Diogo Dalot

Mercedes


Arriving at the training ground of Manchester United in his car in the early morning. Looks like he is still a bit sleepy!

José Diogo Dalot Teixeira is a Portuguese football player and plays as a right full-back for The Red Devils. Born in 1999 in Braga, joined the youth academy of FC Porto in 2008. He was only nine years old back then. After playing some matches in the B-team of FC Porto in the second league, he made his debut in the first team of FC Porto on October 13th, 2017. He was in the first eleven in the 6-0 victory over Lusitano GC for the Taça de Portugal. A couple of months later he debuted in the Premeira Liga against RIo Ave FC (5-0) win. After only six games for the first team of Porto he joined Manchester United in June of 2018. He signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford and The Red Devils paid a 19 million fee for him. He debuted in the Champions League stage game against Young Boys in September 2018. This lad has a bright future ahead of him, and he can play at both the left as the right side. He is not an attacking winger like Dani Alves or Alex Sandro, no, he plays more safe. The good point of that is that he almost never makes a mistake in a defensive position. But still, at the same time, he offers a lot of quality and power in attacking situations. He plays very intelligent, which is not always usual for a youngster of his age. He positions himself correctly in both attacking build up, ball possession on the midfield and defensive transitions.