Diogo dos Santos Cabral (born 10 October 1998), known as Diogo Calila, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Belenenses

Calila was born in

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. A youth product of

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, he was promoted to the senior team of

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in January 2019. He made his

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debut later that month, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for

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in a 3–0 away loss against

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. Calila played 20 matches – 23 in all competitions – in the 2020–21 season, helping his team finish tenth in the table. He subsequently renewed his contract until 2024. On 27 November 2021, Calila was the only player available from the main squad to face Benfica, due to a bout of

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. Nine players started the game, most of them from the under-23 side and two being goalkeepers; after seven returned for the second half with the score at 7–0 and one suffered an injury, the fixture was abandoned.

Santa Clara

In August 2022, Calila signed a three-year contract with

with the option of a further two; his former club retained 20% of the player's rights.

Personal life

Calila's father, Carlos (who shared the same nickname), was also a footballer. A

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, he played mostly for

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calila, Diogo 1998 births Living people People from Seixal Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Setúbal District Men's association football fullbacks Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players B-SAD players C.D. Santa Clara players