Diogo Tomás

Diogo Tomás
Tomás with Ilves in 2015
Personal information
Full name Diogo Alberto Soares Tomás
Date of birth (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AIK
Number 33
Youth career
–2015 Ilves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Ilves 4 (0)
2016 → MP (loan) 5 (0)
2017 Haka 20 (1)
2018–2020 Ilves 64 (5)
2021–2022 KuPS 49 (6)
2023 Odd 24 (1)
2023 → Odd 2 4 (0)
2024 HJK 17 (2)
2024–2026 ADO Den Haag 58 (7)
2026– AIK 3 (1)
International career
2016 Finland U19 2 (0)
2022–2023 Finland 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 October 2026

Diogo Alberto Soares Tomás (European Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈɔɣu aɫˈβɛɾtu suˈaɾɨʃ tuˈmaʃ]; born 31 July 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan club AIK.

Early and personal life

Tomás was born in Oulu to doctor parents. His Finnish mother comes from Kouvola and his father is Portuguese. Tomás was raised in Annala neighbourhood of Tampere. His older brother Fausto is also a doctor.

Club career

Early career

Tomás started football in the youth sector of local club Ilves in Tampere. After debuting in top-tier Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in 2015, he spent a brief loan spell with Mikkelin Palloilijat in the third-tier Kakkonen in early 2016. He made a further three appearances in the league after returning to Ilves, and joined FC Haka for the 2017 Ykkönen season, in Finnish second tier.

Ilves

After a season with Haka, Tomás returned to his former club Ilves at the start of 2018 Veikkausliiga season, and with Ilves he established himself in the league. Eventually, he spent three seasons with the club and became a favourite of supporters. He was selected the Player of the Year in 2018 by the Tampere district of the Finnish FA, Tomás won the 2019 Finnish Cup title with Ilves, and represented the club twice in UEFA Europa League qualifiers.

KuPS

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 as the league runner-up twice. Tomas was named in the Veikkausliiga Team of the Year in 2021. He also totalled ten appearances and scored one goal for KuPS in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.

Odd

After playing for KuPS, Tomás signed for 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.

HJK

Following the expiration of his contract with Odd, Tomás 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.

ADO Den Haag

On 2 September 2024, Tomás signed with 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. On 18 March 2026, after ADO had secured the promotion back to Eredivisie, six games prior to the regular season ending, Tomas gave an interview to Dutch reporter while wearing sunglasses, sipping beer, smoking cigar and referring to himself in third person. A video of the interview went viral.

AIK

On 1 August 2026 Tomás signed with Swedish club AIK.

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 25 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilves 2015 Veikkausliiga 100000——10
2016 Veikkausliiga 300030——60
Total 400030000070
Ilves II 2016 Kolmonen 60————60
MP (loan) 2016 Kakkonen 5000———50
Haka 2017 Ykkönen 20100———201
Pallo-Sepot 44 (loan) 2017 Kolmonen 20————20
Ilves 2018 Veikkausliiga 27140—10—321
2019 Veikkausliiga 17152———223
2020 Veikkausliiga 20370—10—283
Total 645162000010827
KuPS 2021 Veikkausliiga 23562—51—348
2022 Veikkausliiga 261501050—371
Total 4961121010100719
Odd 2023 Eliteserien 24141———282
Odd 2 2023 3. divisjon 40————40
HJK 2024 Veikkausliiga 172200051—243
ADO Den Haag 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 32210——20352
2025–26 Eerste Divisie 26510———275
Total 58720000020627
AIK 2026 Allsvenskan 0000———00
Career total 24422355401722030229
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Cup and KNVB Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland
202220
202320
Total40

Honours

Ilves

KuPS

ADO Den Haag

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Diogo Tomás at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Diogo pronunciation (European Portuguese)". Forvo. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Alberto pronunciation (Brazilian Portuguese)". Forvo. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Soares pronunciation (European Portuguese)". Forvo. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tomás pronunciation (European Portuguese)". Forvo. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  6. ↑ KuPS tavoittelee triplaa sunnuntaina – Diogo Tomasin vanhemmat paljastavat: "Poikamme on kentällä armoton taistelija mutta luonteeltaan herkkä ja hyväsydäminen", viikkosavo.fi, 27 October 2021
  7. ↑ Aalto, Pekka (30 April 2018). "Liigapelaaja nauttii runsaasta vastuusta ja ylistää "sielunkumppaninsa" Anna Abreun kauneutta". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Päämies". Helsingin Sanomat.
  9. ↑ Kummitusjuttu, veikkaus.fi/x, 19 October 2023
  10. ↑ Tomas siirtyy MP:n riveihin, Länsi-Savo, 13 April 2016
  11. ↑ Tunne kehitti Ilveksen Diogo Tomasista lopulta Veikkausliiga-pelaajan – "Aina ei auta vain lässyttää jostain", Tamperelainen, 2 September 2020
  12. ↑ DIOGO TOMAS JATKAA ILVEKSESSÄ, veikkausliiga.com, 5 August 2019
  13. 1 2 ILVES-TOPPARI TAMPEREEN PIIRIN YKKÖNEN, veikkausliiga.com, 3 December 2018
  14. 1 2 "Diogo Tomas". iltalehti.fi.
  15. 1 2 "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty Veikkausliigakauden 2021 osalta". veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  16. ↑ "Diogo Tomas vahvistamaan KuPS:n puolustusta". kups.fi. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Ura jatkuu Norjassa – Diogo Tomas sopimukseen Odds BK:n kanssa". www.veikkausliiga.com.
  18. ↑ Suomalaismies muutti asuntoautoon – kehitti ratkaisun pienen wc:n tuottamaan ongelmaan, Ilta-Sanomat, 25 July 2023
  19. ↑ Odd-profilen bor i en campingvogn: – Det er en drøm, tv2.no, 22 July 2023
  20. ↑ Suomalainen kulttipelaaja esitteli poikkeuksellista asumisratkaisuaan Norjan tv:ssä, Helsingin Sanomat, 25 July 2023
  21. ↑ Suomalaispelaaja kuuli pienen pojan toiveen – Siitä syntyi upea ele, Iltalehti, 8 February 2024
  22. ↑ Suomalaistähti lahjoitti hiuksensa, Iltalehti, 4 December 2023
  23. ↑ "If you can't beat them, join them" – Diogo Tomas HJK:hon kaudeksi 2024, hjk.fi, 20 February 2024
  24. ↑ HJK kaappasi halutun Huuhkajat-pelaajan — debyyttiä joudutaan odottamaan, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, Eetu Ikola, 20 February 2024
  25. ↑ HJK hankki Huuhkajat-puolustajan!, Iltalehti, Anni Saarela, 20 February 2024
  26. ↑ HJK selkeään voittoon (HJK-FC Lahti 4-0), veikkausliiga.com, 11 April 2024
  27. ↑ Kriisi ohi! HJK järjesti hurjan näytöksen – katsomossa melkoinen näky, Ilta-Sanomat, 11 April 2024
  28. ↑ HJK ihmenousulla 3,17 miljoonan euron arvoisesti Konferenssiliigaan – "Vähän draamaa kansalle", Yle, 29 August 2024
  29. ↑ Yllätyskäänne! HJK:n eurosankari jättää seuran välittömästi, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 2 September 2024
  30. ↑ Diogo Tomas siirtyy Hollantiin, hjk.fi, 2 September 2024
  31. ↑ ADO DEN HAAG TREKT DIOGO TOMAS AAN ALS NIEUWE CENTRALE VERDEDIGER, adodenhaag.nl, 2 September 2024
  32. ↑ Suomalaiskolmikon seura täytti 120 vuotta – Diogo Tomas iski maalin, faneilta näyttävä tempaus, Aamulehti, 2 February 2025
  33. ↑ Suomalaispelaaja hörppi olutta ja poltti sikaria kesken haastattelun – ”Olen kuka olen”, Ilta-Sanomat, 18 March 2026
  34. ↑ "260801 Diogo Tomas till AIK Fotboll". AIK (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  35. 1 2 "Diogo Tomás". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  36. ↑ "Diogo Tomas". ilvesedustus.fi.
  37. ↑ "Diogo Tomas". palloliitto.
  38. ↑ Huuhkajiin noussut Diogo Tomas latasi akut portugalilaisella maatilalla – "Halusin yksin paikkaan, jossa sai vain olla", Aamulehti, 26 September 2022
  39. 1 2 Diogo Tomas, Finnish FA
  40. ↑ Diogo Alberto Soares Tomas at Norwegian FA, fotball.no
  41. ↑ Engelen, Siep; Rosendaal, Rian (10 April 2026). "ADO Den Haag have been crowned KKD champions, yet they will not receive the trophy just yet, for a surprising reason". goal.com. Retrieved 19 April 2026.