Diogo Ferreira (footballer, born 2007)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diogo José de Nazaré e Jesus Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | February 10, 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Viseu, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica B | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Académico de Viseu | ||
| 2017–2018 | Penalva do Castelo | ||
| 2018–2019 | Lusitano FCV | ||
| 2019–2025 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Benfica B | 26 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Portugal U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:57, 29 July 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:57, 29 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
Diogo José de Nazaré e Jesus Ferreira (born 10 February 2007) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Benfica B in the Liga Portugal 2.
Club career
[edit]Diogo Ferreira is a product of the youth academies of the Portuguese clubs Académico de Viseu, Penalva do Castelo, and Lusitano FCV, before moving to Benfica's academy at the age of 12 in 2019.[1][2] He won the national under-17 championship with Benfica's youth side in 2022–23.[2] He climbed up all of Benfica's youth teams, and signed his first professional contract with Benfica in 2023 at the age of 16.[3] In October 2023, he started training with Benfica's senior team.[4] On 3 June 2025, he extended his contract with Benfica, and was promoted to their reserves in the Liga Portugal 2.[5]
International career
[edit]Ferreira is a youth international for Portugal. He was called up to the Portugal U17s for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Guarda-redes de Viseu assina contrato profissional com o Benfica". August 3, 2023.
- 1 2 "Diogo Ferreira renews contract". www.slbenfica.pt.
- ↑ Diogo Ferreira olha com admiração para Diogo Costa, campeão europeu sub-17 em 2016: “É um percurso que gostava de ter“
- ↑ "Diogo Ferreira olha com admiração para Diogo Costa, campeão europeu sub-17 em 2016: "É um percurso que gostava de ter"". Renascença. May 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Guarda-redes renova pelo Benfica". A Bola. June 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Convocatória final para o Europeu". Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese). 2024-05-16.
External links
[edit]- Diogo Ferreira at Soccerway
- Diogo Ferreira national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)