Alejandro Piedrahita Diaz (born 3 September 2002) is a Colombian footballer who plays for as a midfielder for Deportivo Pereira.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Piedrahita Diaz | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartago, Valle del Cauca | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Pereira | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Comfandi Cartago | ||
| 2014–2019 | El Diamante Sports Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Deportivo Pereira | 61 | (4) |
| 2023 | → Banfield (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 11 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life edit
Piedrahita was born in Cartago, Valle del Cauca to Blanca Edith Díaz and Hernando Piedrahita Escobar. He played football at Comfandi Cartago until he was 12 when in 2014 he started playing at El Diamante Sports Club. He joined Deportivo Pereira in 2019.[1]
Career edit
He made his debut for Deportivo Pereira in the Categoría Primera A in 2020.[2] He scored his first senior goal on April 6, 2021 in the league against Independiente Medellín.[3] He played 22 times in 2022 as his club won the Colombian league title.[4]
He joined Club Atlético Banfield in January 2023 on loan for a year with the option to join permanently for a transfer fee or $700,000 for 80% of his rights.[5][6]
International career edit
Piedrahita was selected to train with the Colombia national under-20 football team in May 2021.[7][8]
Honours edit
Club edit
- Deportivo Pereira
- Categoría Primera A: 2022 Finalización Winner
- Copa Colombia: 2021 Runner-up
References edit
- ^ "Alejandro Piedrahíta, one of the promises of Deportivo Pereira". Semillerosdeportivos.com.
- ^ "The hard story of Alejandro Piedrahita, the new reinforcement of Banfield". Launion.com.
- ^ "Alejandro Piedrahita, the youthful star". Deporterisaraldense.com.
- ^ "Alejandro Piedrahita, ready in Argentina: How much is the option?". Futbolete.com.
- ^ "Alejandro Piedrahita es nuevo jugador de Banfield". 442.perfil.com.
- ^ "BANFIELD ANNOUNCED A NEW REINFORCEMENT". inforegion.com.
- ^ "Quién es el octavo refuerzo de Banfield, que viene de Colombia". Launion.com.
- ^ "El banqueño Carlos Cantillo convocado a la selección Colombia sub 20". Elimformador.com.
External links edit
Alejandro Piedrahita at Soccerway