Diogo Costa named goalkeeper of the month for the 16th time

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·14 September 2026

Diogo Costa named goalkeeper of the month for the 16th time

Diogo Costa was named Liga Portugal’s Goalkeeper of the Month for the 16th time. The award relates to August, a period in which FC Porto won all four matches played and the captain did not concede a single goal.

The Porto goalkeeper started and played the full 90 minutes in every round last month. He kept a clean sheet in the wins against FC Alverca (2-0), Rio Ave (0-2), FC Arouca (2-0) and Académico de Viseu (0-2), helping the national champions maintain their sole lead at the top of the league table.

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In the Liga Portugal vote, conducted among coaches in the top flight, Diogo Costa received 39.29% of the votes. Gil Vicente’s Lucão came second with 16.67%, while FC Arouca’s Ignacio De Arruabarrena finished with 10.71%.

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