Diego Almeida
Diego Almeida Crespo (born 12 February 2004) is a professional footballer currently playing as a defender for Barcelona Juvenil A. Born in Spain, he represented Ecuador and Spain at youth international level, before making his senior debut for Ecuador in 2021.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Almeida Crespo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rubí, Barcelona, Spain[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona Juvenil A | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2022 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Barcelona B | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Ecuador U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Spain U15 | 6 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Spain U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | Spain U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Spain U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Ecuador | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 6 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:04, 6 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
International career
In 2018, Almeida was called up to the Ecuador national under-15 football team, the country of his parents, playing two games.[3] Following this, he would go on to represent the country of his birth, Spain, from under-15 to under-18 level.[4]
Following his registration to become a naturalised Ecuadorian citizen, Almeida made his debut in a 1–1 draw against El Salvador on 5 December 2021, coming on as a second half substitute for Gustavo Vallecilla.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 September 2022.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona Atlètic | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
References
- Diego Almeida at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Diego Almeida at WorldFootball.net
- Lincoln, Mark (27 November 2021). "Diego Almeida made his Ecuadorian Nationality Registration to be Summoned to the Ecuadorian National Team". 247newsagency.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- San Antonio, Ivan (17 November 2021). "El PSG quiere 'robarle' a Diego Almeida al Barça" [PSG wants to 'steal' Diego Almeida from Barça]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- Diego Almeida at National-Football-Teams.com
- Diego Almeida at Soccerway
External links
- Diego Almeida at BDFutbol
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