Pedro Díaz (footballer)

Pedro Díaz Fanjul (born 5 June 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as a central midfielder.

For other people named Pedro Díaz, see Pedro Díaz (disambiguation).
Pedro Díaz
Personal information
Full name Pedro Díaz Fanjul
Date of birth (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998
Place of birth Siero, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
Number 24
Youth career
2012–2014 Astur
2014–2015 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Sporting B 134 (12)
2017– Sporting Gijón 31 (3)
National team
2016 Spain U18 2 (0)
2016 Spain U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:14, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Fanjul.

Club career

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.

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References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "El Sporting B reacciona" [Sporting B react] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. "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.
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