Pedro Díaz Fanjul (born 5 June 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Díaz Fanjul | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Siero, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Astur | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Sporting B | 134 | (12) |
| 2017– | Sporting Gijón | 90 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 2016 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2022 | |||
Born in Siero, Asturias, Díaz was a Sporting de Gijón youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 8 March 2015 at the age of just 16, starting in a 1–3 Segunda División B away loss against Racing de Ferrol.[1]
Díaz renewed his contract until 2019 on 30 December 2015.[2] He scored his first senior goal four days later, netting the last in a 2–0 away win against CD Guijuelo.[3]
Díaz made his first team debut on 6 September 2017, starting in a 1–0 win at CF Reus Deportiu, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] Ahead of the 2019–20 campaign, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.
Sporting de Gijón – current squad | |
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