Diego Alende
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Alende López | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Andorra | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2016 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Celta B | 111 | (2) |
| 2015 | Celta | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Valladolid B | 25 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Valladolid | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Lugo (loan) | 55 | (0) |
| 2022– | Andorra | 34 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Spain U19 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Diego Alende López (born 25 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Andorra.
Club career
[edit]Celta Vigo
[edit]Born in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Alende played youth football with local Celta de Vigo, signing a new five-year deal on 11 August 2015.[1] He made his senior debut with the B-team on 20 September of that year, starting in a 6–1 home routing of Arandina CF in the Segunda División B championship.[2]
Alende made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 5 December 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Theo Bongonda in a 1–1 away draw against Real Betis.[3] He resumed his spell at the club mainly with the B-team, leaving on 19 June 2019.[4]
Real Valladolid
[edit]On 4 July 2019, Alende moved to another reserve team, Real Valladolid B also in division three.[5] He made his debut with the main squad the following 22 January, starting in a 1–2 loss at CD Tenerife for the season's Copa del Rey.
Loan to Lugo
[edit]On 20 August 2020, Alende was loaned to Segunda División side CD Lugo, for one year.[6] On 22 July of the following year, he renewed his contract with the Blanquivioletas until 2023 and was loaned to Lugo for a further season.[7]
Andorra
[edit]On 14 July 2022, Alende joined FC Andorra on a two-year contract.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "El Celta renueva a los canteranos Pape, Diego Alende y De Paz" [Celta renews the youth players Pape, Diego Alende and De Paz] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "El Celta B abusa de la Arandina" [Celta B abuses of Arandina] (in Spanish). Diario de Burgos. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "El Betis se queda a medias" [Betis goes only halfway] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Diego Alende finaliza su etapa en el RC Celta tras 14 años de entrega y corazón" [Diego Alende ends his spell at RC Celta after 14 years of effort and passion] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Diego Alende ficha por el Promesas" [Diego Alende signs for Promesas] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Alende, al Lugo" [Alende, to Lugo] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Alende, ampliación y cesión al CD Lugo" [Alende, extension and loan to CD Lugo] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Diego Alende, nou reforç a la defensa" [Diego Alende, new addition to the defense]. FC Andorra (in Catalan). 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Diego Alende at BDFutbol
- Diego Alende at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- RC Celta Fortuna players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Real Valladolid Promesas players
- Real Valladolid players
- CD Lugo players
- FC Andorra players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Santiago de Compostela