Diogo Branquinho

Diogo Branquinho
Personal information
Full name Diogo Ferraz Branquinho
Born (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994
Aveiro, Portugal
Nationality Portuguese
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club Sporting CP
Number 23
Youth career
Years Team
2007–2013
São Bernardo
Senior clubs
Years Team
2012–2013
São Bernardo
2013–2017
ABC Braga
2017–2024
FC Porto
2024–
Sporting CP
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–
Portugal 109 (225)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 14 January 2026

Diogo Ferraz Branquinho (pronounced [diˈoɣu βɾɐ̃ˈkiɲu]; born 25 July 1994) is a Portuguese handball player for Sporting CP and the Portuguese national team.[1][2][3]

He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.[4][5] In 2025 he was part of the Portugal team that reached the semifinals of the World Championship for the first time in history. They lost the semifinals to Denmark and the third place playoff to France.[6] At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he was part of the Portugal team that got 5th place, their best ever finish at a European Championship.[7]

Honours

ABC Braga

Porto

Sporting CP

References

  1. ^ "Diogo Branquinho at EHF". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ "ABOLA.PT – Andebol – FC Porto vence em Fafe e assume liderança". Abola.pt. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ "European Handball Federation – 2020 Men's EHF EURO / Match Details". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. ^ "EHF Euro 2020: Grupo fechado para o Campeonato da Europa". portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  6. ^ Orup Kristensen, Oliver (2 February 2025). "Sindssyg afslutning på dramatisk bronzekamp" [Insane finish to bronze match] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Historiske Portugal" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.