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Diogo Tomas
Personal information
Full name Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas
Date of birth (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Number 45
Youth career
Ilves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Ilves 4 (0)
2016 → MP (loan) 5 (0)
2017 Haka 20 (1)
2018–2020 Ilves 64 (5)
2021–2022 KuPS 49 (6)
2023 Odd 24 (1)
2023 → Odd 2 4 (0)
2024– HJK 17 (2)
International career‡
2016 Finland U19 2 (0)
2022– Finland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023

Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas (born 31 July 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Veikkausliiga club HJK and the Finland national team.[1]

Early and personal life

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Tomas was born in Oulu to a Finnish mother and Portuguese father,[2] and was raised in Tampere.[3][4]

Club career

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Tomas started football in the youth sector of local club Ilves. After debuting in top-tier Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in 2015, he spent a brief loan spell with Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) in the third-tier Kakkonen in early 2016. He made a further three appearances in the league after his return to Ilves, and joined FC Haka for the 2017, competing in second tier Ykkönen.[3]

Tomas returned to Ilves at the start of 2018, and eventually spent three seasons with the club. Tomas won the 2019 Finnish Cup title with Ilves, and represented the club twice in UEFA Europa League qualifiers.[3]

In early 2021, he joined fellow Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) on a two-year deal. During his time with KuPS, the club won two Finnish Cup titles, and finished in the 2nd place in the league twice.[5]

After playing for KuPS,[6] Tomas signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club Odds Ballklubb (Odd) in March 2023 on a one-year deal.[7] While in Norway, Tomas lived temporarily in a caravan in a forest,[8][9] and became a fan favourite cult figure[10] for his playing style and his personal hair style.[11] After the last match of the season, he donated parts of his mullet hair to the supporters.[12]

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.[13][14][15] 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.[16][17]

International career

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Tomas plays for the Finland national team,[18] having previously played for them at youth level.[19][5][20]

Personal life

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Tomas practices yoga and meditates frequently.[21] Early in his career, he also played futsal for Ilves FS.[22]

Career statistics

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As of 28 August 2024[22][23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ilves 2015 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2016 Veikkausliiga 3 0 0 0 3 0 — 6 0
Total 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 0
Ilves II 2016 Kolmonen 6 0 — — — 6 0
MP (loan) 2016 Kakkonen 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Haka 2017 Ykkönen 20 1 0 0 — — 20 1
Pallo-Sepot 44 (loan) 2017 Kolmonen 2 0 — — — 2 0
Ilves 2018 Veikkausliiga 27 1 4 0 — 1[c] 0 32 1
2019 Veikkausliiga 17 1 5 2 — — 22 3
2020 Veikkausliiga 20 3 7 0 — 1[c] 0 28 3
Total 64 5 16 2 0 0 2 0 82 7
KuPS 2021 Veikkausliiga 23 5 6 2 — 5[d] 1 34 8
2022 Veikkausliiga 26 1 5 0 1 0 5[d] 0 37 1
Total 49 6 11 2 1 0 10 1 71 9
Odd 2023 Eliteserien 24 1 4 1 — — 28 2
Odd 2 2023 3. divisjon 4 0 — — — 4 0
HJK Helsinki 2024 Veikkausliiga 17 2 2 0 0 0 4[e] 0 23 2
Career total 186 15 33 5 4 0 16 1 239 21
  1. ^ Includes Finnish Cup and Norwegian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Ilves

KuPS

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Diogo Tomas at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ^ Aalto, Pekka (30 April 2018). "Liigapelaaja nauttii runsaasta vastuusta ja ylistää "sielunkumppaninsa" Anna Abreun kauneutta". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Päämies". Helsingin Sanomat.
  4. ^ Kummitusjuttu, veikkaus.fi/x, 19 October 2023
  5. ^ a b "Diogo Tomas". iltalehti.fi.
  6. ^ "Diogo Tomas vahvistamaan KuPS:n puolustusta". kups.fi. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Ura jatkuu Norjassa – Diogo Tomas sopimukseen Odds BK:n kanssa". www.veikkausliiga.com.
  8. ^ Suomalaismies muutti asunto­autoon – kehitti ratkaisun pienen wc:n tuottamaan ongelmaan, Ilta-Sanomat, 25 July 2023
  9. ^ Odd-profilen bor i en campingvogn: – Det er en drøm, tv2.no, 22 July 2023
  10. ^ Suomalainen kulttipelaaja esitteli poikkeuksellista asumis­ratkaisuaan Norjan tv:ssä, Helsingin Sanomat, 25 July 2023
  11. ^ Suomalaispelaaja kuuli pienen pojan toiveen – Siitä syntyi upea ele, Iltalehti, 8 February 2024
  12. ^ Suomalaistähti lahjoitti hiuksensa, Iltalehti, 4 December 2023
  13. ^ ”If you can’t beat them, join them” – Diogo Tomas HJK:hon kaudeksi 2024, hjk.fi, 20 February 2024
  14. ^ HJK kaappasi halutun Huuhkajat-pelaajan — debyyttiä joudutaan odottamaan, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, Eetu Ikola, 20 February 2024
  15. ^ HJK hankki Huuhkajat-puolustajan!, Iltalehti, Anni Saarela, 20 February 2024
  16. ^ HJK selkeään voittoon (HJK-FC Lahti 4-0), veikkausliiga.com, 11 April 2024
  17. ^ Kriisi ohi! HJK järjesti hurjan näytöksen – katsomossa melkoinen näky, Ilta-Sanomat, 11 April 2024
  18. ^ "Diogo Tomas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Diogo Tomas". ilvesedustus.fi.
  20. ^ "Diogo Tomas". palloliitto.
  21. ^ Huuhkajiin noussut Diogo Tomas latasi akut portugalilaisella maatilalla – ”Halusin yksin paikkaan, jossa sai vain olla”, Aamulehti, 26 September 2022
  22. ^ a b Diogo Tomas, Finnish FA
  23. ^ Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas at Norwegian FA, fotball.no
  24. ^ "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty Veikkausliigakauden 2021 osalta". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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