Diogo Leite (footballer, born 1999)

Diogo Leite
Leite training with Porto in 2018
Personal information
Full name Diogo Filipe Monteiro Pinto Leite[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999[2]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position Centre-back
Youth career
2007–2008 Leixões
2008–2018 Porto
2014–2015 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Porto B 47 (1)
2018–2023 Porto 31 (2)
2021–2022 → Braga (loan) 23 (0)
2022–2023 → Union Berlin (loan) 28 (0)
2023–2026 Union Berlin 85 (1)
International career
2014–2015 Portugal U16 9 (1)
2015–2016 Portugal U17 16 (0)
2017 Portugal U18 5 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal U19 10 (0)
2017–2019 Portugal U20 8 (0)
2018–2021 Portugal U21 22 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2021 Hungary–Slovenia
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2017 Georgia
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2016 Azerbaijan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:35, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Diogo Filipe Monteiro Pinto Leite (born 23 January 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Club career

Porto

Born in Porto, Leite joined FC Porto's youth academy at the age of 9.[4] He made his professional debut with the reserve team on 27 August 2017, playing the entire 1–0 home win against C.D. Santa Clara in the LigaPro.[5]

In late July 2018, due to several injuries to the back sector,[6] first-team manager Sérgio Conceição called Leite for the upcoming Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira match against C.D. Aves;[7] he partnered Felipe in that match, a 3–1 victory in Aveiro.[8] Shortly before that event, he had renewed his contract until 2023.[4]

Leite's maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 11 August 2018 in the season opener, and he again played the entire 5–0 home defeat of G.D. Chaves.[9] He scored his first goal in the competition the following weekend, helping to a 3–2 victory at B-SAD;[10] shortly after, however, he returned to the reserves.[11]

On 31 August 2021, Leite was loaned to S.C. Braga for one year.[12] He made 34 competitive appearances during his spell at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, but only five in the last three months.[13][14]

Union Berlin

In July 2022, still owned by Porto, Leite joined 1. FC Union Berlin with a buying option.[15] After a successful first season, helping the Bundesliga club to secure qualification for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history and totalling 40 games, he signed a permanent deal for €7.500.000.[16]

Leite scored his first official goal on 13 August 2023, contributing to a 4–0 away win over amateurs FC Astoria Walldorf in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[17][18] His only in the league came on 19 April 2025, when he put the hosts ahead 2–0 in an eventual 4–4 draw against VfB Stuttgart; all the other seven were scored still in the first half.[19][20]

On 19 May 2026, Leite confirmed he would leave Union on 30 June when his contract expired.[21]

International career

Leite won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level at the age of only 19, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 friendly win over Italy.[22] He was later used as a starter by coach Rui Jorge in both legs of the 2019 UEFA European Championship play-offs, lost to Poland 3–1 on aggregate.[23][24]

In October 2022, Leite was named in a preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[25] On 26 March 2023, he remained on the bench of a 6–0 victory in Luxembourg for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 May 2026[27]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto B 2017–18 LigaPro 280———3[c]0310
2018–19 161————161
2019–20 20————20
2020–21 10————10
Total 471———30501
Porto 2018–19 Primeira Liga 3100101[d]01[e]061
2019–20 9060211[f]0—181
2020–21 19120203[d]01[e]0271
Total 31280515020513
Braga (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 23030206[f]000340
Union Berlin (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 28030—9[f]0—400
Union Berlin 2023–24 Bundesliga 32021—6[d]0—401
2024–25 Bundesliga 30110———311
2025–26 Bundesliga 23020———250
Total 113181—150—1362
Career total 214419171260502716

Honours

Porto Youth

Porto

Portugal

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Diogo Leite" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Diogo Leite" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 "FC Porto renova com jovem promessa Diogo Leite" [FC Porto renew with young prospect Diogo Leite] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "FC Porto B-Santa Clara, 1–0: Dragões tiram invencibilidade aos açorianos" [FC Porto B-Santa Clara, 1–0: Azoreans no longer undefeated courtesy of dragons]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Defesa continua a ser dor de cabeça para Sérgio Conceição. Diogo Leite é opção para a Supertaça" [Defence is still an headache for Sérgio Conceição. Diogo Leite is an option for the Supercup] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ↑ Pires, Sérgio (3 August 2018). ""Diogo Leite tem uma década de FC Porto: sabe o que é a exigência"" ["Diogo Leite has one decade of FC Porto: he knows what expectation is"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. 1 2 "FC Porto conquista Supertaça pela 21.ª vez" [FC Porto conquer Supercup for the 21st time] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Andrade, David (11 August 2018). "FC Porto começa defesa do título com uma goleada" [FC Porto start title defence with rout]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ↑ Pires, Bruno (19 August 2018). "Fantasma do Jamor ainda assustou Conceição" [Ghost of the Jamor still scared Conceição]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ↑ Casaca, Manuel (10 February 2019). "Lesionados ao serviço da equipa B do FC Porto e em dúvida para Roma" [Injured while playing for B team of FC Porto and in doubt for Roma]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  12. ↑ Casaca, Manuel (31 August 2021). "Diogo Leite emprestado pelo FC Porto ao Braga" [Diogo Leite loaned by FC Porto to Braga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  13. ↑ Pires, Sérgio (30 May 2022). "FC Porto: Sp. Braga não avança para a contratação de Diogo Leite" [FC Porto: Sp. Braga will not push to sign Diogo Leite] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  14. ↑ Magalhães, Ana Luísa (3 June 2022). "Emprestados pelo FC Porto redifinem futuro e três têm transferência na mira" [FC Porto loanees sort out future and three have sights set on transfer]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  15. ↑ Koch, Matthias (16 July 2022). "Verteidiger Leite schon im Union-Trainingslager" [Defender Leite has joined Union's training camp]. B.Z. (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Oficial: Diogo Leite em definitivo no Union Berlim" [Official: Diogo Leite permanently to Union Berlin]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "VÍDEO: Diogo Leite marca na goleada do Union Berlim na Taça" [VIDEO: Diogo Leite scores in Union Berlin rout in Cup] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Knoche bringt Union im Pokal auf Kurs: Sieg in Walldorf" [Knoche puts Union on the right track in cup: win in Walldorf]. Westfalen-Blatt (in German). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Unglaubliche erste Hälfte: Union sichert sich mit 4:4 gegen Stuttgart den Klassenerhalt" [Incredible first half: Union secure survival with 4:4 against Stuttgart] (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Diogo Leite a brilhar no Union Berlim: "Está a ser a melhor época da minha carreira"" [Diogo Leite shining at Union Berlin: "This has been the best season of my career so far"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 26 April 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Diogo Leite despede-se do Union Berlin: "O apoio que senti desde o primeiro dia ficará comigo para sempre"" [Diogo Leite says goodbye to Union Berlin: "The support I felt from day one will stay with me forever"]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 19 May 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Seleção sub-21 de Portugal vence Itália em amigável disputado no Estoril" [Under-21 Portuguese national team beat Italy in friendly held in Estoril] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  23. ↑ "Portugal em vantagem sobre a Polónia no "play-off"" [Portugal ahead of Poland in play-off] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  24. ↑ "Golo de Diogo Jota insuficiente e Seleção falha apuramento para Europeu de Sub-21" [Diogo Jota goal not enough and national team miss out on qualification for Under-21 Euro]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  25. ↑ "A lista de pré-convocados da Seleção para o Mundial'2022: conheça todos os nomes" [The pre-selected for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  26. ↑ "Luxembourg 0–6 Portugal". BBC Sport. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  27. ↑ Diogo Leite at Soccerway
  28. ↑ Almeida, Isaura (29 April 2019). "FC Porto é campeão Europeu Sub-19" [FC Porto are Under-19 European champions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  29. ↑ Celso, Marcos (15 July 2020). "FC Porto é o campeão nacional 2019/2020" [FC Porto is the 2019/2020 national champion] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  30. ↑ "Taça de Portugal: FC Porto conquista "dobradinha"" [Portuguese Cup: FC Porto wins "double"] (in Portuguese). Deutsche Welle. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  31. ↑ Ribeiro, Patrick (23 December 2020). "FC Porto claim Super Cup joy over rivals Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  32. ↑ "Under-17 – Portugal prevail on penalties against Spain". UEFA. May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  33. ↑ "[Under-17] The UEFA technical team – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  34. ↑ "CD Feirense e SL Benfica dominam prémios do mês de agosto" [CD Feirense and SL Benfica dominate awards for the month of August] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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