| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Piñeiro del Álamo | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid B | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Escuela Vicálvaro | ||
| 2014–2022 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Real Madrid B | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2023 | |||
Diego Piñeiro del Álamo (born 13 February 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Madrid Castilla.
Early life[edit]
Piñeiro attended Escuela Vicálvaro in Spain.[1]
Club career[edit]
Piñeiro has been involved with La Liga side Real Madrid first team since 2021.[2]
International career[edit]
Piñeiro was awarded Best Goalkeeper at an under-18 international tournament in France.[3]
Style of play[edit]
He has been described as "a powerful goalkeeper, with many reflexes, capable of reacting in tenths of seconds to point-blank shots. He also has great positioning".[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Quién es Diego Piñeiro, el portero de la generación de los 1.640 días imbatidos del Real Madrid". El Español (in Spanish).
- ^ "Así es la generación dorada de Arbeloa: dos hijos de exjugadores, un 'robo' al Barça..." Relevo (in Spanish).
- ^ "Los porteros 'de guardia' de Ancelotti". Diario AS (in Spanish).
- ^ "Así es Diego Piñeiro, la última sorpresa de la cantera de Ancelotti: 'bajito' pero potente". defensacentral.com (in Spanish).
External links[edit]
- Real Madrid profile
- Diego Piñeiro at BDFutbol