Diego Alende
Personal information
Full name Diego Alende López
Date of birth (1997-08-25) 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 27 (1)
International career
2016 Spain U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

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

Club career

Celta Vigo

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

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

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

On 14 July 2022, Alende joined FC Andorra on a two-year contract.[8]

References

  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. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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