Diogo Pimentel
Personal information
Full name Diogo Miguel Zambujo Pimentel
Date of birth (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997
Place of birth Portugal
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC UNA Strassen
Number 3
Youth career
Sporting Clube Figueirense
Despertar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Jeunesse Schieren
2016–2020 Etzella 72 (6)
2020–2023 Fola 51 (5)
2022–2023 → Jammerbugt (loan) 11 (0)
2023– FC UNA Strassen[1] 28 (2)
International career‡
2022– Luxembourg 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:52, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Diogo Miguel Zambujo Pimentel (born 16 July 1997) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for UNA Strassen. Born in Portugal, he has represented Luxembourg internationally.[2][3][4]

Club career

Pimentel started his career with Luxembourgian third tier side Jeunesse Schieren.[5][6] In 2016, he signed for Etzella in the Luxembourgian second tier, helping them earn promotion to the Luxembourgian top flight.[7][8] In 2020, Pimentel signed for Luxembourgian top flight club Fola, helping them win the league.[9][10][11]

Before the second half of 2021–22, he was sent on loan to Jammerbugt in Denmark.[12][13]

International career

On 25 September 2022, he made his senior debut for the Luxembourg, coming off the bench in a 1–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League victory over Lithuania.

References

  1. ↑ "[BGL Ligue] Pimentel : «Ils nous ont dit que certains sponsors avaient dégagé»".
  2. ↑ "Diogo Pimentel, o luso-luxemburguês que gostava de jogar no Sporting". wort.lu. 14 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Box-to-box in der Warteschleife". tageblatt.lu.
  4. ↑ "Diogo Pimentel, eine Pferdelunge mit Pferdestärke". tageblatt.lu (Archived).
  5. ↑ "Entrevista a Diogo Pimentel – "A minha estreia na Champions é algo que nunca vou esquecer"". dominiodebola.com. 25 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Diogo Pimentel, o alentejano que quer 'roubar' a Taça ao F91 Dudelange". wort.lu. 25 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Diogo Pimentel, champion du tir au pigeon à 60 mètres". lequotidien.lu.
  8. ↑ ""Je ne voulais pas venir au Luxembourg"". wort.lu. 22 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "FLF-Nationalspieler Diogo Pimentel: Klare Worte und viel Geduld". tageblatt.lu (Archived).
  10. ↑ "Pimentel : «Je n'ai plus le temps de prendre soin de moi»". lequotidien.lu.
  11. ↑ "O alentejano que pode estrear-se pela seleção do Luxemburgo contra Portugal". wort.lu. 8 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Une déferlante luxembourgeoise submerge Blokhus". lequotidien.lu.
  13. ↑ "Landsholdsaktuelle Diogo Pimentel klar til at skyde foråret i gang".
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