Diogo Nascimento
{{short description|Portuguese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Santos|Nascimento}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Diogo Nascimento
| image =
| fullname = Diogo André Santos Nascimento{{WorldFootball.net|diogo-nascimento}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|11|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Leiria, Portugal
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Vizela
| clubnumber = 90
| youthyears1 = 2010–2012
| youthclubs1 = Sporting CP
| youthyears2 = 2012–2014
| youthclubs2 = Belenenses
| youthyears3 = 2014–2022
| youthclubs3 = Benfica
| years1 = 2022–2023
| clubs1 = Benfica B
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023–
| clubs2 = Vizela
| caps2 = 67
| goals2 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam1 = Portugal U18
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam2 = Portugal U20
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 20 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 13 August 2023
}}
Diogo André Santos Nascimento (born 2 November 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Vizela.
Club career
Having played for both Sporting CP and Belenenses, Nascimento joined Benfica in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/benfica/detalhe/diogo-nascimento-renova-com-o-benfica|title=Diogo Nascimento renova com o Benfica|trans-title=Diogo Nascimento renews with Benfica|date=18 July 2021|accessdate=27 April 2022|website=record.pt|language=Portuguese}} He signed his first professional contract in July 2021.
In June 2023, Nascimento signed a two-year contract with Primeira Liga club Vizela.{{cite web |date=7 June 2023 |title=Diogo Nascimento é reforço do Vizela e começa nos sub-23 |trans-title=Diogo Nascimento is a Vizela reinforcement and starts out at the U23s |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/vizela/detalhe/diogo-nascimento-e-reforco-do-vizela-e-comeca-nos-sub-23 |accessdate=8 June 2023 |publisher=Record |language=Portuguese}} On 23 January 2024, after having made 22 appearances in all competitions for the main team, he signed a contract extension until June 2027.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=23 January 2024 |title=Diogo Nascimento renova até 2027 |trans-title=Diogo Nascimento renews until 2027 |url=https://fcvizela.pt/2024/01/23/diogo-nascimento-renova-ate-2027/ |access-date=23 January 2024 |website= |publisher=F.C. Vizela |language=pt-PT}}
International career
Nascimento has represented Portugal at youth international level.{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt/Jogadores/Jogador/playerId/887728/contextId/1619468|title=Diogo Nascimento|accessdate=26 April 2022|website=fpf.pt|language=Portuguese}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 12 August 2023}}{{Soccerway|diogo-andre-santos-nascimento/632553}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||
| rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup ! colspan="2" |League cup ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
| rowspan="3" |Benfica B
|3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Liga Portugal 2 |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |4 |0 | |||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!7 !0 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !7 !0 | |||||||
| Vizela
|1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |2 |0 | |||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
;Notes
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Honours
Benfica
- Under-20 Intercontinental Cup: 2022{{cite web|url= https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2022/08/21/direto-futebol-sub-20-penarol-benfica-taca-intercontinental-final-jogo |title= Sub-20: a Taça Intercontinental é nossa!|date=21 August 2022|language=pt|publisher=S.L. Benfica|access-date=25 August 2022}}
References
{{reflist}}{{F.C. Vizela squad}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Leiria
Category:Footballers from Leiria District
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Portugal men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Liga Portugal 2 players
Category:S.L. Benfica B players
Category:21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
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