Diego Callai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Callai Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Caxias do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Juventude | ||
| 2015–2021 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Sporting CP B | 77 | (0) |
| 2021– | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Feirense (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:23, 15 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Diego Callai Silva (born 18 July 2004) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.
Club career
A youth product of the Brazilian club Juventude, Callai moved to the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2015. On 23 July 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting and was promoted to Sporting CP B in 2021.[1] In the summer of 2021, he joined the senior team during preseason and was promoted as their third goalkeeper.[2] On 22 April 2022, he extended his contract with Sporting CP until 2027.[3]
On 11 January 2024, Callai joined Feirense on loan in Liga Portugal 2.[4]
On 12 December 2025, while starting regularly for Sporting B, competing in Liga Portugal 2, Callai extended his contract with the club until 2030, with his release clause being set at €80 million.[5]
Personal life
Callai is the son of the Brazilian former goalkeeper Diego Costa Silva.[4] He holds Brazilian, Italian and Portuguese nationalities.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 November 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga 3 | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Liga 3 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Liga Portugal 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 0 | — | — | — | 77 | 0 | |||||
| Feirense (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Jovem Diego Callai assina contrato profissional com o Sporting". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Guardião Diego Callai vai estar na pré-temporada do Sporting". record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Renascença (22 April 2022). "Guarda-redes Diego Callai renova contrato com o Sporting - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Pai comenta cedência de Diego Callai ao Feirense: "Vai evoluir e crescer ainda mais"". record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Diego Callai renova até 2030" [Diego Callai renews until 2030] (in European Portuguese). Sporting CP. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ Abola.pt (13 June 2023). "Sporting Callai mais perto de ser português". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Diego Callai at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
External links
- Diego Callai at Soccerway (archive)
- Diego Callai at BDFutbol