Diego Alende López (born 25 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Andorra.

Diego Alende
Personal information
Full name Diego Alende López
Date of birth (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27)
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)
2020–2022Lugo (loan) 55 (0)
2022– Andorra 47 (1)
International career
2016 Spain U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

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
  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "El Celta B abusa de la Arandina" [Celta B abuses of Arandina] (in Spanish). Diario de Burgos. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. ^ "El Betis se queda a medias" [Betis goes only halfway] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Diego Alende ficha por el Promesas" [Diego Alende signs for Promesas] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Alende, al Lugo" [Alende, to Lugo] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
edit