Diego Dorregaray

Diego Dorregaray

Personal information
Full name	Diego Fernando Dorregaray
Date of birth	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Campana, Argentina
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Universitario de Deportes
Number	35
Youth career
	Puerto Nuevo
	Defensores de La Esperanza
	Villa Dálmine
	Boca Juniors
	Puerto Nuevo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2014	Puerto Nuevo
2015–2016	Sportivo Barracas	42	(18)
2016–2017	Atlanta	26	(10)
2017–2018	Guayaquil City	36	(8)
2018	Defensores de Belgrano	21	(1)
2019–2020	Técnico Universitario	19	(7)
2020–2021	Deportivo Cuenca	50	(21)
2022	Ismaily SC	7	(0)
2022–2023	Nea Salamina	54	(27)
2024–	Universitario de Deportes	15	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Diego Fernando Dorregaray (born 9 May 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes. ^[1]

Career

Puerto Nuevo were Dorregaray's first youth club, which was followed by stints with Defensores de La Esperanza, Villa Dálmine and Boca Juniors before rejoining Puerto Nuevo. ^[2] His senior career began with the latter in 2007 aged fifteen, appearing locally before playing in the 2009–10 Primera D Metropolitana. ^[3] They were relegated in 2010–11, before being promoted back for 2014; taking his league record for Puerto Nuevo to twenty-five games and four goals. ^[3]

2015 saw Dorregaray join fellow Primera D Metropolitana team Sportivo Barracas. ^[3] Twelve goals in twenty-seven followed, as they won promotion to tier four. ^[3] In July 2016, he signed for Atlanta. ^[1] He subsequently scored in ten separate matches in Primera B Metropolitana. ^[1]

On 8 July 2017, Dorregaray joined Ecuadorian Serie A side Guayaquil City. ^[1] He made his debut on 14 July against Deportivo Cuenca, which preceded his first goal arriving during a 1–1 draw with Emelec at the Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt. ^[1] Further goals came against El Nacional, Clan Juvenil, Universidad Católica and L.D.U. Quito as Guayaquil City finished ninth in the second stage. ^{[1] [2]} Dorregaray departed midway through the following campaign, having netted three more times for them in 2018. ^[1]

He returned to Argentina with Defensores de Belgrano in July 2018. ^{[1] [4]} In the following January, he joined Técnico Universitario back in Ecuador. ^{[5] [6]} Dorregaray scored seven goals, which included one on debut versus Universidad Católica, across two seasons. ^[1]

On 4 July 2020, he signed with fellow Ecuadorian club Deportivo Cuenca on a free transfer, ^[7] where he scored 21 goals in one and a half seasons before joining Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily SC. ^[8] In December 2023, Dorregaray was signed by Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes. ^[9]

Personal life

Dorregaray's brother, Marcelo, is also a footballer; notably featuring for Puerto Nuevo in Primera D Metropolitana. ^{[2] [10]}

Career statistics

As of 27 February 2021. ^{[1] [3]}

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sportivo Barracas	2015	Primera D Metropolitana	27	12	0	0	—		—		0	0	27	12
	2016	Primera C Metropolitana	15	6	1	0	—		—		0	0	16	6
	Total		42	18	1	0	—		—		0	0	43	18
Atlanta	2016–17	Primera B Metropolitana	26	10	1	1	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	28	11
Guayaquil City	2017	Serie A	17	5	—		—		—		0	0	17	5
	2018		19	3	—		—		—		0	0	19	3
	Total		36	8	—		—		—		0	0	36	8
Defensores de Belgrano	2018–19	Primera B Nacional	21	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	21	1
Técnico Universitario	2019	Serie A	14	6	0	0	—		—		0	0	14	6
	2020		5	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	5	1
	Total		19	7	0	0	—		—		0	0	19	7
Deportivo Cuenca	2020	Serie A	23	7	0	0	—		—		0	0	23	7
	2021		2	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	2	1
	Total		25	8	0	0	—		—		0	0	25	8
Career total			169	52	2	1	—		—		1	0	172	53

1. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs

Honours

Sportivo Barracas ^[3]

• Primera D Metropolitana: 2015

References

1. "Argentina - D. Dorregaray". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
2. "Diego Dorregaray; Toda mi vida soñé con vivir de esto". La Autentica Defensa. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
3. "Ficha Estadistica de DIEGO DORREGARAY". BDFA. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
4. "Dorregaray: Muchas ganas son las que van a sobrar". Mundo Ascenso. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
5. "Volaron dos". Olé. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
6. "Diego Dorregaray: Quiero aportar con mis goles". El Heraldo. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
7. "El Deportivo Cuenca anunció la contratación de Diego Dorregaray". El Comercio. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
8. Mauricio, Alberto (29 December 2023). "Universitario: Guillermo Sanguinetti llenó de elogios a Diego Dorregaray, el delantero 'crema' del centenario" [Universitario: Guillermo Sanguinetti full of praise for Diego Dorregaray, the "crema" forward of the centenary]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
9. "Universitario anunció el fichaje de Diego Dorregaray" [Universitario announced the signing of Diego Dorregaray]. América (in Spanish). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
10. "Ficha Estadistica de MARCELO DORREGARAY". BDFA. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

External links

• Diego Dorregaray at Soccerway