Dinis Costa Lima Almeida (born 28 June 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays a central defender for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad.

Club career

Born in Esposende,

Braga District The district of Braga ( pt, Distrito de Braga ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real in the east, Spain ( Galicia) ...

, Almeida finished his development at

Varzim SC Varzim Sport Club () is a Portugal, Portuguese Association football, football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club si ...

. His senior debut occurred in 2013–14, as he scored a career-best seven goals to help

G.D. Joane Grupo Desportivo de Joane ''(abbreviated as GD Joane)'' is a Portuguese football club based in Joane, Vila Nova de Famalicão in the district of Braga. Background GD Joane currently plays in the Terceira Divisão Série A which is the fourth ...

finish fifth in the regular season

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but eventually being relegated. Almeida then spent two years in the Spanish

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

, with

CF Reus Deportiu Club de Futbol Reus Deportiu, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Reus, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it last competed in the Segunda Division (while its B team competed in the Tercera Division) before foldi ...

. In the summer of 2016 he signed with AS Monaco FC, being immediately loaned to

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Rest ...

of Portugal's

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

. He made his debut in the competition on 27 August, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away win against

C.D. Tondela Clube Desportivo de Tondela () is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Tondela, located in Viseu District, and play in the Estádio João Cardoso ...

. His only goal arrived in his fourth appearance, helping the visitors to a 3–1 away defeat of Sporting CP. On 31 August 2017, still owned by Monaco, Almeida was loaned to S.C. Braga, being assigned to their reserves in the Segunda Liga. He signed with

Xanthi F.C. Xanthi Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Ξάνθη Π.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace and plays at Xanthi FC Arena. The club resigned from the Super League Greece 2, Super League 2 du ...

on loan for the following campaign. He scored his first goal for the Greek club on 17 February 2019 in a 1–1 draw away to Athlitiki Enosi Larissa FC. Almeida spent the following seasons also abroad, with PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (winning the Bulgarian Cup in 2019–20 after a penalty shootout defeat of PFC CSKA Sofia, where he converted his attempt) and Royal Antwerp FC ( Belgian Pro League). He returned to Bulgaria in January 2023, agreeing to a contract at PFC Ludogorets Razgrad; shortly after arriving, he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, being sidelined for several months.

Career statistics

Honours

Lokomotiv Plovdiv * Bulgarian Cup: 2019–20 * Bulgarian Supercup:

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Ludogorets Razgrad * First Professional Football League: 2023–24 *Bulgarian Supercup:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Almeida, Dinis 1995 births Living people People from Esposende Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Braga District Men's association football central defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players G.D. Joane players C.F. Os Belenenses players S.C. Braga B players Segunda División B players CF Reus Deportiu players AS Monaco FC players Super League Greece players Xanthi F.C. players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players Belgian Pro League players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium