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Diogo Calila

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Diogo Calila
Personal information
Full name Diogo dos Santos Cabral[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Seixal, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
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 43 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 10 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

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Belenenses

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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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

On 27 November 2021, Calila was the only player available from the main squad to face Benfica, due to a bout of COVID-19.[5] 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.[6][7]

Santa Clara

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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.[8][9] He contributed 18 appearances and two goals in the 2023–24 campaign,[10][11] in a top-division return one year after relegation.[12]

Calila scored his first goal in the top flight on 25 October 2024, in a 2–1 home win over Gil Vicente FC.[13]

Personal life

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Calila's father, Carlos (who shared the same nickname), was also a footballer. A forward, he played mostly for C.F. Os Belenenses.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 November 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Other Total
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 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
Total 43 3 3 0 2 0 48 3
Career total 107 3 9 1 3 0 0 0 119 4

Honours

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Santa Clara

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Diogo Calila" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "OFICIAL: Santa Clara contrata Diogo Calila" [OFFICIAL: Santa Clara sign Diogo Calila] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ Diogo Calila at Soccerway
  16. ^ 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.
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