Diego Johannesson Explained

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.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Honours

2014–15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diegui: "Quiero jugar en Primera con el Oviedo y en la selección de Islandia". Diegui: "I want to play in Primera with Oviedo and in the Iceland national team". El Desmarque. es. 10 December 2014. 25 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Goleada del Real Oviedo que pasa a tercera ronda. Routing from Real Oviedo which goes through the third round. La Nueva España. es. 3 September 2014. 25 October 2015.
  3. Web site: La Ponferradina castiga la ambición del Oviedo. Ponferradina punishes Oviedo's ambition. Marca. es. 25 October 2015. 25 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Acuerdo para la ampliación de contrato de Diegui Johannesson. Agreement for the extension of Diegui Johannesson's contract. Real Oviedo. es. 4 July 2017. 27 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Diegui Johannesson Loaned Out. Real Oviedo. en. 10 January 2020. 4 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Diego Johannesson se une al proyecto del Alba. Diego Johannesson joins Albas project. Albacete Balompié. es. 14 June 2021. 15 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Johannesson, convocado con la Selección Islandesa. Johannesson, called up with the Iceland national team. Oviedo's official website. es. 25 January 2016. 25 January 2016.
  8. Web site: Iceland call up Oviedo’s Diego Johannesson. Diario AS. 26 January 2016. 26 January 2016.
  9. Web site: United States beats Iceland with late goal from substitute Steve Birnbaum. ESPN FC. 31 January 2016. 8 February 2016.