Diogo Amado

Diogo Amado
Personal information
Full nameDiogo Carlos Correia Amado
Date of birth21 January 1990
Place of birthLagos, Portugal
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
PAOK
Number25
Youth career
1999–2000Centro de Lagos
2000–2001Esperança Lagos
2001–2009Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010Sporting CP0(0)
2009Real Massamá (loan)6(0)
2010Odivelas (loan)12(0)
2010–2012União Leiria15(1)
2011–2012Estoril (loan)20(1)
2012Sheffield Wednesday0(0)
2012–Estoril69(2)
National team
2006Portugal U165(1)
2006–2007Portugal U1711(1)
2007–2008Portugal U186(2)
2008–2009Portugal U196(0)
2010Portugal U204(0)
2011–2012Portugal U218(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Diogo Carlos Correia Amado (born 21 January 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for PAOK F.C. as a midfielder.

Football career

Portugal

Born in Lagos, Algarve, Amado joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system at the age of 11. He made his senior debuts in 2009–10, splitting the season between two third division clubs (both on loan), including farm team Real Sport Clube; in June he was released by the Lions.

For 2010–11, Amado joined U.D. Leiria in the top level, making his debut in the competition on 15 August in a 0–0 away draw against S.C. Beira-Mar, and appearing in exactly half of the league games as the team finished in tenth position. In the following campaign he was loaned to G.D. Estoril Praia in division two.

Sheffield Wednesday / Estoril

On 10 July 2012, Amado signed a two-year contract with Sheffield Wednesday,[1] having been recommended to manager Dave Jones by José Semedo, an ex-teammate of Amado from his Sporting youth days.

However, he failed to settle and left the Owls the following month, rejoining his previous club Estoril, now in the top flight.[2]

References

  1. "Sheffield Wednesday sign midfielder Diogo Amado". BBC Sport. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. "Diogo Amado reforça canarinhos" [Diogo Amado strengthens canaries] (in Portuguese). Record. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.

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