Diogo Valente

Diogo Jorge Moreno Valente (born 23 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for S.C. Espinho.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Moreno and the second or paternal family name is Valente.
Diogo Valente
Personal information
Full name Diogo Jorge Moreno Valente[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-23) 23 September 1984[1]
Place of birth Aveiro, Portugal[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Espinho
Number 16
Youth career
1994–2000 Beira-Mar
2000–2001 Boavista
2001–2002 Feirense
2002–2003 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Boavista 45 (6)
2003–2004 → Chaves (loan) 27 (1)
2006–2009 Porto 1 (0)
2007 → Marítimo (loan) 5 (1)
2007–2009 → Leixões (loan) 46 (5)
2009–2011 Braga 8 (0)
2010–2011 → Académica (loan) 29 (2)
2011–2012 Académica 28 (2)
2012–2015 CFR Cluj 19 (1)
2013–2014 → Académica (loan) 21 (1)
2014−2015 → Gil Vicente (loan) 10 (1)
2015–2016 Şanlıurfaspor 12 (2)
2016–2017 Freamunde 17 (2)
2017–2019 Oliveirense 46 (8)
2019– Espinho 31 (8)
National team
2005–2007 Portugal U21 12 (0)
2005–2009 Portugal B 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2020

He totalled 193 Primeira Liga games and 18 goals for seven clubs, including as a fringe player for Porto and Braga. Having started his professional career at Boavista, he also played three top-flight campaigns for Académica, where he won the Taça de Portugal in 2012.

Club career

Boavista

Valente was born in Aveiro. A product of Boavista FC's youth system, he made his professional debuts for the northerners in the 2004–05 season and quickly established himself as first-choice as the team achieved two consecutive sixth places in the Primeira Liga.

Previously, Valente served a one-year loan at G.D. Chaves in the second division.

Porto

In July 2006, Valente signed for an undisclosed fee with FC Porto but, in January 2007, after appearing just once (albeit in an important match, a 1–1 away draw against Sporting CP),[2] he was loaned to C.S. Marítimo,[3] where he scored at C.D. Aves (another away fixture, same score).[4]

Valente was loaned again from 2007 to 2009, this time at Leixões S.C. which had returned to the top flight for 2007–08. Alongside teammates Paulo Machado and Vieirinha, also loaned by Porto,[5] he proved instrumental as the Matosinhos club not only retained its league status but finished in a best-ever sixth position the following campaign.[6]

Braga / Académica

On 1 July 2009, Valente left Porto by mutual agreement, joining S.C. Braga for an undisclosed fee.[7] As the Minho side finished in a best-ever second place, he appeared rarely, sometimes not even making the squad of 18.

Valente featured regularly for Académica de Coimbra during 2010–11, on loan.[8] On 29 June 2011, he terminated his contract with Braga and signed a one-year deal with the Students;[9] during his first year in his second spell he again rarely missed a game, and scored once in seven appearances in the season's Taça de Portugal, which ended in conquest after 73 years.[10]

Later years

In late May 2012, Valente joined Romanian club CFR Cluj on a three-year contract,[11] where he shared teams with a host of compatriots. He scored three competitive goals during his spell at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, including one in the defeat to FC Dinamo București for the Supercupa României (on penalties, following a 2–2 draw in regulation time).[12]

On 20 August 2015, after an unassuming top flight spell at Gil Vicente FC (less than one third of the games, relegation), 30-year-old Valente moved abroad again and signed a one-year deal with Şanlıurfaspor in the Turkish TFF First League.[13] He returned to his country and its second level at the end of the campaign, representing in quick succession S.C. Freamunde[14] and U.D. Oliveirense.[15]

Valente dropped into the third tier for the first time in his career in July 2019, with S.C. Espinho.[16]

International career

Valente earned his first cap for the Portugal under-21 team on 29 March 2005, featuring 89 minutes in a 1–0 away win over Slovakia for the 2006 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[17]

Club statistics
As of 22 February 2015
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boavista 2004–05[18] Primeira Liga 23432—266
2005–06[18] Primeira Liga 22200—222
Total 45632—488
Chaves (loan) 2003–04[18] Segunda Liga 27110—281
Porto 2006–07[18] Primeira Liga 10000010
Marítimo (loan) 2006–07[18] Primeira Liga 5110—61
Leixões (loan) 2007–08[18] Primeira Liga 17131—202
2008–09[18] Primeira Liga 29461—355
Total 46592—557
Braga 2009–10[18] Primeira Liga 80302[lower-alpha 1]0130
Académica (loan) 2010–11[18] Primeira Liga 29261—353
Académica 2011–12[18] Primeira Liga 28281—363
Total 574142—716
CFR Cluj 2012–13[19] Liga I 191524[lower-alpha 2]0283
Académica (loan) 2013–14[18] Primeira Liga 21161—272
Gil Vicente (loan) 2014–15[18] Primeira Liga 10140—141
Career total 239194396028828
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

Porto

Académica

References
  1. "Diogo Valente" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. "Sporting-FC Porto, 1–1 (Yannick Djaló 43; Quaresma 47)". Record (in Portuguese). 22 October 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. "Porto pair go out on loan". UEFA. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  4. "Aves-Marítimo, 1–1 (Filipe Oliveira [PB] 45; Diogo Valente 22)" [Aves-Marítimo, 1–1 (Filipe Oliveira [OG] 45; Diogo Valente 22)]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 February 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. "Saída e entrada de jogadores para a nova época" [Ins and outs for new season]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 August 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  6. Martins, Arnaldo (24 May 2009). "Leixões: Sexto lugar confirmado" [Leixões: Sixth place confirmed]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. "Braga resgata Paulão à Naval" [Braga retrieve Paulão from Naval] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  8. "Diogo Valente quer "relançar carreira"" [Diogo Valente wants to "relaunch career"] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  9. "Diogo Valente assina pela Académica" [Diogo Valente signs for Académica]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  10. "Académica vence a Taça de Portugal (com vídeo)" [Académica win Portuguese Cup (with video)] (in Portuguese). TSF. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  11. "Bun venit, Diogo Valente!" [Welcome, Diogo Valente!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  12. Romaniuc, Cezar (14 July 2012). "FINAL / SUPERCUPA ROMANIEI / CFR Cluj – Dinamo Bucuresti 2–4. O noua Supercupa decisa la penalty-uri!" [FINAL / ROMANIAN SUPERCUP / CFR Cluj – Dinamo Bucharest 2–4. Another Supercup decided on penalties!] (in Romanian). Sport Total FM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  13. Pereira, Sérgio (20 August 2015). "Diogo Valente e Edinho vão jogar na II Liga da Turquia" [Diogo Valente and Edinho will play in the Turkish II League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  14. Pereira, Sérgio (8 November 2016). "Diogo Valente e Ivan Santos assinam pelo Freamunde" [Diogo Valente and Ivan Santos sign for Freamunde] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  15. Maia, João (1 July 2017). "Diogo Valente assina pela Oliveirense" [Diogo Valente signs for Oliveirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  16. Baptista Seixas, João (18 July 2019). "Diogo Valente é reforço do Espinho" [Diogo Valente is addition to Espinho]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  17. "Sub-21: Portugal frente à Eslováquia" [Under-21: Portugal against Slovakia]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 March 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  18. "Diogo Valente". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  19. "Diogo Valente". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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