Pedro_Díaz_(footballer)
Pedro Díaz (footballer)
Spanish footballer (born 1998)
Pedro Díaz Fanjul (born 5 June 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for French club FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Díaz Fanjul | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Siero, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bordeaux | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Astur | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Sporting B | 134 | (12) |
| 2017–2023 | Sporting Gijón | 143 | (14) |
| 2023– | Bordeaux | 37 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024 | |||
Sporting Gijón
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.
Díaz scored his first professional goal on 1 September 2019, netting the opener in a 2–0 home win over Albacete Balompié.[5] On 8 March 2021, already established as a regular starter, he renewed his contract until 2025.[6]
Bordeaux
On 3 August 2023, Sporting announced that they reached an agreement with Ligue 2 side FC Girondins de Bordeaux for the transfer of Díaz.[7]
- "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.
- "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.
- "El Sporting B reacciona" [Sporting B react] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- "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.
- "Mareo coge el mando en El Molinón" [Mareo takes over at the El Molinón] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- "Pedro Díaz renueva con el Sporting hasta 2025" [Pedro Díaz renews with Sporting until 2025] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- "Acuerdo por el traspaso de Pedro Díaz" [Agreement for the transfer of Pedro Díaz] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- Pedro Díaz at BDFutbol
- Pedro Díaz at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Pedro Díaz at Soccerway