Diogo Pinto (footballer, born 2004)

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Diogo Pinto
Personal information
Full name Diogo de Carvalho Pinto
Date of birth (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Felgueiras, Portugal
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Sporting CP B
Number 51
Youth career
2012–2016 Felgueiras 1932
2016–2027 Paços de Ferreira
2017–2022 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Sporting CP B 12 (0)
2024– Sporting CP 2 (0)
International career
2019 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2019–2020 Portugal U16 7 (0)
2021–2022 Portugal U18 5 (0)
2022–2023 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2022–2023 Portugal U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:02, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:02, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Diogo de Carvalho Pinto (born 18 June 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting CP B.

Career[edit]

Pinto is a youth product of Felgueiras 1932 and Paços de Ferreira, before moving to the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2017. He signed his first professional contract with the club in October 2020, and in 2022 was promoted to Sporting CP B in the Liga 3.[1] He made his senior and professional debut with Sporting in a 1–0 Primeira Liga win over Estoril on 11 May 2024.[2] He was the starting goalkeeper for Sporting for the 2023–24 Taça de Portugal final, a 2–1 loss to FC Porto on 26 May 2024.[3]

International career[edit]

Pinto is a youth international for Portugal from U16 to U20 level. He played for the Portugal U19 at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[4] In March 2024, he was called up to the Portugal U20s for a set of 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[5]

Honours[edit]

Sporting CP

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Quem é Diogo Pinto, a nova sombra de Israel no Sporting? | Abola.pt". Abola.pt. 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Diogo Pinto será titular no sábado: conheça a 'muralha' da Academia". www.record.pt.
  3. ^ "Sporting: o futuro de Diogo Pinto | Abola.pt". Abola.pt. 27 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Diogo Pinto, guarda-redes felgueirense do Sporting, convocado para representar Portugal no Euro sub-19". Felgueiras Magazine. 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Convocados para encontros com as Ilhas Faroé e Croácia". FPF.
  6. ^ Roseiro, Bruno. "A vinda de Felgueiras, o interesse do City e o acidente de comboio em Soure que não mais esquecerá: quem é o novo campeão Diogo Pinto". Observador.

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