Diego Piñeiro

Diego Piñeiro del Álamo (born 13 February 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Madrid Castilla.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Piñeiro and the second or maternal family name is del Álamo.
Diego Piñeiro
Personal information
Full name Diego Piñeiro del Álamo
Date of birth (2004-02-13) 13 February 2004
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid B
Number 13
Youth career
2012–2014 Escuela Vicálvaro
2014–2022 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Real Madrid B 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Spain U18 3 (0)
2022–2023 Spain U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2023

Early life

Piñeiro attended Escuela Vicálvaro in Spain.[1]

Club career

Piñeiro has been involved with La Liga side Real Madrid first team since 2021.[2]

International career

Piñeiro was awarded Best Goalkeeper at an under-18 international tournament in France.[3]

Style of play

He has been described as "a powerful goalkeeper, with many reflexes, capable of reacting in tenths of seconds to point-blank shots. He also has great positioning".[4]

Honours

Real Madrid

References
  1. "Quién es Diego Piñeiro, el portero de la generación de los 1.640 días imbatidos del Real Madrid". El Español (in Spanish).
  2. "Así es la generación dorada de Arbeloa: dos hijos de exjugadores, un 'robo' al Barça..." Relevo (in Spanish).
  3. "Los porteros 'de guardia' de Ancelotti". Diario AS (in Spanish).
  4. "Así es Diego Piñeiro, la última sorpresa de la cantera de Ancelotti: 'bajito' pero potente". defensacentral.com (in Spanish).
  5. "Champions League: Real Madrid beat Dortmund for 15th title". espn.co.uk. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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