Jordão da Encarnação Tackey Diogo (born 12 November 1985) is a São Toméan professional

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who plays as a left-back or a

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Club career

Born in

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of São Tomé and Príncipe descent, Diogo made his senior debut in 2004 with

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in the

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, on loan from

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. He moved to England after one season, going on to play semi-professional football in the country with Chelmsford City,

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and Aveley. Diogo had his first top-flight experience in

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, joining

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's Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur. He was part of the squad that

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the

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in 2011 but only appeared in two league games, also spending two years on loan to Greek club

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where he was sidelined for two months with a

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injury contracted in early November 2010. On 23 August 2012, already as a

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, Diogo signed for three seasons with

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in the Greek second division. He competed mostly in the country's

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the following years after a fleeting spell at

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in Portugal, representing in the competition Panthrakikos FC,

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and

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International career

In October 2015, Diogo was called up by

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for a

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against

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. He made his debut on the 8th, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diogo, Jordao 1985 births Living people Portuguese people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent People with acquired São Tomé and Príncipe citizenship Portuguese men's footballers São Tomé and Príncipe men's footballers Footballers from Lisbon Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Casa Pia A.C. players F.C. Alverca players Vitória F.C. players National League (English football) players Chelmsford City F.C. players Lewes F.C. players Aveley F.C. players Needham Market F.C. players Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur players Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Panserraikos F.C. players Panachaiki F.C. players Panthrakikos F.C. players PAE Kerkyra players Levadiakos F.C. players São Tomé and Príncipe men's international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers São Tomé and Príncipe expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece