Diego Espejo
Personal information
Full name Diego Espejo de la Concepción[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002
Place of birth San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team 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) 44 (1)
International career‡
2018 Spain U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2022

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.

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] After the season, his loan was extended for another year,[10][11] with it also being announced that he would trial with Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF in January, before joining Ottawa for pre-season.[12]

International career

In 2016, he was named to the Canary Islands regional U16 team.[13] In 2018, he was called up to the Spain U17 team, where he earned two caps.[14]

Honours

Atlético Ottawa

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2023[1][7]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Madrid B 2021–22 Tercera División RFEF 00–––00
Atlético Ottawa (loan) 2022 Canadian Premier League 2502[lower-alpha 1]010–280
2023 191–21–212
Total 441203100492
Career total 441203100492
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the CPL playoffs

References

  1. 1 2 Diego Espejo at Soccerway
  2. ↑ 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).
  3. ↑ Jacques, John (February 22, 2022). "Atletico Ottawa Reveals Two International Loans". Northern Tribune.
  4. ↑ Baines, Tim (February 22, 2022). "Atletico Ottawa adds two players on season-long loan from other Atletico clubs". Ottawa Sun.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Ottawa brings on Diego Espejo, Vladimir Moragrega on loan from Atléti family". OneSoccer. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Diego Espejo Statistics". La Preferente.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Jacques, John (December 22, 2022). "Atletico Ottawa Extends Espejo Loan". Northern Tribune.
  11. ↑ "Spanish defender Diego Espejo joins Atlético Ottawa on a second season-long loan". Atlético Ottawa. December 22, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa defender Diego Espejo trains with Inter Miami". Atlético Ottawa. January 10, 2023.
  13. ↑ 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).
  14. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa welcomes Espejo, loan with Atleti roots". Atlético Ottawa. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  15. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (8 October 2022). "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". Canadian Premier League.


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