Diogo Tomas

Diogo Tomas
Tomas with Ilves in 2015
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 Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 ADO Den Haag
Number 45
Youth career
–2015 Ilves
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 2 4 (0)
2024 HJK 17 (2)
2024– ADO Den Haag 54 (6)
International career‡
2016 Finland U19 2 (0)
2022– Finland 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 June 2023

Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas (born 31 July 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag and the Finland national team.[1]

Early and personal life

Tomas was born in Oulu to doctor parents.[2] His Finnish mother comes from Kouvola and his father is Portuguese.[3] Tomas was raised in Annala neighbourhood of Tampere.[4] His older brother Fausto is also a doctor.[5]

Club career

Early career

Tomas started football in the youth sector of local club Ilves in Tampere. After debuting in top-tier Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in 2015, he spent a brief loan spell with Mikkelin Palloilijat in the third-tier Kakkonen in early 2016.[6] He made a further three appearances in the league after returning to Ilves, and joined FC Haka for the 2017 Ykkönen season, in Finnish second tier.[4]

Ilves

After a season with Haka, Tomas returned to his former club Ilves at the start of 2018 Veikkausliiga season, and with Ilves he established himself in the league.[7] Eventually, he spent three seasons with the club and became a favourite of supporters.[8] He was selected the Player of the Year in 2018 by the Tampere district of the Finnish FA,[9] Tomas won the 2019 Finnish Cup title with Ilves, and represented the club twice in UEFA Europa League qualifiers.[4]

KuPS

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 as the league runner-up twice.[10] Tomas was named in the Veikkausliiga Team of the Year in 2021.[11] He also totalled ten appearances and scored one goal for KuPS in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.[1]

Odd

After playing for KuPS,[12] Tomas signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club Odds Ballklubb (Odd) in March 2023 on a one-year deal.[13] While in Norway, Tomas lived temporarily in a caravan in a forest,[14][15] and became a fan favourite cult figure[16] for his playing style and his personal hair style.[17] After the last match of the season, he donated parts of his mullet hair to the supporters.[18]

HJK

Following the expiration of his contract with Odd, Tomas refused a contract extension and returned to Finland after signing with reigning champions HJK Helsinki for the 2024 Veikkausliiga season.[19][20][21] 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.[22][23] On 29 August, in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Conference League qualifying play-off round, Tomas scored a goal against KÍ Klaksvík, helping HJK to win the pair 4–3 on aggregate and to qualify for the league phase.[24]

ADO Den Haag

On 2 September 2024, Tomas signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[25][26][27] On 31 January 2025, in the club's 120th anniversary match, Tomas scored his first goal for ADO Den Haag, helping his team to defeat FC Eindhoven 2–1 at the Bingoal Stadium.[28] On 18 March 2026, after ADO had secured the promotion back to Eredivisie, six games prior to the regular season ending, Tomas gave an interview to Dutch reporter while wearing sunglasses, sipping beer, smoking cigar and referring to himself in third person. A video of the interview went viral.[29]

International career

Tomas plays for the Finland national team,[30] having previously played for them at youth level.[31][10][32]

Personal life

Tomas practices yoga and meditates frequently.[33] Early in his career, he also played futsal for Ilves FS.[34]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 March 2025[34][35]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ilves 2015 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2016 Veikkausliiga 3 0 0 0 3 0 — — 6 0
Total 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Ilves II 2016 Kolmonen 6 0 — — — — 6 0
MP (loan) 2016 Kakkonen 5 0 0 0 — — — 5 0
Haka 2017 Ykkönen 20 1 0 0 — — — 20 1
Pallo-Sepot 44 (loan) 2017 Kolmonen 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Ilves 2018 Veikkausliiga 27 1 4 0 — 1[c] 0 — 32 1
2019 Veikkausliiga 17 1 5 2 — — — 22 3
2020 Veikkausliiga 20 3 7 0 — 1[c] 0 — 28 3
Total 64 5 16 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 82 7
KuPS 2021 Veikkausliiga 23 5 6 2 — 5[d] 1 — 34 8
2022 Veikkausliiga 26 1 5 0 1 0 5[d] 0 — 37 1
Total 49 6 11 2 1 0 10 1 0 0 71 9
Odd 2023 Eliteserien 24 1 4 1 — — — 28 2
Odd 2 2023 3. divisjon 4 0 — — — — 4 0
HJK 2024 Veikkausliiga 17 2 2 0 0 0 5[e] 1 — 24 3
ADO Den Haag 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 32 2 1 0 – – 2[f] 0 35 2
2025–26 Eerste Divisie 22 4 1 0 – – – 23 4
Total 54 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 58 6
Career total 240 21 35 5 4 0 17 2 2 0 298 28
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Cup and KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League and four appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  6. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 19 June 2023[30]
Finland
Year Apps Goals
2022 2 0
2023 2 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Ilves

KuPS

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Diogo Tomas at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ^ KuPS tavoittelee triplaa sunnuntaina – Diogo Tomasin vanhemmat paljastavat: "Poikamme on kentällä armoton taistelija mutta luonteeltaan herkkä ja hyväsydäminen", viikkosavo.fi, 27 October 2021
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c "Päämies". Helsingin Sanomat.
  5. ^ Kummitusjuttu, veikkaus.fi/x, 19 October 2023
  6. ^ Tomas siirtyy MP:n riveihin, Länsi-Savo, 13 April 2016
  7. ^ Tunne kehitti Ilveksen Diogo Tomasista lopulta Veikkausliiga-pelaajan – "Aina ei auta vain lässyttää jostain", Tamperelainen, 2 September 2020
  8. ^ DIOGO TOMAS JATKAA ILVEKSESSÄ, veikkausliiga.com, 5 August 2019
  9. ^ a b ILVES-TOPPARI TAMPEREEN PIIRIN YKKÖNEN, veikkausliiga.com, 3 December 2018
  10. ^ a b "Diogo Tomas". iltalehti.fi.
  11. ^ a b "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty Veikkausliigakauden 2021 osalta". veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  12. ^ "Diogo Tomas vahvistamaan KuPS:n puolustusta". kups.fi. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Ura jatkuu Norjassa – Diogo Tomas sopimukseen Odds BK:n kanssa". www.veikkausliiga.com.
  14. ^ Suomalaismies muutti asuntoautoon – kehitti ratkaisun pienen wc:n tuottamaan ongelmaan, Ilta-Sanomat, 25 July 2023
  15. ^ Odd-profilen bor i en campingvogn: – Det er en drøm, tv2.no, 22 July 2023
  16. ^ Suomalainen kulttipelaaja esitteli poikkeuksellista asumisratkaisuaan Norjan tv:ssä, Helsingin Sanomat, 25 July 2023
  17. ^ Suomalaispelaaja kuuli pienen pojan toiveen – Siitä syntyi upea ele, Iltalehti, 8 February 2024
  18. ^ Suomalaistähti lahjoitti hiuksensa, Iltalehti, 4 December 2023
  19. ^ "If you can't beat them, join them" – Diogo Tomas HJK:hon kaudeksi 2024, hjk.fi, 20 February 2024
  20. ^ HJK kaappasi halutun Huuhkajat-pelaajan — debyyttiä joudutaan odottamaan, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, Eetu Ikola, 20 February 2024
  21. ^ HJK hankki Huuhkajat-puolustajan!, Iltalehti, Anni Saarela, 20 February 2024
  22. ^ HJK selkeään voittoon (HJK-FC Lahti 4-0), veikkausliiga.com, 11 April 2024
  23. ^ Kriisi ohi! HJK järjesti hurjan näytöksen – katsomossa melkoinen näky, Ilta-Sanomat, 11 April 2024
  24. ^ HJK ihmenousulla 3,17 miljoonan euron arvoisesti Konferenssiliigaan – "Vähän draamaa kansalle", Yle, 29 August 2024
  25. ^ Yllätyskäänne! HJK:n eurosankari jättää seuran välittömästi, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 2 September 2024
  26. ^ Diogo Tomas siirtyy Hollantiin, hjk.fi, 2 September 2024
  27. ^ ADO DEN HAAG TREKT DIOGO TOMAS AAN ALS NIEUWE CENTRALE VERDEDIGER, adodenhaag.nl, 2 September 2024
  28. ^ Suomalaiskolmikon seura täytti 120 vuotta – Diogo Tomas iski maalin, faneilta näyttävä tempaus, Aamulehti, 2 February 2025
  29. ^ Suomalaispelaaja hörppi olutta ja poltti sikaria kesken haastattelun – ”Olen kuka olen”, Ilta-Sanomat, 18 March 2026
  30. ^ a b "Diogo Tomas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Diogo Tomas". ilvesedustus.fi.
  32. ^ "Diogo Tomas". palloliitto.
  33. ^ Huuhkajiin noussut Diogo Tomas latasi akut portugalilaisella maatilalla – "Halusin yksin paikkaan, jossa sai vain olla", Aamulehti, 26 September 2022
  34. ^ a b Diogo Tomas, Finnish FA
  35. ^ Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas at Norwegian FA, fotball.no
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