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Diego "Diegui" Johannesson Pando (born 3 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Johannesson Pando | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Villaviciosa, Spain | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Laviada | |||
2001–2006 | Sporting Gijón | ||
2006–2011 | Llano 2000 | ||
2011–2013 | Oviedo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Oviedo B | 85 | (5) |
2014–2021 | Oviedo | 126 | (7) |
2020 | → Cartagena (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2021–2024 | Albacete | 26 | (0) |
International career | |||
2016–2017 | Iceland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2023 |
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]
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