Diogo Pinheiro Monteiro (born 28 January 2005) is a footballer who plays for Servette as a defender. Born in Switzerland, he represents Portugal internationally.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Diogo Pinheiro Monteiro | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 17) | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Servette | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Servette | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Portugal U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Portugal U16 | 10 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U17 | 17 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2012 | |||
On 15 June 2020, Monteiro signed his first professional contract with Servette.[1] He made his professional debut for Servette on 6 March 2021 in the Swiss Super League.[2] At 16 years old, one month and nine days, Monteiro is the third youngest footballer to debut with Swiss Super League, and the youngest defender to do so.[3] With the national team, Diogo has more than 30 caps (U15, U16, U17 and U18). He has been the captain of the 2005 generation so far and he was a crucial player in the great campaign this generation had on the Euro championship in 2022, in Israel. Portugal reached the semi-finals and Diogo was the only portuguese player to have played every minute of the tournament.
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