Diogo Sousa (footballer, born 1998)

For other people named Diogo Sousa, see Diogo Sousa (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nogueira and the second or paternal family name is Sousa.

Diogo Fesnard Nogueira de Sousa (born 16 September 1998) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish club Bodrum.

Diogo Sousa

Sousa with Antalyaspor in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Diogo Fesnard Nogueira de Sousa
Date of birth	(1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Albufeira, Portugal
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Bodrum
Number	1
Youth career
2007–2012	Ferreiras
2012–2013	Imortal
2013–2014	CAC
2014–2017	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Sporting CP B	2	(0)
2019–2021	Sporting CP	0	(0)
2021–2023	Antalyaspor	1	(0)
2022–2023	→ Bodrumspor (loan)	33	(0)
2023–	Bodrum	66	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025

Football career

Born in Albufeira on the Algarve, Sousa joined Sporting CP's academy in 2014. On 6 May 2018, he made his professional debut with the reserve team in a 1–0 LigaPro win away to Vitória S.C. B.^[1] The reserve team was then dissolved and reconstituted as an under-23 team, and he signed a new three-year contract in May 2019.^[2]

Sousa had his initial call-up to Sporting's first team for the UEFA Europa League group game at home to PSV Eindhoven on 28 November 2019, remaining an unused substitute as fellow academy player Luís Maximiano was fielded.^[3]

On 30 June 2021, without having debuted for Sporting's first team, Sousa signed a four-year deal at Antalyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.^[4] While Belgian veteran Ruud Boffin played the league fixtures, Sousa made his debut in the third round of the Cup on 28 October, a 5–0 home win over Diyarbakırspor.^[5]

On 5 September 2022, Sousa joined Bodrumspor on a season-long loan with an option to buy.^[6]

Honours

Bodrum FK

• TFF 1. Lig: 2023-24 play-off winner^[7]