Diego Alende López (born 25 August 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for FC Andorra.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Diego Alende López | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club 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 | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2016 | Spain U19 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2022 | |||
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]
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.
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]
On 14 July 2022, Alende joined FC Andorra on a two-year contract.[8]
FC Andorra – current squad | |
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