Diego Caballo Alonso (born 17 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sydney FC as a left back.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Caballo Alonso | ||
Date of birth | (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Salamanca, Spain | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2003 | Capuchinos | ||
2003–2009 | Salamanca | ||
2009–2013 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Real Madrid C | 59 | (5) |
2014–2015 | Real Madrid B | 6 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Valencia B | 29 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Deportivo B | 28 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Deportivo La Coruña | 27 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Extremadura | 14 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Albacete | 31 | (0) |
2021–2022 | CR Sabadell FC | 30 | (1) |
2022– | Sydney FC | 2 | (0) |
National team | |||
2011 | Spain U17 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:14, 12 October 2020 (UTC) |
Caballo was born in Salamanca, Castile and León, and joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2009, from UD Salamanca.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 24 August 2013, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win against Atlético Madrid B.
Caballo first appeared with the reserves on 24 August 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 loss at the same opponent also for the third division championship.[2] He scored his first senior goal with the C's on 19 October, netting the opener in a 2–0 Tercera División home defeat of CD Móstoles URJC.
On 7 July 2015, free agent Caballo signed for Valencia CF, being assigned to the B-team also in the third tier.[3] He moved to another reserve team on 2 July 2017, after agreeing to a contract with Deportivo Fabril in the same division.[4]
On 5 July 2018, Caballo renewed his contract with Dépor for two seasons.[5] On 13 August, he was definitely promoted to the main squad in Segunda División.[6]
Caballo made his professional debut on 17 August 2018, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Albacete Balompié.[7] On 2 September of the following year, he terminated his contract with Dépor,[8] and signed a one-year deal with fellow second division side Extremadura UD the following day.[9]
On 22 January 2020, Caballo cut ties with Extremadura and agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Albacete Balompié, still in the second division.[10]
On 13 July 2022, Caballo signed for Australian A-League club Sydney FC. [11]
Sydney FC – current squad | |
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