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Diego Espejo de la Concepción (born 18 August 2002) is a Spanish footballer currently playing as a defender for Atlético Ottawa, on loan from Atlético Madrid B.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Espejo de la Concepción[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Atlético Ottawa (on loan from Atlético Madrid B) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tenerife | |||
| 2016–2022 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Atlético Madrid B | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Atlético Ottawa (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Spain U17 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2022 | |||
Early life
Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Espejo began his youth career with Tenerife.[2][3] In 2016, he joined the Atlético Madrid youth system.[4] In 2019, he scored a notable bicycle kick goal in a youth match against Leganés.[5]
Club career
In July 2021, he joined Atlético Madrid B in the Tercera División RFEF,[6] where he made a few bench appearances, but did not appear in a match.[7]
In February 2022, he signed a contract extension with Atlético Madrid through, prior to being loaned out to their affiliate club, Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League for the 2022 season.[8] In 2022, he led the league in headed clearances with 80 and finished second in total clearances with 114.[9]
International career
In 2016, he was named to the Canary Islands regional U16 team.[10] In 2018, he was called up to the Spain U17 team, where he earned two caps.[11]
Honours
Atlético Ottawa
- Canadian Premier League
- Regular Season: 2022[12]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Continental | Playoffs | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2021–22 | Tercera División RFEF | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Atlético Ottawa (loan) | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- Appearance(s) in the CPL playoffs
References
- Diego Espejo at Soccerway
- Fernandes, Vinicius (February 24, 2022). "Atlético de Madrid-ESP empresta jovem zagueiro ao Atlético Ottawa-CAN" [Atletico Madrid-ESP lends young defender to Atlético Ottawa-CAN]. DaBase (in Spanish).
- Jacques, John (February 22, 2022). "Atletico Ottawa Reveals Two International Loans". Northern Tribune.
- Baines, Tim (February 22, 2022). "Atletico Ottawa adds two players on season-long loan from other Atletico clubs". Ottawa Sun.
- "El monumental gol de chilena de Diego Espejo, juvenil del Atlético" [The monumental bicycle kick goal of Diego Espejo, Atlético youth]. ABC (in Spanish). February 14, 2019.
- "Ottawa brings on Diego Espejo, Vladimir Moragrega on loan from Atléti family". OneSoccer. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- "Diego Espejo Statistics". La Preferente.
- "Diego Espejo renueva hasta 2024 y jugará cedido en el Atlético Ottawa durante la temporada 2022" [Diego Espejo renews until 2024 and will play on loan at Atlético Ottawa during the 2022 season]. Atlético Madrid (in Spanish). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (October 13, 2022). "'Hard, hard, hard work': Espejo & Atlético Ottawa channelling parent club in Madrid for defensive success". Canadian Premier League.
- García de la Santa, Mario (December 15, 2016). "La Selección Canaria Sub-16 vence al CD Tenerife a diez días del Campeonato" [The Canarian U-16 National Team beats CD Tenerife ten days before the Championship]. Info Norte Digital (in Spanish).
- "Atlético Ottawa welcomes Espejo, loan with Atleti roots". Atlético Ottawa. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (8 October 2022). "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". Canadian Premier League.
External links
- Diego Espejo at La Preferente (in Spanish)
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Diego Espejo de la Concepción (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España, 18 de agosto de 2002) es un futbolista español que juega como defensa central. Actualmente juega en Atlético Ottawa de la Canadian Premier League.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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