Alejandro Piedrahita
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Piedrahita Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartago, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Comfandi Cartago | ||
| 2014–2019 | El Diamante Sports Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Deportivo Pereira | 96 | (10) |
| 2023 | → Banfield (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Gimnasia LP (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2026– | CSKA Sofia | 18 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:20, 2 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Alejandro Piedrahita Díaz[a] (born 3 September 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia.[1]
Early life
Piedrahita was born in Cartago, Valle del Cauca. He played football at Comfandi Cartago until he was 12 when in 2014 he started playing at El Diamante Sports Club. He joined Deportivo Pereira in 2019.[2]
Club career
He made his debut for Deportivo Pereira in the Categoría Primera A in 2020.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 6 April 2021 in the league against Independiente Medellín.[4] He played 22 times in 2022 as his club won the Colombian league title.[5]
He joined Club Atlético Banfield in January 2023 on loan for a year with the option to join permanently for a transfer fee or $700,000 for 80% of his rights.[6][7]
In February 2025, he joined Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata of the Argentine Primera División on loan for one year with an option to buy.[8]
CSKA Sofia
In December 2025, Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia announced the signing of Piedrahita on a three-year contract; he was assigned shirt number 77.[1][9] Reports in Bulgaria described the move as a free transfer following the expiration of his Deportivo Pereira contract.[10]
International career
Piedrahita was selected to train with the Colombia national under-20 football team in May 2021.[11][12]
Style of play
Primarily deployed as a winger, Piedrahita has been described as an attacker capable of playing on either flank, noted for pace and one-on-one ability.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 August 2026[14]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Deportivo Pereira | Categoría Primera A | 2020 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 96 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 10 | ||
| Banfield (loan) | Primera División | 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Gimnasia LP (loan) | 2025 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| CSKA Sofia | Bulgarian First League | 2025–26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2026–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 137 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 12 | ||
Honours
Club
- Deportivo Pereira
- Categoría Primera A: 2022 Finalización
- Copa Colombia: 2021 Runner-up
Notes
- ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Piedrahita and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
References
- 1 2 "Червена Коледа: ЦСКА се подсили с колумбиец". bTV Спорт (in Bulgarian). 13 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ↑ "Alejandro Piedrahíta, one of the promises of Deportivo Pereira". Semillerosdeportivos.com.
- ↑ "The hard story of Alejandro Piedrahita, the new reinforcement of Banfield". Launion.com.
- ↑ "Alejandro Piedrahita, the youthful star". Deporterisaraldense.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021.
- ↑ "Alejandro Piedrahita, ready in Argentina: How much is the option?". Futbolete.com.
- ↑ "Alejandro Piedrahita es nuevo jugador de Banfield". 442.perfil.com.
- ↑ "BANFIELD ANNOUNCED A NEW REINFORCEMENT". inforegion.com.
- ↑ "Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata presented its ninth reinforcement". infocielo.com.
- ↑ "ЦСКА се похвали с трансфера на колумбиец". BGNES (in Bulgarian). 13 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ↑ "Новият в ЦСКА пристига като свободен агент". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). 13 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ↑ "Quién es el octavo refuerzo de Banfield, que viene de Colombia". Launion.com.
- ↑ "El banqueño Carlos Cantillo convocado a la selección Colombia sub 20". Elinformador.com.co.
- ↑ "El mercado de pases de Gimnasia: ¿quién es el extremo colombiano apodado "El niño de Cartago"?". El Día (in Spanish). 31 January 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ↑ Alejandro Piedrahita at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
External links
- Alejandro Piedrahita at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Colombian men's footballers
- Footballers from Valle del Cauca Department
- 21st-century Colombian sportsmen
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Argentine Primera División players
- Categoría Primera A players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Men's association football wingers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Deportivo Pereira footballers
- Club Atlético Banfield footballers
- Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
- PFC CSKA Sofia players