# Diogo Tomas

Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas (born 31 July 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag and the Finland national team.

## Early and personal life

Tomas was born in Oulu to a Finnish mother and Portuguese father, and was raised in Tampere.

## Club career

Tomas started football in the youth sector of local club Ilves. After debuting in top-tier Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in 2015, he spent a brief loan spell with Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) in the third-tier Kakkonen in early 2016. He made a further three appearances in the league after his return to Ilves, and joined FC Haka for the 2017, competing in second tier Ykkönen.
Tomas returned to Ilves at the start of 2018, and eventually spent three seasons with the club. Tomas won the 2019 Finnish Cup title with Ilves, and represented the club twice in UEFA Europa League qualifiers.
In early 2021, he joined fellow Veikkausliiga club KuPS on a two-year deal. During his time with KuPS, the club won two Finnish Cup titles, and finished in the 2nd place in the league twice.
After playing for KuPS, Tomas signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club Odds Ballklubb (Odd) in March 2023 on a one-year deal. While in Norway, Tomas lived temporarily in a caravan in a forest, and became a fan favourite cult figure for his playing style and his personal hair style. After the last match of the season, he donated parts of his mullet hair to the supporters.
Following the expiration of his contract with Odd, Tomas refused a contract extension and returned to Finland after signing with reigning champions HJK Helsinki for the 2024 Veikkausliiga season. He debuted with his new club in the league on 11 April 2024, as a substitute to Joona Toivio, in a 4–0 home win over FC Lahti. On 29 August, in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Conference League qualifying play-off round, Tomas scored a goal against KÍ Klaksvík, helping HJK to win the pair 4–3 on aggregate and to qualify for the league phase.
On 2 September 2024, Tomas signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 31 January 2025, in the club's 120th anniversary match, Tomas scored his first goal for ADO Den Haag, helping his team to defeat FC Eindhoven 2–1 at the Bingoal Stadium.

## International career

Tomas plays for the Finland national team, having previously played for them at youth level.

## Personal life

Tomas practices yoga and meditates frequently. Early in his career, he also played futsal for Ilves FS.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 11 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ilves | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Ilves | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Ilves | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ilves II | 2016 | Kolmonen | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| MP (loan) | 2016 | Kakkonen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Haka | 2017 | Ykkönen | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Pallo-Sepot 44 (loan) | 2017 | Kolmonen | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Ilves | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Ilves | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 3 |
| Ilves | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Ilves | Total | Total | 64 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 7 |
| KuPS | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 34 | 8 |
| KuPS | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| KuPS | Total | Total | 49 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 71 | 9 |
| Odd | 2023 | Eliteserien | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 |
| Odd 2 | 2023 | 3. divisjon | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| HJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| ADO Den Haag | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 210 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 265 | 23 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Cup and KNVB Beker
* ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League and four appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League

### International

    As of match played 19 June 2023
Finland :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |

## Honours

Ilves
* Finnish Cup: 2019
KuPS
* Finnish Cup: 2021, 2022
* Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021, 2022
Individual
* Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2021