| Diego Espejo | |
| Full Name: | Diego Espejo de la Concepción |
| Birth Date: | 18 August 2002 |
| Birth Place: | San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Osasuna B |
| Youthclubs1: | Tenerife |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | Atlético Madrid |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Atlético Madrid B |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Atlético Ottawa (loan) |
| Caps2: | 49 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Orihuela (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Osasuna B |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Spain U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18 April 2022 |
Diego Espejo de la Concepción (born 18 August 2002) is a Spanish footballer currently playing as a defender for Osasuna B in the Primera Federación.
Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Espejo began playing youth football with local teams in Tranvía and Chincanayro.[1] his youth career with Tenerife.[2] [3] In 2016, he joined the Atlético Madrid youth system.[4] In 2019, he scored a notable bicycle kick goal in a youth match against Leganés.[5]
In July 2021, he joined Atlético Madrid B in the Tercera División RFEF,[6] where he made a few bench appearances, but did not appear in a match.
In February 2022, he signed a contract extension with Atlético Madrid through, prior to being loaned out to their affiliate club, Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League for the 2022 season.[7] In 2022, he led the league in headed clearances with 80 and finished second in total clearances with 114.[8] After the season, his loan was extended for another year,[9] [10] with it also being announced that he would trial with Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF in January, before joining Ottawa for pre-season.[11] Espejo returned to Atlético Madrid B after his season-long loan expired in November 2023.[12]
In January 2024, Espejo was loaned to Segunda Federación club Orihuela for the remainder of the season.[13] [14] On 4 February 2024, he scored a brace in a 2-1 victory over El Palo.[15]
In August 2024, Espejo joined Osasuna B in the Primera Federación through June 2026, with an option to extend for an additional two seasons.[16] [17]
In 2016, he was named to the Canary Islands regional U16 team.[18] In 2018, he was called up to the Spain U17 team, where he earned two caps.[19]
Atlético Ottawa
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2021–22 | Tercera División RFEF | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Ottawa (loan) | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 25 | 0 | 2[21] | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 19 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 21 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | |||
| Orihuela (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 13 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 4[22] | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 5 | |||