Diogo Viana

Diogo Filipe Guerreiro Viana (born 22 February 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a right winger.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Guerreiro and the second or paternal family name is Viana.
Diogo Viana
Viana playing for Litex Lovech in 2015
Personal information
Full name Diogo Filipe Guerreiro Viana
Date of birth (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990
Place of birth Lagos, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Braga
Number 11
Youth career
1999–2000 Burgau
2000–2002 Esperança Lagos
2002–2008 Sporting CP
2008–2009 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Porto 0 (0)
2009–2010 → VVV (loan) 33 (1)
2011 → Aves (loan) 9 (0)
2011–2013 Penafiel 61 (6)
2013–2015 Gil Vicente 59 (4)
2015–2016 Litex Lovech 9 (2)
2016 Litex Lovech II 8 (0)
2016 CSKA Sofia 18 (5)
2017–2018 Belenenses 34 (0)
2018–2019 Belenenses SAD 30 (1)
2019– Braga 4 (0)
National team
2005–2006 Portugal U16 11 (1)
2007 Portugal U17 5 (1)
2007–2008 Portugal U18 9 (4)
2008–2009 Portugal U19 15 (0)
2010 Portugal U20 4 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U21 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2019

Club career

Born in Lagos, Algarve, Viana spent six years as a youth at Sporting CP. In June 2008 the 18-year-old was transferred to FC Porto as part of a deal involving Hélder Postiga,[1] with the northerners receiving €2.5 million whereas the Lisbon club retained 50% of his rights.[2] In the 2008–09 season, whilst still a junior, he made his debut with the first team, playing four Portuguese League Cup matches and totalling 55 minutes in two wins and two losses; his first appearance was against Vitória de Setúbal (2–1 home win), on 8 January 2009.[3]

On 17 June 2009, Viana moved on loan to VVV-Venlo in the Netherlands. He appeared in 23 Eredivisie games in his first year, helping the Limburg side finish in 12th position. In January 2011 he returned to Portugal and joined C.D. Aves of the second division, in the same situation.[4]

After two years with F.C. Penafiel in the second tier, Viana joined Gil Vicente F.C. of the top flight in 2013. In November that year, he signed a new contract to keep him there until 2016, and with a release clause of €5 million.[5]

Viana signed with First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) club PFC Litex Lovech in June 2015,[6] after two years in the Primeira Liga with Gil Vicente FC.[7] In the summer of 2016 he joined PFC CSKA Sofia on a free transfer, after the former merged with the latter.

On 31 January 2017, Viana moved to C.F. Os Belenenses for an undisclosed fee.[8] He scored once for the reorganised Belenenses SAD on 11 March 2019, as they came from behind to hold leaders S.L. Benfica to a 2–2 away draw.[9]

After his deal expired, Viana was confirmed as a player for S.C. Braga on 25 June 2019, on a two-year contract.[10]

References
  1. "Postiga leaves Porto for Sporting". UEFA. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Portuguese Securities Market Commission. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. "FC Porto bate Vitória de Setúbal com tento de Rabiola" [FC Porto beat Vitória de Setúbal with Rabiola goal] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. "Diogo Viana chega por empréstimo" [Diogo Viana arrives on loan]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 January 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. Silva Rodrigues, António (26 November 2013). "Diogo Viana renova com o Gil Vicente até 2016" [Diogo Viana renews with Gil Vicente until 2016]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. "Литекс представи Диого Виана (СНИМКИ). 25-годишният португалец взе номер 7 при "оранжевите"" [Litex present Diogo Viana (PHOTOS). 25-year-old Portuguese took the number 7 at the Orange] (in Bulgarian). Blitz. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. "Diogo Viana assina por dois anos" [Diogo Viana signs for two years] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  8. "ЦСКА продаде Диого Виана на Белененсеш" [CSKA sell Diogo Viana to Belenenses] (in Bulgarian). CSKA Sofia. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  9. Geron, Vítor (11 March 2019). "Benfica abre 2–0, mas Belenenses-SAD iguala após falhas" [Benfica open a 2–0 lead, but Belenenses-SAD equalise after mistakes] (in Portuguese). One Football. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  10. "Oficial: Diogo Viana é reforço do Braga" [Official: Diogo Viana is addition to Braga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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