Alex Diego (footballer, born 2008)
Spanish footballer (born 2008)
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Alex Diego García (born 18 April 2008) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left-back for Sporting Atlético.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Diego García | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Langreo, Spain | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting B | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eulalia Álvarez | |||
| 2016–2025 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Sporting C | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sporting B | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sporting Gijón | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Langreo, Asturias, Diego joined Sporting de Gijón's Mareo in 2016, aged eight, from CP Eulalia Álvarez Lorenzo.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 5 May 2024, starting in a 2–0 Primera Asturfútbol home loss to EI San Martín.
Diego first appeared with the reserves on 13 April 2025, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 Tercera Federación home loss to CD Covadonga.[2] He subsequently became a regular starter for the B-team, and made his first team debut on 3 December of that year, starting in a 2–0 away win over CD Mirandés, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3][4]