Pedro Díaz (footballer, born 1998)

Pedro Díaz
Personal information
Full name	Pedro Díaz Fanjul
Date of birth	5 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Siero, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rayo Vallecano
Number	4
Youth career
2012–2014	Astur
2014–2015	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2019	Sporting B
2017–2023	Sporting Gijón
2023–2024	Bordeaux
2024–	Rayo Vallecano
International career
2016	Spain U18
2016	Spain U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Pedro Díaz Fanjul (born 5 June 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.

Club career

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 Bordeaux for the transfer of Díaz.^[7]

Rayo Vallecano

On 5 August 2024, Díaz signed for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano on a three-year contract.^[8]

References

^ "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.
^ "[Officiel] Pedro Diaz de Bordeaux au Rayo Vallecano". OneFootball. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

External links

Pedro Díaz at BDFutbol
Pedro Díaz at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Pedro Díaz at Soccerway

[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.

[5] "Mareo coge el mando en El Molinón" [Mareo takes over at the El Molinón] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[6] "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.

[7] "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.

[8] "[Officiel] Pedro Diaz de Bordeaux au Rayo Vallecano". OneFootball. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

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