Diego Almeida
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Almeida Crespo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rubí, Spain[1][2] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Prat | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2023 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Barcelona B | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Columbus Crew 2 | 15 | (1) |
| 2024 | Sestao River | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Prat | 0 | (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) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:04, 6 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Diego Almeida Crespo (born 12 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Tercera Federación side Prat. Born in Spain, he represented Ecuador and Spain at youth international level, before making his senior debut for Ecuador in 2021.
Club career
[edit]Born in Rubí, Barcelona, Catalonia, 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]
On 9 October 2024, Almeida joined Prat in the fifth-tier Tercera Federación.[5]
International career
[edit]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.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 29 September 2022.[7]
| 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 | |||||
International
[edit]- As of matches played 6 December 2021.[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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 fitxatge de luxe per a la defensa de l'AE Prat" [Diego Almeida luxury signing for the defense of AE Prat] (in Catalan). AE Prat. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b Diego Almeida at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Diego Almeida at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Diego Almeida at BDFutbol
- 2004 births
- People from Rubí, Barcelona
- Footballers from the Province of Barcelona
- Living people
- Spanish people of Ecuadorian descent
- Sportspeople of Ecuadorian descent
- Naturalized citizens of Ecuador
- Spanish men's footballers
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Ecuador men's youth international footballers
- Ecuador men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- Columbus Crew 2 players
- Sestao River Club footballers
- AE Prat players
- MLS Next Pro players
- United Premier Soccer League players
- Primera Federación players
- Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen