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 Tomas with Ilves in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | 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) |
| 2024–2026 | ADO Den Haag | 58 | (7) |
| 2026– | AIK | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Finland | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 | |||
Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas (European Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈɔɣu aɫˈβɛɾtu suˈaɾɨʃ tuˈmaʃ];[2][3][4][5] born 31 July 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan club AIK.[1]
Early and personal life
[edit]Tomas was born in Oulu to doctor parents.[6] His Finnish mother comes from Kouvola and his father is Portuguese.[7] Tomas was raised in Annala neighbourhood of Tampere.[8] His older brother Fausto is also a doctor.[9]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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.[10] 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.[8]
Ilves
[edit]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.[11] Eventually, he spent three seasons with the club and became a favourite of supporters.[12] He was selected the Player of the Year in 2018 by the Tampere district of the Finnish FA,[13] Tomas won the 2019 Finnish Cup title with Ilves, and represented the club twice in UEFA Europa League qualifiers.[8]
KuPS
[edit]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.[14] Tomas was named in the Veikkausliiga Team of the Year in 2021.[15] He also totalled ten appearances and scored one goal for KuPS in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.[1]
Odd
[edit]After playing for KuPS,[16] Tomas signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club Odds Ballklubb (Odd) in March 2023 on a one-year deal.[17] While in Norway, Tomas lived temporarily in a caravan in a forest,[18][19] and became a fan favourite cult figure[20] for his playing style and his personal hair style.[21] After the last match of the season, he donated parts of his mullet hair to the supporters.[22]
HJK
[edit]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.[23][24][25] 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.[26][27] 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.[28]
ADO Den Haag
[edit]On 2 September 2024, Tomas signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[29][30][31] 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.[32] On 18 March 2026, after ADO had secured the promotion back to Eredivisie, six games prior to the regular season ending, Tomas gave an interview to Dutch reporter while wearing sunglasses, sipping beer, smoking cigar and referring to himself in third person. A video of the interview went viral.[33]
AIK
[edit]International career
[edit]Tomas plays for the Finland national team,[35] having previously played for them at youth level.[36][14][37]
Personal life
[edit]Tomas practices yoga and meditates frequently.[38] Early in his career, he also played futsal for Ilves FS.[39]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 9 | ||
| Odd | 2023 | Eliteserien | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Odd 2 | 2023 | 3. divisjon | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| HJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[e] | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | |
| ADO Den Haag | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[f] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 7 | ||
| AIK | 2026 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 244 | 22 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 302 | 29 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Cup and KNVB Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion play-offs
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | |||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Ilves
KuPS
ADO Den Haag
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2021[15]
- Finnish FA Tampere Player of the Year: 2018[13]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Diogo Tomas at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ "Diogo pronunciation (European Portuguese)". Forvo. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Alberto pronunciation (Brazilian Portuguese)". Forvo. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Soares pronunciation (European Portuguese)". Forvo. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tomás pronunciation (European Portuguese)". Forvo. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ KuPS tavoittelee triplaa sunnuntaina – Diogo Tomasin vanhemmat paljastavat: "Poikamme on kentällä armoton taistelija mutta luonteeltaan herkkä ja hyväsydäminen", viikkosavo.fi, 27 October 2021
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 "Päämies". Helsingin Sanomat.
- ↑ Kummitusjuttu, veikkaus.fi/x, 19 October 2023
- ↑ Tomas siirtyy MP:n riveihin, Länsi-Savo, 13 April 2016
- ↑ Tunne kehitti Ilveksen Diogo Tomasista lopulta Veikkausliiga-pelaajan – "Aina ei auta vain lässyttää jostain", Tamperelainen, 2 September 2020
- ↑ DIOGO TOMAS JATKAA ILVEKSESSÄ, veikkausliiga.com, 5 August 2019
- 1 2 ILVES-TOPPARI TAMPEREEN PIIRIN YKKÖNEN, veikkausliiga.com, 3 December 2018
- 1 2 "Diogo Tomas". iltalehti.fi.
- 1 2 "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty Veikkausliigakauden 2021 osalta". veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ↑ "Diogo Tomas vahvistamaan KuPS:n puolustusta". kups.fi. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "Ura jatkuu Norjassa – Diogo Tomas sopimukseen Odds BK:n kanssa". www.veikkausliiga.com.
- ↑ Suomalaismies muutti asuntoautoon – kehitti ratkaisun pienen wc:n tuottamaan ongelmaan, Ilta-Sanomat, 25 July 2023
- ↑ Odd-profilen bor i en campingvogn: – Det er en drøm, tv2.no, 22 July 2023
- ↑ Suomalainen kulttipelaaja esitteli poikkeuksellista asumisratkaisuaan Norjan tv:ssä, Helsingin Sanomat, 25 July 2023
- ↑ Suomalaispelaaja kuuli pienen pojan toiveen – Siitä syntyi upea ele, Iltalehti, 8 February 2024
- ↑ Suomalaistähti lahjoitti hiuksensa, Iltalehti, 4 December 2023
- ↑ "If you can't beat them, join them" – Diogo Tomas HJK:hon kaudeksi 2024, hjk.fi, 20 February 2024
- ↑ HJK kaappasi halutun Huuhkajat-pelaajan — debyyttiä joudutaan odottamaan, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, Eetu Ikola, 20 February 2024
- ↑ HJK hankki Huuhkajat-puolustajan!, Iltalehti, Anni Saarela, 20 February 2024
- ↑ HJK selkeään voittoon (HJK-FC Lahti 4-0), veikkausliiga.com, 11 April 2024
- ↑ Kriisi ohi! HJK järjesti hurjan näytöksen – katsomossa melkoinen näky, Ilta-Sanomat, 11 April 2024
- ↑ HJK ihmenousulla 3,17 miljoonan euron arvoisesti Konferenssiliigaan – "Vähän draamaa kansalle", Yle, 29 August 2024
- ↑ Yllätyskäänne! HJK:n eurosankari jättää seuran välittömästi, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 2 September 2024
- ↑ Diogo Tomas siirtyy Hollantiin, hjk.fi, 2 September 2024
- ↑ ADO DEN HAAG TREKT DIOGO TOMAS AAN ALS NIEUWE CENTRALE VERDEDIGER, adodenhaag.nl, 2 September 2024
- ↑ Suomalaiskolmikon seura täytti 120 vuotta – Diogo Tomas iski maalin, faneilta näyttävä tempaus, Aamulehti, 2 February 2025
- ↑ Suomalaispelaaja hörppi olutta ja poltti sikaria kesken haastattelun – ”Olen kuka olen”, Ilta-Sanomat, 18 March 2026
- ↑ "260801 Diogo Tomas till AIK Fotboll". AIK (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- 1 2 "Diogo Tomas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ↑ "Diogo Tomas". ilvesedustus.fi.
- ↑ "Diogo Tomas". palloliitto.
- ↑ Huuhkajiin noussut Diogo Tomas latasi akut portugalilaisella maatilalla – "Halusin yksin paikkaan, jossa sai vain olla", Aamulehti, 26 September 2022
- 1 2 Diogo Tomas, Finnish FA
- ↑ Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas at Norwegian FA, fotball.no
- ↑ Engelen, Siep; Rosendaal, Rian (10 April 2026). "ADO Den Haag have been crowned KKD champions, yet they will not receive the trophy just yet, for a surprising reason". goal.com. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
External links
[edit]
- Finnish Football Federation profile
- Diogo Tomas at BDFutbol
- 1997 births
- Footballers from Oulu
- Living people
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish people of Portuguese descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's international footballers
- Ilves (football) players
- Mikkelin Palloilijat players
- FC Haka players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- Odds BK players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- ADO Den Haag players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ykkönen players
- Kakkonen players
- Norwegian Third Division players
- Kolmonen players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- AIK Fotboll players