugal in 2012.

Club career

Boavista

Valente was born in Aveiro. A product of Boavista FC's youth system, he made his professional debut for the northerners in the 2004–05 season and quickly established himself as first-choice as the team achieved two consecutive sixth places in the Primeira Liga.

Previously, Valente served a one-year loan at G.D. Chaves in the Segunda Liga.

Porto

In July 2006, Valente signed for an undisclosed fee with FC Porto but, in January 2007, after appearing just once (albeit in an important match, a 1–1 away draw against Sporting CP),^[2] he was loaned to C.S. Marítimo,^[3] where he scored at C.D. Aves (another away fixture, same score).^[4]

Valente was loaned again from 2007 to 2009, this time at Leixões S.C. which had returned to the top division for 2007–08. Alongside teammates Paulo Machado and Vieirinha, also loaned by Porto,^[5] he proved instrumental as the Matosinhos club not only retained its league status but finished in a best-ever sixth position the following campaign.^[6]

Braga and Académica

On 1 July 2009, Valente left Porto by mutual agreement, joining S.C. Braga for an undisclosed fee.^[7] As the Minho side finished in a best-ever second place, he appeared rarely, sometimes not even making the squad of 18.^[8]^[9]

Valente featured regularly for Académica de Coimbra during 2010–11, on loan.^[10] On 29 June 2011, he terminated his contract with Braga and signed a one-year deal with the Students;^[11] in the first year in his second spell he again rarely missed a game, and scored once in seven appearances in the season's Taça de Portugal, which ended in conquest after 73 years.^[12]

Later years

In late May 2012, Valente joined Romanian club CFR Cluj on a three-year contract,^[13] where he shared teams with a host of compatriots. He scored three competitive goals during his stint at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, including one in the defeat to FC Dinamo București in the Supercupa României (on penalties, following a 2–2 draw in regulation time).^[14]

On 20 August 2015, after an unassuming top-flight spell at Gil Vicente FC (less than one third of the games, relegation), 30-year-old Valente moved abroad again and signed a one-year deal with Şanlıurfaspor in the Turkish TFF First League.^[15] He returned to his country and its division two at the end of the campaign, representing in quick succession S.C. Freamunde^[16] and U.D. Oliveirense.^[17]

Valente dropped into the third tier for the first time in his career in July 2019, with S.C. Espinho.^[18] Two years later, he continued at that level with S.C. Salgueiros.^[19]

International career

Valente earned his first cap for the Portugal under-21 team on 29 March 2005, featuring 89 minutes in a 1–0 away win over Slovakia for the 2006 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.^[20]

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2015

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Boavista	2004–05^[21]	Primeira Liga	23	4	3	2	—		26	6
	2005–06^[21]	Primeira Liga	22	2	0	0	—		22	2
	Total		45	6	3	2	—		48	8
Chaves (loan)	2003–04^[21]	Segunda Liga	27	1	1	0	—		28	1
Porto	2006–07^[21]	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Marítimo (loan)	2006–07^[21]	Primeira Liga	5	1	1	0	—		6	1
Leixões (loan)	2007–08^[21]	Primeira Liga	17	1	3	1	—		20	2
	2008–09^[21]	Primeira Liga	29	4	6	1	—		35	5
	Total		46	5	9	2	—		55	7
Braga	2009–10^[21]	Primeira Liga	8	0	3	0	2^[a]	0	13	0
Académica (loan)	2010–11^[21]	Primeira Liga	29	2	6	1	—		35	3
Académica	2011–12^[21]	Primeira Liga	28	2	8	1	—		36	3
CFR Cluj	2012–13^[22]	Liga I	19	1	5	2	4^[b]	0	28	3
Académica (loan)	2013–14^[21]	Primeira Liga	21	1	6	1	—		27	2
Gil Vicente (loan)	2014–15^[21]	Primeira Liga	10	1	4	0	—		14	1
Career total			239	19	43	9	6	0	288	28

^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

Porto

Primeira Liga: 2006–07^[2]

Académica

Taça de Portugal: 2011–12^[12]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Sporting-FC Porto, 1–1 (Yannick Djaló 43; Quaresma 47)". Record (in Portuguese). 22 October 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ "Porto pair go out on loan". UEFA. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
^ "Aves-Marítimo, 1–1 (Filipe Oliveira [PB] 45; Diogo Valente 22)" [Aves-Marítimo, 1–1 (Filipe Oliveira [OG] 45; Diogo Valente 22)]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 February 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^ "Saída e entrada de jogadores para a nova época" [Ins and outs for new season]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 August 2007. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Martins, Arnaldo (24 May 2009). "Leixões: Sexto lugar confirmado" [Leixões: Sixth place confirmed]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Braga resgata Paulão à Naval" [Braga retrieve Paulão from Naval] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (14 February 2010). "Sp. Braga-Marítimo (onzes): Diogo Valente e Pitbull nos onzes" [Sp. Braga-Marítimo (starters): Diogo Valente and Pitbull to start] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ "Domingos utiliza reservas em goleada (7–0)" [Domingos uses reserves in rout (7–0)]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 March 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ "Diogo Valente quer "relançar carreira"" [Diogo Valente wants to "relaunch career"] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ "Diogo Valente assina pela Académica" [Diogo Valente signs for Académica]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Académica vence a Taça de Portugal (com vídeo)" [Académica win Portuguese Cup (with video)] (in Portuguese). TSF. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ "Bun venit, Diogo Valente!" [Welcome, Diogo Valente!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
^ Romaniuc, Cezar (14 July 2012). "FINAL / SUPERCUPA ROMANIEI / CFR Cluj – Dinamo Bucuresti 2–4. O noua Supercupa decisa la penalty-uri!" [FINAL / ROMANIAN SUPERCUP / CFR Cluj – Dinamo Bucharest 2–4. Another Supercup decided on penalties!] (in Romanian). Sport Total FM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Pereira, Sérgio (20 August 2015). "Diogo Valente e Edinho vão jogar na II Liga da Turquia" [Diogo Valente and Edinho will play in the Turkish II League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Pereira, Sérgio (8 November 2016). "Diogo Valente e Ivan Santos assinam pelo Freamunde" [Diogo Valente and Ivan Santos sign for Freamunde] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Maia, João (1 July 2017). "Diogo Valente assina pela Oliveirense" [Diogo Valente signs for Oliveirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Baptista Seixas, João (18 July 2019). "Diogo Valente é reforço do Espinho" [Diogo Valente is addition to Espinho]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ "Diogo Valente deixa o Espinho e já é conhecido o novo clube" [Diogo Valente leaves Espinho and new club is known already]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^ "Sub-21: Portugal frente à Eslováquia" [Under-21: Portugal against Slovakia]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 March 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Diogo Valente at ForaDeJogo (archived)
^ "Diogo Valente". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2015.