In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Cabral.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diogo dos Santos Cabral | ||
Date of birth | (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Seixal, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Clara | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Belenenses | ||
2009–2017 | Benfica | ||
2017–2018 | Paços Ferreira | ||
2018–2019 | Belenenses | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | B-SAD | 64 | (0) |
2020 | B-SAD B | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Santa Clara | 44 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
Diogo dos Santos Cabral (born 10 October 1998), known as Diogo Calila, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Santa Clara.
Club career
Belenenses
Calila was born in Seixal, Lisbon metropolitan area. A youth product of S.L. Benfica, he was promoted to the senior team of B-SAD in January 2019. He made his Primeira Liga debut later that month, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Diogo Viana in a 3–0 away loss against FC Porto.
Calila played 20 matches – 23 in all competitions – in the 2020–21 season, helping his team finish tenth in the table. He subsequently renewed his contract until 2024.
On 27 November 2021, Calila was the only player available from the main squad to face Benfica, due to a bout of COVID-19. Nine players started the game, most of them from the under-23 side and two being goalkeepers; after seven returned for the second half with the score at 7–0 and one suffered an injury, the fixture was abandoned.
Santa Clara
In August 2022, Calila signed a three-year contract with C.D. Santa Clara with the option of a further two; his former club retained 20% of the player's rights. He contributed 18 appearances and two goals in the 2023–24 campaign, in a top-division return one year after relegation.
Calila scored his first goal in the top flight on 25 October 2024, in a 2–1 home win over Gil Vicente FC.
Personal life
Calila's father, Carlos (who shared the same nickname), was also a footballer. A forward, he played mostly for C.F. Os Belenenses.
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 November 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
B-SAD | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 64 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 71 | 1 | |||
Santa Clara | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
Total | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
Career total | 108 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 4 |
Honours
Santa Clara
References
- ^ "Diogo Calila" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Gonçalo Pinto, Pedro (11 January 2019). "Gonçalo Tavares e Diogo Calila dão salto da Liga Revelação" [Gonçalo Tavares and Diogo Calila make the leap from the Revelation League]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- Pereira, David (30 January 2019). "Seis minutos bastaram para o FC Porto desembrulhar o pastel" [Six minutes was all FC Porto needed to unwrap the pastry]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Diogo Calila e Francisco Teixeira renovam com o Belenenses SAD" [Diogo Calila and Francisco Teixeira renew with Belenenses SAD]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Fernandes, Mariana (27 November 2021). "Nada disto foi um jogo de futebol (a crónica de um Belenenses SAD-Benfica que não devia ter acontecido)" [None of this was a football match (the report of a Belenenses SAD-Benfica that should not have happened)]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Belenenses SAD com nove jogadores contra Benfica" [Belenenses SAD with nine players against Benfica] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Com surto de Covid, Belenenses tem goleiro na linha, é goleado pelo Benfica, e jogo termina com 46 minutos" [With Covid bout, Belenenses field goalkeeper as an outfield player, are thrashed by Benfica, and match ends after 46 minutes] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Martins Neves, Nuno (16 August 2022). "Diogo Calila deixa a B SAD e vai continuar a jogar na Liga Bwin" [Diogo Calila leaves B SAD and will continue to play in Bwin League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- "OFICIAL: Santa Clara contrata Diogo Calila" [OFFICIAL: Santa Clara sign Diogo Calila] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- "A crónica do Santa Clara-Belenenses, 2–0: líder vence e garante pelo menos o playoff de subida" [Santa Clara-Belenenses match report, 2–0: leaders win and confirm at least promotion playoff]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 May 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- "Mafra-Santa Clara, 0–2: açorianos festejam subida à 1.ª Liga com vitória" [Mafra-Santa Clara, 0–2: Azoreans celebrate 1st League promotion with win]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- "Santa Clara festeja regresso à Primeira Liga em Mafra" [Santa Clara celebrate return to First League in Mafra] (in Portuguese). RTP Açores. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- Pataco, Miguel (25 October 2024). "Santa Clara vence Gil e ultrapassa Benfica no pódio" [Santa Clara beat Gil and overtake Benfica in podium]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- "Os pais e filhos do futebol português" [The fathers and sons of Portuguese football] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Diogo Calila at Soccerway
- Gonçalves, João (24 May 2024). "Ricardo Pacheco, presidente do Santa Clara: 'Vamos para a Primeira Liga para lá ficar.'" [Ricardo Pacheco, Santa Clara president: 'We go to the First League to stay there.']. The Herald News (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
External links
- Diogo Calila at ForaDeJogo (archived)
C.D. Santa Clara – current squad | |
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Seixal
- Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Setúbal District
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- B-SAD players
- C.D. Santa Clara players
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen