Diogo Monteiro’s January arrival at Leeds United may have been understated, but he’s certainly made an impression during his first month at the club. The 18-year-old defender joined Leeds on transfer deadline day after catching the Whites’ eye while playing for Swiss club Servette and Portugal Under-19s.
Although he has been training with the first-team at Thorp Arch on a regular basis, his only game time so far in a United shirt has come with the U21s, making appearances for the club in three Premier League 2 Division 2 games. Monteiro has been nothing but solid at the back and his performances have helped the promotion chasers turn their form around and consolidate their position at the top of the table.
He’s a centre-back by trade but his most recent outing, on Monday night against Derby County, came at right-back and he certainly looked the part as Leeds kept their first clean sheet in the league since October. The defender’s displays in the U21s set up have been notable, but it seems coaches have been most impressed by his attitude in training and enthusiasm to develop as a player.
