Diogo Monteiro

Diogo Pinheiro Monteiro is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Arouca. Born in Switzerland, he represents Portugal at youth level.

Club career

On 15 June 2020, Monteiro signed his first professional contract with Servette. He made his professional debut for Servette on 6 March 2021 in the Swiss Super League. At 16 years old, one month and nine days, Monteiro was the third youngest footballer to debut with Swiss Super League, and the youngest defender to do so.
On 31 January 2023, Monteiro joined Premier League side Leeds United for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2026 with the English club and being initially registered for the under-21 squad.
On 11 August 2025 Monteiro joined Portuguese club Arouca on a permanent contract.

International career

With the national team, Monteiro has more than 30 caps at U15, U16, U17 and U18 level. He has been the captain of the 2005 generation so far and he was a crucial player in the campaign this generation had on the Euro championship in 2022, in Israel. Portugal reached the semi-finals and Monteiro was the only Portuguese player to have played every minute of the tournament.