Diogo Pacheco

Diogo Manuel das Neves de Oliveira Pacheco (born 13 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Tulsa of the USL Championship.

Early career and college
Pacheco began his career with Odivelas, before moving to be part of the famous Benfica academy until he was 15 years old. He later signed with Belenenses and helped the team win the under-19 National Championship during the 2016–17 season. He left Belenenses at 18 and signed subsequently had spells with third tier sides Loures and Alverca, before receiving an opportunity to move to the United States to play college soccer at the University of Akron. He played four years with the Zips, making 52 appearances, scoring 17 goals and tallying eleven assists. Pacheco earned accolades such as Third Team All-American selection by United Soccer Coaches, First Team Scholar All-American honoree by United Soccer Coaches, First-Team All-MAC, Academic All-MAC, First-Team All-Ohio honoree, and First-Team Academic All-Ohio.

Pacheco was considered a potential high draft pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft, but ended up going undrafted.

Career in the United States
Pacheco signed with MLS Next Pro side Minnesota United 2 in March 2022 ahead of their inaugural season. He played two seasons with Minnesota's reserve team and made 47 regular season appearances, scoring eleven goals and adding ten assists. On 21 December 2023, it was announced that Pacheco would join USL Championship side FC Tulsa ahead of their 2024 season. He scored two goals on his first full start for the club on 8 June 2024 against San Antonio FC. He was subsequently named to the USL Championshp team of the week.