Diego Villares
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Villares Yáñez | ||
Date of birth | 17 June 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Vilalba, Spain | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2015 | Racing Villalbés | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Racing Villalbés | 128 | (15) |
2018–2021 | Deportivo B | 46 | (6) |
2019 | → Racing Villalbés (loan) | 19 | (4) |
2021– | Deportivo La Coruña | 116 | (9) |
International career | |||
2024 | Galicia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024 |
Diego Villares Yáñez (born 17 June 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo de La Coruña.
Career
[edit]Born in Samarugo, Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia, Villares was a youth product of hometown side Racing Club Villalbés. He made his first team debut on 27 April 2014, in a 3–2 Tercera División home loss to Alondras CF.[1]
On 31 May 2018, after establishing himself as a first-choice for Villalbés, Villares signed for Deportivo de La Coruña and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[2] The following 15 January, after being sparingly used, he was loaned back to his former side for the remainder of the season.[3]
Upon returning from loan, Villares established himself as a regular starter for Fabril, before being promoted to the first team now also in the third division on 1 February 2021.[4] He made his debut for Dépor six days later, in a 2–0 away loss to Coruxo FC,[5] and subsequently became a starter for the side.[6]
On 19 May 2022, Villares renewed his contract with Deportivo until 2025.[7] He was an undisputed starter during the 2023–24 campaign, contributing with four goals in 40 matches as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División as champions.[8]
Villares made his professional debut at the age of 28 on 17 August 2024, starting in a 1–0 home loss to Real Oviedo.[9]
Honours
[edit]Deportivo La Coruña
References
[edit]- ^ "Diego Villares, «Os que teñen que dalo todo polo Vilalbés son os de aquí»" [Diego Villares, "Those who have to give it all for Vilalbés are the ones from here"] (in Galician). Futbol in Lugo. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "El Fabril ficha a Diego Villares, la promesa de Tercera" [Fabril sign Diego Villares, the prospect of the Tercera] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Diego Villares cedido al Racing Vilalbés" [Diego Villares loaned to Racing Vilalbés] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Diego Villares incorpórase á disciplina do primeiro equipo" [Diego Villares joins the first team squad] (in Galician). Deportivo La Coruña. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Villares: "Estoy con ganas de más después del debut"" [Villares: "I am a lot eager after my debut"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Diego Villares: un regalo inesperado" [Diego Villares: an unexpected gift] (in Spanish). Vavel. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Diego Villares seguirá siendo uno de Os Nosos hasta 2025" [Diego Villares will continue being one of Our Own until 2025] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Diego Villares, un líder silencioso para el Deportivo" [Diego Villares, a silent leader for Deportivo] (in Spanish). DXT Campeón. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Aarón y el VAR estropean el regreso del Deportivo" [Aarón and the VAR spoil Deportivo's return] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Diego Villares at BDFutbol
- Diego Villares at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Diego Villares at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Terra Chá
- Sportspeople from the Province of Lugo
- Footballers from Galicia (Spain)
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Deportivo Fabril players
- Deportivo de La Coruña players
- Spain men's youth international footballers