Alejandro Piedrahita
Colombian footballer
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Alejandro Piedrahita Díaz (born 3 September 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC, on loan from CSKA Sofia.[1]
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Piedrahita with CSKA Sofia in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Piedrahita Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartago, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Toronto FC (on loan from CSKA Sofia) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Comfandi Cartago | ||
| 2014–2019 | El Diamante Sports Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Deportivo Pereira | 96 | (10) |
| 2023 | → Banfield (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Gimnasia LP (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2026– | CSKA Sofia | 18 | (2) |
| 2026– | → Toronto FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:20, 2 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Piedrahita was born in Cartago, Valle del Cauca. He played football at Comfandi Cartago until he was 12 when in 2014 he started playing at El Diamante Sports Club. He joined Deportivo Pereira in 2019.[2]
Club career
Piedrahita made his debut for Deportivo Pereira in the Categoría Primera A in 2020.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 6 April 2021 in the league against Independiente Medellín.[4] He played 22 times in 2022 as his club won the Colombian league title.[5]
He joined Club Atlético Banfield in January 2023 on loan for a year with the option to join permanently for a transfer fee or $700,000 for 80% of his rights.[6][7]
In February 2025, Piedrahita joined Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata of the Argentine Primera División on loan for one year with an option to buy.[8]
CSKA Sofia
In December 2025, Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia announced the signing of Piedrahita on a three-year contract; he was assigned shirt number 77.[1][9] Reports in Bulgaria described the move as a free transfer following the expiration of his Deportivo Pereira contract.[10]
Loan to Toronto FC
On 4 September 2026, Piedrahita was loaned to Major League Soccer club Toronto FC on a deal through the 2027 MLS season, with an additional option to make the move permanent.[11]
International career
Piedrahita was selected to train with the Colombia national under-20 football team in May 2021.[12][13]
Style of play
Primarily deployed as a winger, Piedrahita has been described as an attacker capable of playing on either flank, noted for pace and one-on-one ability.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 August 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Pereira | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 96 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 10 | ||
| Banfield (loan) | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Gimnasia LP (loan) | 2025 | Argentine Primera División | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2025–26 | Bulgarian First League | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2026–27 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Toronto FC (loan) | 2026 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 12 | ||
- Includes Copa Colombia, Copa Argentina, Bulgarian Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Club
- Deportivo Pereira
- Categoría Primera A: 2022 Finalización
- Copa Colombia: 2021 Runner-up
CSKA Sofia