Diogo Coelho (footballer, born 1992)

Diogo Manuel Gonçalves Coelho (born 8 July 1992) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Lithuanian club FK Sūduva as a left-back.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gonçalves and the second or paternal family name is Coelho.
Diogo Coelho
Personal information
Full name Diogo Manuel Gonçalves Coelho[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992[1]
Place of birth Oeiras, Portugal[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Sūduva
Number 25
Youth career
1999–2008 Benfica
2008–2010 Estrela Amadora
2009 → Benfica (loan)
2010–2011 Real Massamá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Ribeirão 27 (1)
2012 Real Massamá 0 (0)
2012–2013 Trofense 26 (0)
2013–2014 Braga B 22 (0)
2014–2016 União Madeira 11 (0)
2015–2016 → Farense (loan) 33 (0)
2016–2017 Santa Clara 11 (0)
2017–2018 Real Massamá 26 (0)
2018–2019 ÍBV 25 (0)
2020 Lori 11 (1)
2020 Gandzasar 4 (0)
2021–2022 Vestri 25 (0)
2022– Sūduva 28 (0)
International career
2010 Portugal U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Oeiras, Lisbon metropolitan area, Coelho spent nine of his formative years with S.L. Benfica.[2] He made his debut as a senior with G.D. Ribeirão in the 2011–12 season, in the third division.

From 2012 to 2018, Coelho played in the LigaPro, representing in quick succession C.D. Trofense, S.C. Braga B,[3] C.F. União,[4] S.C. Farense,[5] C.D. Santa Clara[6] and Real SC.[7] He played his first match as a professional on 30 September 2012 while at the service of the first of those teams, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against S.C. Covilhã.[8]

Coelho spent the 2018 and 2019 campaigns in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, with ÍBV.[9][10] On 21 July 2020, FC Gandzasar Kapan announced his signing from Lori FC also of the Armenian Premier League.[11][12]

On 24 January 2021, Coelho joined Icelandic club Vestri.[13] In June 2022, he moved to the Lithuanian A Lyga with FK Sūduva.[14]

References
  1. "Diogo Coelho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. Castro, Francisco (24 September 2006). "Entrevista com Diogo Coelho (Iniciado A)" [Interview with Diogo Coelho (Iniciado A)] (in Portuguese). Ser Benfiquista. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. "Diogo Coelho para a equipa B" [Diogo Coelho to the B team]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. "Diogo Coelho reforça União da Madeira" [Diogo Coelho bolsters União da Madeira] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. "Diogo Coelho cedido pelo U. Madeira" [Diogo Coelho cedido pelo U. Madeira]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  6. "Diogo Coelho reforça Santa Clara" [Diogo Coelho bolsters Santa Clara] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  7. "Real Massamá apresenta dois reforços" [Real Massamá present two signings]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  8. "Trofense-Sp. Covilhã, 1–1: Jogo marcado por polémica" [Trofense-Sp. Covilhã, 1–1: Match marred by controversy]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  9. "Diogo Coelho troca o Real SC por clube da... Islândia" [Diogo Coelho swaps Real SC for club in... Iceland] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  10. "Jogador do Peniche assina por clube da Islândia" [Peniche player signs for club in Iceland]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 March 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  11. "Um português em destaque na Arménia: o golo de Diogo" [Portuguese highlighted in Armenia: Diogo Coelho's goal]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 May 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  12. "Պաշտոնական: Գանձասար-Կապանի շարքերը համալրեցին ևս երկու ֆուտբոլիստներ" [Official: Two footballers joined Gandzasar Kapan] (in Armenian). Facebook. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  13. "Diogo Coelho til liðs við Vestra!" [Diogo Coelho joins Vestri!] (in Icelandic). Vestri. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  14. "Ex-Benfica Diogo Coelho prossegue a carreira na Lituânia" [Ex-Benfica Diogo Coelho continues career in Lithuania] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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