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

Diego Piñeiro
Personal information
Full name Diego Piñeiro del Álamo
Date of birth (2004-02-13) 13 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Real Madrid B
Number 1
Youth career
2012–2014 Escuela Vicálvaro
2014–2022 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Real Madrid B 3 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Spain U18 3 (0)
2022–2023 Spain U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2023

Early life

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Piñeiro attended Escuela Vicálvaro in Spain.[1]

Club career

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

International career

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

Style of play

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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

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Real Madrid

References

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  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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