Éder Díez Sánchez (born 15 July 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Almunia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Éder Díez Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | La Almunia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Basconia | 46 | (16) |
| 2007–2009 | Bilbao Athletic | 32 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Sestao | 24 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Celta B | 15 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Lemona (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Ourense | 31 | (14) |
| 2012–2014 | Chaves | 42 | (9) |
| 2014 | → Pedras Salgadas (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Mafra | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Pedras Rubras | 7 | (4) |
| 2016 | Covilhã | 24 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Varzim | 20 | (2) |
| 2016 | Varzim B | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Fafe | 16 | (3) |
| 2018 | Pontevedra | 12 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Badajoz | 34 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | Lleida Esportiu | 25 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Melilla | 21 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Ebro | 62 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | Brea | 26 | (5) |
| 2024– | La Almunia | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024 | |||
He never played any higher than the Segunda División B in his own country, recording figures of 174 matches and 30 goals for eight clubs. He also spent several years in Portugal, where he made 59 professional appearances and scored eight goals in LigaPro for Chaves, Covilhã and Varzim.
Club career
editEarly years
editBorn in Barakaldo in the Basque Country, Díez came through the youth ranks of Athletic Bilbao. He made his senior debut with farm team CD Basconia of the Tercera División, then rose to the reserves in Segunda División B. He spent the following seasons also in the third division, with Sestao River Club (relegated), Celta de Vigo B and SD Lemona (on loan).
In July 2011, Díez dropped down a division to play for CD Ourense.[1]
Portugal
editDíez moved abroad in 2012, joining G.D. Chaves in Portugal's third tier. The team from Trás-os-Montes won the league title in his first season,[2] and the following campaign he had his first professional experience in the Segunda Liga; for 2014–15 he was loaned back down a division to satellite club Juventude de Pedras Salgadas, before terminating his contract in December 2014.[3]
Díez then signed for C.D. Mafra of division three, now renamed the Campeonato de Portugal, and again won the league title in 2015.[4] After a spell with F.C. Pedras Rubras, he returned to the second division in January 2016 when he moved to S.C. Covilhã until the end of the season with the option of another year.[5]
On 31 August 2016, Díez rescinded his contract after five games of the season and moved across the league to Varzim SC.[6] In July 2017, having become a free agent, he signed for AD Fafe of the third tier.[7]
Return home
editOn 31 January 2018, Díez ended his spell abroad when he signed for Pontevedra CF in Spain's third division.[8] In July that year, he transferred to CD Badajoz.[9] He had his most prolific year representing the Extremadurans, scoring ten goals[10] and reaching the play-offs for the first time in his career (quarter-final defeat to UD Logroñés).[11]
In July 2019, Díez agreed to a one-year deal at Lleida Esportiu with the option for a second.[12] Fourteen months later, he was added to UD Melilla for one season.[13]
Having scored only once during his year in the North African exclave, Díez signed with CD Ebro of the new fourth tier, the Segunda División RFEF, on 18 July 2021.[14]
References
edit- ^ Rodríguez, Luis M. (28 July 2011). "Claudio Giráldez y Eder Díez redondean el plantel del Ourense" [Claudio Giráldez and Eder Díez put finishing touch to Ourense's squad]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Grupo Desportivo de Chaves sagra-se campeão da II Divisão de futebol" [Grupo Desportivo de Chaves crowned champions of II Division of football]. Público (in Portuguese). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Éder Diez rescinde com o Chaves" [Éder Díez rescinds contract with Chaves] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Campeonato Nacional de Seniores: Mafra campeão nas penalidades" [Seniors National Championship: Mafra champions on penalties] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Sp. Covilhã garante reforço Éder Diez" [Sp. Covilhã confirm addition of Éder Díez] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Varzim contrata avançado espanhol Eder Diez" [Varzim sign Spanish forward Éder Díez]. Mais Seminário (in Portuguese). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Baptista Seixas, João (26 July 2017). "Espanhol Éder Díez reforça Fafe" [Spaniard Éder Díez bolsters Fafe]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Eder Díez, nuevo delantero del Pontevedra CF" [Éder Díez, new Pontevedra CF forward]. Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Eder Díez se incorpora a la plantilla" [Éder Díez added to squad.] (in Spanish). CD Badajoz. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Cómo sobrevivir sin Éder Díez" [How to survive without Éder Díez]. Hoy (in Spanish). 3 May 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "La UD Logroñés avanza a las semifinales del playoff de ascenso a Segunda División" [UD Logroñés advance to the semi-finals of the Segunda División promotion playoffs] (in Spanish). Actualidad Rioja Baja. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Eder Díez, nou jugador del Lleida Esportiu" [Éder Díez, new Lleida Esportiu player]. La Manyana (in Catalan). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Calderay, Antonio (21 September 2020). "La U.D. Melilla incorpora a Éder Díez, delantero centro del Lleida Esportiu" [U.D. Melilla bring in Éder Díez, Lleida Esportiu centre forward] (in Spanish). Melilla Hoy. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "El CD Ebro ficha al Eder Díez para su delantera" [CD Ebro sign Eder Díez for their forward line] (in Spanish). Aragón TV. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
External links
edit- Éder Díez at Athletic Bilbao
- Éder Díez at BDFutbol
- Éder Díez at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Éder Díez at Soccerway
