| Diego Cañete | |
| Fullname: | Diego Daniel Cañete |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Olavarría, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | El Fortín |
| Youthyears2: | –2004 |
| Youthclubs2: | Independiente |
| Years1: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs1: | Racing de Olavarría |
| Years2: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs2: | El Fortín |
| Years3: | 2008 |
| Clubs3: | Quilmes |
| Years4: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs4: | Racing de Olavarría |
| Years5: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs5: | Ferro Carril Sud |
| Caps5: | 31 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Years6: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs6: | Belgrano |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | Argentino de Pehuajó |
| Clubs8: | Ferro Carril Sud |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs9: | Rangers |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2021 |
| Clubs10: | Metro Gallery |
| Caps10: | 11 |
| Goals10: | 8 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Racing de Olavarría |
| Clubs12: | S.T.M.O Olavarría |
Diego Daniel Cañete (born 25 June 1986) is an Argentine former footballer.
Born in Olavarría, Cañete began his career with El Fortín.[1] After a spell with Racing de Olavarría, he returned to El Fortín before being signed by Quilmes in July 2008.[2]
In 2012, following impressive performances with Ferro Carril Sud in the Torneo Argentino B, Cañete was linked with a move to Torneo Argentino A side Unión.[3] However, despite this, he made a move to Primera División side Belgrano, with club president confirming that he would play for the club's amateur side in the lower divisions.[4]
He would later go on to describe his time with Belgrano as the "most bitter" experience of his career, stating that the club asked him for money in order to play.[1] Having left the club in the summer of 2013, he was linked to a move to Hong Kong with Happy Valley, following the appointment of compatriot Sergio Timoner as head coach.[5]
Cañete would spend time with lower-division side Deportivo Argentino de Pehuajó, before returning to Ferro Carril Sud in mid-2015.[6] However, by mid-2016 he was playing futsal with La Estancia, where he scored forty-eight goals in his first eight games.[7] [8]
Having first been linked with a move to the country in 2013, Cañete moved to Hong Kong in 2019, joining Premier League side Rangers.[9] While in Hong Kong, Cañete would state that he did not feel he was able to play with as much flair as he did in Argentina.[10] Following the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, which brought a premature end to the 2019–20 season, he underwent surgery to his spine following an injury.[11] After a year with Rangers, Cañete dropped down to the second-tier First Division side Metro Gallery.[12]
He returned to Argentina in 2022, re-joining Racing de Olavarría for a season, before joining Sindicato de Trabajadores Municipales de Olavarría.[13] [14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Racing de Olavarría | 2005–06 | Torneo Argentino A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ferro Carril Sud | 2011–12 | Torneo Argentino B | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | ||
| Belgrano | 2012–13 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rangers | 2019–20 | Premier League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Metro Gallery | 2020–21 | First Division | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | |
| Career total | 60 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 18 | |||