Diogo Valente
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Diogo Jorge Moreno Valente (born 23 September 1984 in Aveiro) is a Portuguese
footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a left winger.
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In July 2006, Valente signed for an undisclosed fee with league giants F.C. Porto but, in January 2007, after appearing just once (albeit in an important match, a 1–1 draw at Sporting Clube de Portugal), he was loaned to C.S. Marítimo, where he scored in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Aves.
Valente jumped the "loan train" again from 2007–09, this time at Leixões SC, in Matosinhos
, which had returned to the top flight for the 2007–08 campaign. Alongside teammates Vieirinha
and Paulo Machado
, also loaned by Porto, he proved instrumental as the club retained its league status at the end of the first season.
On 1 July 2009, Valente was finally released by Porto, joining Sporting de Braga for an undisclosed fee. As the Minho side finished in a best-ever second position, he appeared rarely, sometimes not even making the list of 18.
Valente appeared regularly for Académica de Coimbra during the 2010–11 season, on loan. On 29 June 2011, he rescinded his contract with Braga, signing a one-year deal with the Students.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a left winger.
Club career
A product of Boavista FC's youth system, Valente made his professional debuts for the northerners in 2004–05, and quickly established himself as first-choice in winger positions, as Boavista achieved two consecutive sixth places in the first division. Previously, he served a one-year loan at Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, in the second levelLiga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
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In July 2006, Valente signed for an undisclosed fee with league giants F.C. Porto but, in January 2007, after appearing just once (albeit in an important match, a 1–1 draw at Sporting Clube de Portugal), he was loaned to C.S. Marítimo, where he scored in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Aves.
Valente jumped the "loan train" again from 2007–09, this time at Leixões SC, in Matosinhos
Matosinhos
Matosinhos Municipality is located in Porto District, Portugal. The main city is Matosinhos. It is bordered to the south by the city of Porto and lies within the Greater Porto subregion. The municipality has a population of 168,451 in 10 parishes. Many people have recently moved from the...
, which had returned to the top flight for the 2007–08 campaign. Alongside teammates Vieirinha
Vieirinha
Adelino André Vieira Freitas , commonly known as Vieirinha, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for PAOK F.C. in the Greek League, as a winger.Ambidextrous, he started playing for F.C...
and Paulo Machado
Paulo Machado
Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Toulouse FC in the French first division, as a central midfielder.-Club career:...
, also loaned by Porto, he proved instrumental as the club retained its league status at the end of the first season.
On 1 July 2009, Valente was finally released by Porto, joining Sporting de Braga for an undisclosed fee. As the Minho side finished in a best-ever second position, he appeared rarely, sometimes not even making the list of 18.
Valente appeared regularly for Académica de Coimbra during the 2010–11 season, on loan. On 29 June 2011, he rescinded his contract with Braga, signing a one-year deal with the Students.