Pedro Díaz (footballer, born 1998)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Díaz Fanjul | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Siero, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Astur | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Sporting B | 134 | (12) |
| 2017–2023 | Sporting Gijón | 143 | (14) |
| 2023–2024 | Bordeaux | 38 | (7) |
| 2024– | Rayo Vallecano | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 | |||
Pedro Díaz Fanjul (born 5 June 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.
Club career
[edit]Sporting Gijón
[edit]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.
Díaz scored his first professional goal on 1 September 2019, netting the opener in a 2–0 home win over Albacete Balompié.[5] On 8 March 2021, already established as a regular starter, he renewed his contract until 2025.[6]
Bordeaux
[edit]On 3 August 2023, Sporting announced that they reached an agreement with Ligue 2 side Bordeaux for the transfer of Díaz.[7]
Rayo Vallecano
[edit]On 5 August 2024, Díaz signed for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano on a three-year contract.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cómoda victoria del Racing Club de Ferrol ante el Sporting "B"" [Comfortable win of Racing Club de Ferrol against Sporting "B"] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "El Sporting cierra la renovación de Pedro Díaz" [Sporting complete the renewal of Pedro Díaz] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "El Sporting B reacciona" [Sporting B react] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Nacho Méndez da el pase al Sporting ante un Reus que falló dos penaltis" [Nacho Méndez gives pass to Sporting against a Reus which failed two penalties] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Mareo coge el mando en El Molinón" [Mareo takes over at the El Molinón] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Pedro Díaz renueva con el Sporting hasta 2025" [Pedro Díaz renews with Sporting until 2025] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Acuerdo por el traspaso de Pedro Díaz" [Agreement for the transfer of Pedro Díaz] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "[Officiel] Pedro Diaz de Bordeaux au Rayo Vallecano". OneFootball. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Pedro Díaz at BDFutbol
- Pedro Díaz at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Pedro Díaz at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Siero
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Asturias
- Men's association football midfielders
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Sporting de Gijón B players
- Sporting de Gijón players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- La Liga players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen