Diogo Tomas


Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag and the Finland national team.

Early and personal life

Tomas was born in Oulu to doctor parents. His Finnish mother comes from Kouvola and his father is Portuguese. Tomas was raised in Annala neighbourhood of Tampere. His older brother Fausto is also a doctor.

Club career

Early career

Tomas started football in the youth sector of local club Ilves in Tampere. After debuting in top-tier Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in 2015, he spent a brief loan spell with Mikkelin Palloilijat in the third-tier Kakkonen in early 2016. He made a further three appearances in the league after returning to Ilves, and joined FC Haka for the 2017 Ykkönen season, in Finnish second tier.

Ilves

After a season with Haka, Tomas returned to his former club Ilves at the start of 2018 Veikkausliiga season, and with Ilves he established himself in the league. Eventually, he spent three seasons with the club and became a favourite of supporters. He was selected the Player of the Year in 2018 by the Tampere district of the Finnish FA, Tomas won the 2019 Finnish Cup title with Ilves, and represented the club twice in UEFA Europa League qualifiers.

KuPS

In early 2021, he joined fellow Veikkausliiga club KuPS on a two-year deal. During his time with KuPS, the club won two Finnish Cup titles, and finished as the league runner-up twice. Tomas was named in the Veikkausliiga Team of the Year in 2021. He also totalled ten appearances and scored one goal for KuPS in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.

Odd

After playing for KuPS, Tomas signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club Odds Ballklubb in March 2023 on a one-year deal. While in Norway, Tomas lived temporarily in a caravan in a forest, and became a fan favourite cult figure for his playing style and his personal hair style. After the last match of the season, he donated parts of his mullet hair to the supporters.

HJK

Following the expiration of his contract with Odd, Tomas refused a contract extension and returned to Finland after signing with reigning champions HJK Helsinki for the 2024 Veikkausliiga season. He debuted with his new club in the league on 11 April 2024, as a substitute to Joona Toivio, in a 4–0 home win over FC Lahti. On 29 August, in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Conference League qualifying play-off round, Tomas scored a goal against KÍ Klaksvík, helping HJK to win the pair 4–3 on aggregate and to qualify for the league phase.

ADO Den Haag

On 2 September 2024, Tomas signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 31 January 2025, in the club's 120th anniversary match, Tomas scored his first goal for ADO Den Haag, helping his team to defeat FC Eindhoven 2–1 at the Bingoal Stadium.

International career

Tomas plays for the Finland national team, having previously played for them at youth level.

Personal life

Tomas practices yoga and meditates frequently. Early in his career, he also played futsal for Ilves FS.

Honours

Ilves
KuPS
Individual