Diego Collado (footballer)

Last updated
Diego Collado
Personal information
Full name Diego Collado Raya
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Granada, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal B
Number 7
Youth career
Ciudad de Granada
Granada 74
2013–2017 Villarreal
2017–2018 Roda
2018–2019 Villarreal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Villarreal C 3 (3)
2019– Villarreal B 133 (16)
2023– Villarreal 2 (0)
International career
2019 Spain U19 2 (0)
2019 Spain U20 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Diego Collado Raya (born 9 January 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left winger for Villarreal CF B.

Contents

Club career

Collado was born in Granada, Andalusia, and joined Villarreal CF's youth setup at the age of 12, from Granada 74 CF. [1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 13 January 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ipalibo Jack in a 1–0 Tercera División home loss against Atlético Saguntino.

On 22 August 2019, Collado signed a contract with the Yellow Submarine until 2023, [2] and subsequently started to feature with the reserves in Segunda División B. He featured regularly with the B's during the 2021–22 season, as the team achieved promotion to Segunda División, and further extended his contract until 2025 on 2 August 2022. [3]

Collado made his professional debut with the B-side on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 away win over Racing de Santander. [4] He scored his first professional goal on 17 September, netting his side's third in a 3–1 home win over CD Lugo.

Collado made his first team debut on 12 November 2022, as he started and scored the opener in a 9–0 away routing of CD Santa Amalia, for the season's Copa del Rey. [5] His first La Liga appearance occurred the following 22 January, as he replaced Samuel Chukwueze late into a 1–0 home win over Girona FC. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rodri (footballer, born 1990)</span> Spanish footballer

Rodrigo Ríos Lozano, commonly known as Rodri, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ceuta.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jesús Fernández (footballer, born 1988)</span> Spanish footballer

Jesús Fernández Collado is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Voluntari.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rubén Peña</span> Spanish footballer

Rubén Peña Jiménez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for La Liga club Osasuna.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gerard Gumbau</span> Spanish footballer (born 1994)

Gerard Gumbau Garriga is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive or central midfielder for La Liga club Granada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cifu (footballer, born 1990)</span> Spanish footballer

Miguel Ángel Garrido Cifuentes, commonly known as Cifu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-winger and also right-back for Malaysia Football League club Sabah.

Antonio Marín Molina is a Spanish footballer who plays for Linares. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a central defender.

Óscar Melendo Jiménez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Granada.

Daniel "Dani" Raba Antolín is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for CD Leganés.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Álex Collado</span> Spanish footballer (born 1999)

Álex Collado Gutiérrez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Real Betis. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger.

Suleiman Camara Sanneh is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Ibiza as a right winger.

Adrián Butzke Benavides is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Portuguese club Vitória S.C.

Filip Jörgensen is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La-Liga club Villarreal. Born in Sweden, he is a Danish youth international.

Daniel "Dani" Esmorís Tasende is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left back for Villarreal CF B.

Adrián de la Fuente Barquilla, sometimes known as Dela, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Levante UD.

Iván Morante Ruiz is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Racing de Santander, on loan from UD Ibiza.

Antonio Pacheco Ruiz is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Albacete Balompié.

Thiago Ezequiel Ojeda is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club CD Lugo, on loan from Villarreal CF.

Jonathan "Jonny" Arriba Monroy is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger, second striker or attacking midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.

Víctor Moreno Alcalá is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for Villarreal CF B.

Antonio Espigares Morillas is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Villarreal CF B.

References

  1. ↑ "Cracks del Siglo XXI: Collado, otro talento con 'sello amarillo'" [Pearls of the 21st century: Collado, another talent with a 'yellow sign'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "El Villarreal ata a una de sus perlas de la cantera, el extremo internacional granadino Diego Collado" [Villarreal tie up one of the pearls of their youth setup, the international granadino winger Diego Collado] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "New contract for Diego Collado". Villarreal CF. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "La prolongación da un triunfo al Villarreal y mata al Racing" [The stoppage time gives a win to Villarreal and kills Racing] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Diego Collado y Mbacke debutan con el Villarreal en Copa del Rey" [Diego Collado and Mbacke debut with Villarreal in the Copa del Rey]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Collado cumple su sueño en Primera en el mejor momento para el Villarreal" [Collado fulfills his dream in Primera in the best moment for Villarreal] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.