Diogo Tomas

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]

Diogo Tomas
Personal information
Full name Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas
Date of birth (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997
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[2]
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 II[3] 4 (0)
2024– HJK 11 (1)
International career‡
2016 Finland U19 2 (0)
2022– Finland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023

Early and personal life

Tomas was born in Oulu to a Finnish mother and Portuguese father,[4] and was raised in Tampere.[5][6]

Club career

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.[5]

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.[5]

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 in the 2nd place in the league twice.[7]

After playing for KuPS,[8] Tomas signed for Norwegian club Odd in March 2023 on a one-year deal.[9]

Following the expiration of his contract with Odd, Tomas returned to Finland and signed with reigning champions HJK Helsinki for the 2024 Veikkausliiga season.[10][11][12] 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.[13][14]

International career

Tomas plays for the Finland national team,[15] having previously played for them at youth level.[16][7][17]

Career statistics
As of 26 May 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilves 2015 Veikkausliiga 100000—10
2016 Veikkausliiga 30003[lower-alpha 2]0—60
Total 4000300070
MP (loan) 2016 Kakkonen 5000——50
Haka 2017 Ykkönen 20100——201
Ilves 2018 Veikkausliiga 27140—1[lower-alpha 3]0321
2019 Veikkausliiga 17152——223
2020 Veikkausliiga 20370—1[lower-alpha 3]0283
Total 6451620020827
KuPS 2021 Veikkausliiga 23562—5[lower-alpha 4]1348
2022 Veikkausliiga 261501[lower-alpha 2]05[lower-alpha 4]0371
Total 49611210101719
Odd 2023 Eliteserien 24141——282
Odd 2 2023 3. divisjon 40———40
HJK Helsinki 2024 Veikkausliiga 9100000091
Career total 179143154012122620
  1. Includes Finnish Cup and Norwegian Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in the Finnish League Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Ilves

KuPS

Individual

References
  1. Diogo Tomas at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
  3. Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas at Norwegian FA, fotball.no
  4. 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.
  5. "Päämies". Helsingin Sanomat.
  6. Kummitusjuttu, veikkaus.fi/x, 19 October 2023
  7. "Diogo Tomas". iltalehti.fi.
  8. "Diogo Tomas vahvistamaan KuPS:n puolustusta". kups.fi. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  9. "Ura jatkuu Norjassa – Diogo Tomas sopimukseen Odds BK:n kanssa". www.veikkausliiga.com.
  10. ”If you can’t beat them, join them” – Diogo Tomas HJK:hon kaudeksi 2024, hjk.fi, 20 February 2024
  11. HJK kaappasi halutun Huuhkajat-pelaajan — debyyttiä joudutaan odottamaan, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, Eetu Ikola, 20 February 2024
  12. HJK hankki Huuhkajat-puolustajan!, Iltalehti, Anni Saarela, 20 February 2024
  13. HJK selkeään voittoon (HJK-FC Lahti 4-0), veikkausliiga.com, 11 April 2024
  14. Kriisi ohi! HJK järjesti hurjan näytöksen – katsomossa melkoinen näky, Ilta-Sanomat, 11 April 2024
  15. "Diogo Tomas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  16. "Diogo Tomas". ilvesedustus.fi.
  17. "Diogo Tomas". palloliitto.
  18. "Diogo Tomas". flashscore.
  19. "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty Veikkausliigakauden 2021 osalta". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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