Diogo Coelho (footballer, born 1993)
Portuguese footballer
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Diogo Alexis Rodrigues Coelho Özçakmak (born 14 September 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Ankaragücü as a central defender.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Diogo Alexis Rodrigues Coelho Özçakmak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ponta do Sol, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ankaragücü | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Pontassolense | ||
| 2009–2012 | Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2020 | Nacional | 52 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Covilhã (loan) | 39 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → Chaves (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Académica (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Vilafranquense | 32 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Kocaelispor | 46 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Şanlıurfaspor | 17 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ankaragücü | 16 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Ponta do Sol, Madeira of Turkish descent through his father,[2] Coelho joined C.D. Nacional's youth system at the age of 16.[3] He made his Primeira Liga debut with the club on 11 May 2014 – the last matchday of the season – in a 1–0 away loss against Gil Vicente F.C. where he played the full 90 minutes.[4]
Coelho then spent three years on loan in the LigaPro, with S.C. Covilhã,[5] G.D. Chaves and Académica de Coimbra.[6] Returned to the Estádio da Madeira for the 2017–18 campaign, he scored twice[7][8] in 36 matches to help the team return to the top division as champions.[3]
Coelho scored his only goal in the Portuguese top flight on 5 May 2019, helping to a 2–2 draw at Vitória S.C. after his side had trailed 2–0 with ten minutes left.[9] After only two competitive appearances in 2019–20, however, he was released as his contract was about to expire.[3]
On 23 June 2020, Coelho signed with U.D. Vilafranquense of division two.[10] He moved abroad for the first time in his career one year later, joining Kocaelispor who had been recently promoted to the Turkish TFF First League.[11]