Álex Díez

Alejandro "Álex" Díez Salomón (born 17 February 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as a right back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díez and the second or maternal family name is Salomón.
Álex Díez
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Díez Salomón
Date of birth (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996
Place of birth Cáceres, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Las Palmas
Youth career
Atlético Madrid
2014–2015 Leganés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Cacereño 23 (0)
2016–2017 Mérida 18 (1)
2017–2020 Extremadura 99 (2)
2020– Las Palmas 0 (0)
National team
2012 Spain U16 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Club career

Díez was born in Cáceres, Extremadura, and represented Atlético Madrid and CD Leganés as a youth. In June 2015 he joined hometown club CP Cacereño, and made his senior debut on 30 August by playing eight minutes in a 1–0 Segunda División B home win against Pontevedra CF.

On 21 June 2016, after suffering relegation, Díez joined fellow third division side Mérida AD.[1] The following 21 May, after featuring sparingly, he signed for Extremadura UD in the same category,[2] achieving promotion to Segunda División at the end of the campaign.

Díez made his professional debut on 19 August 2018, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Real Oviedo.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 16 November of the following year, netting the opener in a 2–0 home win against Deportivo de La Coruña, and was an ever-present figure during the season as his side suffered relegation.

On 10 August 2020, free agent Díez agreed to a three-year contract with UD Las Palmas still in the second division.[4]

References
  1. "Alex Díez, tercer fichaje del Mérida" [Alex Díez, third signing of Mérida] (in Spanish). Vavel. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. "Alex Díez, nueva incorporación" [Alex Díez, new addition] (in Spanish). Vavel. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. "Álex Barrera saca oro del Tartiere para el Extremadura" [Álex Barrera takes gold from the Tartiere for Extremadura] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. "Ale Díez, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" [Ale Díez, new player of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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