| Diegui Johannesson | |
| Fullname: | Diego Johannesson Pando |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Villaviciosa, Spain |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Laviada |
| Youthyears2: | 2001–2006 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sporting Gijón |
| Youthyears3: | 2006–2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | Llano 2000 |
| Youthyears4: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs4: | Oviedo |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Oviedo B |
| Caps1: | 85 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2014–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Oviedo |
| Caps2: | 126 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Cartagena (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Albacete |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Iceland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11 July 2023 |
Diego "Diegui" Johannesson Pando (born 3 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back.
Born in Villaviciosa, Asturias to an Icelandic father and a Spanish mother,[1] Johannesson joined Real Oviedo's youth setup in the 2011 summer, after spells at SD Llano 2000 and Sporting de Gijón. He made his debuts as a senior with the reserves in 2012, in Tercera División.
Initially a right winger, Johannesson was converted to a right back during the 2013–14 season. On 3 September 2014, he made his first team debut, starting in a 4–0 Copa del Rey home routing of SD Amorebieta.[2]
Johannesson appeared in 13 first team matches during the campaign, as his side was promoted as champions. He made his professional debut on 25 October 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for José Manuel Fernández in a 2–4 Segunda División away loss against SD Ponferradina.[3]
On 4 July 2017, after already becoming a full-time member of the first team squad, Johannesson renewed his contract until 2019.[4] A regular starter in the following two campaigns, he lost his first-choice status after the arrival of Juanjo Nieto in 2019.
On 10 January 2020, Johannesson went on loan to FC Cartagena for the remainder of the season.[5] He helped the team in their promotion to the second division before returning to Oviedo, where he was again a backup option.
On 14 June 2021, Johannesson signed a two-year contract with Albacete Balompié, freshly relegated to Primera División RFEF.[6]
On 10 December 2014, Johannesson committed himself to Iceland, after stating that he would "dream of playing with its national team".[1] On 25 January 2016, he received his first call up, being included in Lars Lagerbäck and Heimir Hallgrímsson's squad for a friendly against the United States.[7] [8]
Johannesson made his full international debut on 31 January 2016, replacing Guðmundur Þórarinsson at half-time in a 2–3 loss at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.[9]