Diogo Jorge Moreno Valente (born September 23, 1984 in Aveiro) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Sporting Clube de Braga, as a winger.

[edit] Club career

A product of Boavista FC's youth system, Valente debuted for the northerners in 2004-05, and quickly established himself as first-choice in winger positions, as Boavista achieved two consecutive sixth places in the league. Previously, he served a one-year loan at Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, in the second division.

In July 2006, Valente signed for an undisclosed fee with league giants F.C. Porto but, in January 2007, after appearing just once (albeit in an important match, a 1–1 draw at Sporting Clube de Portugal), he was loaned to C.S. Marítimo,^[1] where he scored in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Aves.

Valente jumped the "loan train" again from 2007–09, this time at Leixões SC, in Matosinhos, which had returned to the first level in 2007-08. Alongside teammates Vieirinha and Paulo Machado, also loaned by Porto, he proved instrumental as the club retained its league status at the end of the first season.

On 1 July 2009, Valente was finally released by Porto, joining Sporting de Braga for an undisclosed fee.

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[edit] External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero

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