Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Almeida Crespo [1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 February 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Rubí, Spain [1] [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew 2 | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2023 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022 | Barcelona B | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Columbus Crew 2 | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Ecuador U15 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Spain U15 | 6 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Spain U16 | 7 | (1) |
2019 | Spain U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Spain U18 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Ecuador | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 6 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:04, 6 December 2021 (UTC) |
Diego Almeida Crespo (born 12 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2. Born in Spain, he represented Ecuador and Spain at youth international level, before making his senior debut for Ecuador in 2021.
Born in Rubí, Barcelona, Catalonia, in 2018, Almeida was called up to the Ecuador national under-15 football team, the country of his parents, playing two games. [3] Following this, he would go on to represent the country of his birth, Spain, from under-15 to under-18 level. [4]
Following his registration to become a naturalised Ecuadorian citizen, Almeida made his debut in a 1–1 draw against El Salvador on 5 December 2021, coming on as a second half substitute for Gustavo Vallecilla. [5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona Atlètic | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Ecuador | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Diego Almeida Crespo [1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 February 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Rubí, Spain [1] [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew 2 | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2023 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022 | Barcelona B | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Columbus Crew 2 | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Ecuador U15 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Spain U15 | 6 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Spain U16 | 7 | (1) |
2019 | Spain U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Spain U18 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Ecuador | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 6 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:04, 6 December 2021 (UTC) |
Diego Almeida Crespo (born 12 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2. Born in Spain, he represented Ecuador and Spain at youth international level, before making his senior debut for Ecuador in 2021.
Born in Rubí, Barcelona, Catalonia, in 2018, Almeida was called up to the Ecuador national under-15 football team, the country of his parents, playing two games. [3] Following this, he would go on to represent the country of his birth, Spain, from under-15 to under-18 level. [4]
Following his registration to become a naturalised Ecuadorian citizen, Almeida made his debut in a 1–1 draw against El Salvador on 5 December 2021, coming on as a second half substitute for Gustavo Vallecilla. [5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona Atlètic | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Ecuador | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |