Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diogo Casimiro da Silva Costa | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Oliveirense | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Oliveirense | ||
2008–2011 | Porto | ||
2011–2012 | Dragon Force | ||
2012–2017 | Porto | ||
2013–2014 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017–2018 | Freamunde | 19 | (1) |
2018–2023 | Braga B | 43 | (0) |
2023– | Oliveirense | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 |
Diogo Casimiro da Silva Costa (born 14 December 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Oliveirense.
On 3 November 2018, Casimiro made his debut for Braga B in a 2018–19 LigaPro match against Famalicão. [1]
On 5 July 2023, Casimiro signed for Liga Portugal 2 side Oliveirense, his first youth club. [2]
On 31 December 2020, Casimiro was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. While undergoing chemotherapy, an infection forced him into surgery and a four-day induced coma. He also underwent autologous stem-cell transplantation. Casimiro was able to make a full recovery, returning to training with Braga B in July 2022. [3]