Official: Lazio sign Diogo Leite after flying start to 2026-27 Serie A season | OneFootball

Lazio have officially announced their signing of Portuguese centre-back Diogo Leite on a free transfer following their flying start to the 2026-27 Serie A season, which sees them joint top of the pack after three matches.

Official: Leite joins Lazio on a free transfer

The Biancocelesti have confirmed that Leite has joined the club on a free transfer following the expiry of his Union Berlin contract earlier this summer, and that he has put pen to paper on a two-year deal with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the Stadio Olimpico.

BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 16: Leite Diogo of 1. FC Union Berlin during farewell prior to the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Union Berlin and FC Augsburg at Stadion An der Alten Foersterei on May 16, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

“S.S. Lazio announces the official signing of the footballer Diogo Filipe Monteiro Pinto Leite following the expiration of his contract with FC Union Berlin on June 30, 2026,” a statement on the club website confirmed.

“The player has signed a two-year contract with an option to extend for an additional two seasons.”

Leite becomes Lazio’s seventh new first-team signing of the 2026-27 season following the previous arrivals of Davide Frattesi, Andrea Pinamonti, Josip Sutalo, Danilho Doekhi, Alfonso Pedraza and Bruno Galassi.

Leite is particularly familiar with fellow centre-back Doekhi, as the pair both spent the previous four seasons in the Bundesliga with Union Berlin. The centre-backs have already played alongside each other in 108 competitive matches, including 94 in the Bundesliga, seven in the Europa League and seven in the DFB Pokal.

BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 16: Leite Diogo and Danilho Doekhi acknowledge the fans after the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Union Berlin and FC Augsburg at Stadion An der Alten Foersterei on May 16, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Leite joins Lazio ahead of their upcoming Serie A clash at home against Milan on Saturday evening.

As things stand, Lazio are one of three sides to have won all of their first three Serie A matches of the 2026-27 season, sitting pretty at the top of the table along with city rivals Roma and reigning champions Inter.