Diogo Viana

Diogo Viana

Personal information
Full name	Diogo Filipe Guerreiro Viana
Date of birth	February 22, 1990 (1990-02-22) (age 21)
Place of birth	Lagos, Portugal
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Penafiel
Number	27
Youth career
2005–2008	Sporting CP
2008–2009	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–2011	Porto	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ VVV (loan)	33	(1)
2011	→ Aves (loan)	9	(0)
2011–	Penafiel	8	(0)
National team
2007–2009	Portugal U19	14	(0)
2009–2010	Portugal U20	4	(0)
2010–	Portugal U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 7 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Diogo Filipe Guerreiro Viana (born 22 February 1990 in Lagos, Algarve) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Penafiel as a forward.

Football career

Viana spent three years as a youth at Sporting Clube de Portugal. In June 2008, the 18-year old was transferred to F.C. Porto as part of a deal involving Hélder Postiga,^[1] with the northerners receiving €2.5 million, whereas the Lisbon side retained 50% of Viana's rights.^[2] In the 2008–09 season, whilst still a junior, he made his debuts with the first team, appearing in four Portuguese League Cup games, totalling 55 minutes in two wins and two losses; his first appearance was against Vitória de Setúbal (2–1 home win).

On 17 June 2009, Viana moved on loan to VVV-Venlo, in the Netherlands. He appeared in 23 Eredivisie games in his first season, helping the Limburg outfit finish in 12th position. In January 2011, he returned to Portugal and joined C.D. Aves in the second division, in the same predicament.

References

1. ^ "Postiga leaves Porto for Sporting". UEFA.com. 1 June 2008. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=703957.html. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
2. ^ "Comunicado [Announcement]" (in Portuguese). CMVM. 1 June 2008. http://web3.cmvm.pt/english/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR18965.pdf. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Stats at Voetbal International (Dutch)

Persondata
Name	Viana, Diogo
Alternative names
Short description	Portuguese footballer
Date of birth	22 February 1990
Place of birth	Lagos, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death