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Diego Polenta
Uruguayan footballer (born 1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Polenta and the second or maternal family name is Musetti.
Diego Fabián Polenta Musetti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo poˈlenta]; born 6 February 1992) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nacional.[1]
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![]() Polenta with LA Galaxy in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Fabián Polenta Musetti | ||
Date of birth | (1992-02-06) 6 February 1992 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Club Nacional de Football | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Danubio | |||
2008–2011 | Genoa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Genoa | 1 | (0) |
2011–2014 | → Bari (loan) | 86 | (5) |
2014–2015 | → Nacional (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Nacional | 108 | (7) |
2019–2020 | LA Galaxy | 32 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Olimpia | 25 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Nacional | 14 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Cerro Largo | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Unión (loan) | 38 | (2) |
2023– | Nacional | 28 | (2) |
International career | |||
2007 | Uruguay U15 | 12 | (3) |
2008–2009 | Uruguay U17 | 20 | (0) |
2011 | Uruguay U20 | 16 | (3) |
2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023 |
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Polenta has been named in Uruguay's senior team several times, but remains uncapped.[2][3]