Diego Rodrigues
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Henrique Oliveira Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Braga | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | CC Taipas | ||
| 2016–2020 | Vitória de Guimarães | ||
| 2020–2024 | Braga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Braga B | 25 | (2) |
| 2025– | Braga | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Portugal U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Portugal U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:28, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Diego Henrique Oliveira Rodrigues (born 24 May 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Braga.
Career
[edit]Rodrigues is a youth product of the academies of CC Taipas and Vitória de Guimarães, before moving to Braga in 2020 to finish his development.[1] On 2 June 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Braga until 2027 and was promoted to their reserves.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Braga as a substitute in a 2–1 Primeira Liga win over Benfica on 4 January 2025.[3]
International career
[edit]Born in Portugal, Rodrigues holds dual Portuguese-Belgian citizenship.[4] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U20s in 2024.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Rodrigues' father, Ronaldo Rodrigues, was a Belgian-born footballer who moved to Portugal to continue his career. Ronaldo is of Portuguese and Belgian descent, and was a youth international for Belgium.[3] Through his father, Diego holds Belgian citizenship.[4] Diego's great-grandfather, Noël Cras, was also a professional footballer in Belgium for SV Waregem.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 22 July 2026
| Club | Season | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Braga B | 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga 3 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||||
| Braga | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12[a] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2026–27 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 73 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- ↑ "ENTREVISTA DIEGO RODRIGUES". 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Diego Rodrigues renova com o Sp. Braga até 2027". www.record.pt.
- 1 2 "Uma estreia pelo Braga na Luz: "Pensei que o meu menino ia sofrer..."". O Jogo. 5 January 2025.
- 1 2 Franken, Christophe (27 February 2025). "Après avoir perdu Mile Svilar, voici les 7 binationaux prometteurs que la Belgique pourrait récupérer". DHnet.
- ↑ "Sub-20 de Portugal derrota a Polónia em jogo de preparação no Estádio Algarve". www.record.pt.
- ↑ KW, Redactie (4 May 2020). "Icoon uit de pioniersjaren van SV Waregem, Noël Cras, overleden aan coronavirus". KW.be.
External links
[edit]- Diego Rodrigues at Soccerway
- Diego Rodrigues national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)