Pedro Díaz (footballer, born 1998)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Díaz Fanjul | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Siero, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Astur | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Sporting B | 134 | (12) |
| 2017–2023 | Sporting Gijón | 143 | (14) |
| 2023–2024 | Bordeaux | 38 | (7) |
| 2024– | Rayo Vallecano | 61 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026 | |||
Pedro Díaz Fanjul (born 5 June 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.
Club career
Sporting Gijón
Born in Siero, Asturias, Díaz was a Sporting de Gijón youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 8 March 2015 at the age of just 16, starting in a 1–3 Segunda División B away loss against Racing de Ferrol.[1]
Díaz renewed his contract until 2019 on 30 December 2015.[2] He scored his first senior goal four days later, netting the last in a 2–0 away win against CD Guijuelo.[3]
Díaz made his first team debut on 6 September 2017, starting in a 1–0 win at CF Reus Deportiu, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] Ahead of the 2019–20 campaign, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.
Díaz scored his first professional goal on 1 September 2019, netting the opener in a 2–0 home win over Albacete Balompié.[5] On 8 March 2021, already established as a regular starter, he renewed his contract until 2025.[6]
Bordeaux
On 3 August 2023, Sporting announced that they reached an agreement with Ligue 2 side Bordeaux for the transfer of Díaz.[7]
Rayo Vallecano
On 5 August 2024, Díaz signed for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano on a three-year contract.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 35 | 3 | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 31 | 5 | — | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 134 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 138 | 12 | ||||
| Sporting Gijón | 2017–18 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| Total | 143 | 14 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 151 | 14 | ||||
| Bordeaux | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 7 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2024–25 | La Liga | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12[b] | 0 | — | 47 | 4 | ||
| 2026–27 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 77 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 376 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 407 | 41 | ||
Honours
Rayo Vallecano
- UEFA Conference League runner-up: 2025–26[9]
Notes
- ↑ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- ↑ "Cómoda victoria del Racing Club de Ferrol ante el Sporting "B"" [Comfortable win of Racing Club de Ferrol against Sporting "B"] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ↑ "El Sporting cierra la renovación de Pedro Díaz" [Sporting complete the renewal of Pedro Díaz] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ↑ "El Sporting B reacciona" [Sporting B react] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ↑ "Nacho Méndez da el pase al Sporting ante un Reus que falló dos penaltis" [Nacho Méndez gives pass to Sporting against a Reus which failed two penalties] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ↑ "Mareo coge el mando en El Molinón" [Mareo takes over at the El Molinón] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Pedro Díaz renueva con el Sporting hasta 2025" [Pedro Díaz renews with Sporting until 2025] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Acuerdo por el traspaso de Pedro Díaz" [Agreement for the transfer of Pedro Díaz] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 3 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "[Officiel] Pedro Diaz de Bordeaux au Rayo Vallecano". OneFootball. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ McKenna, Chris (27 May 2026). "Crystal Palace 1–0 Rayo Vallecano". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
External links
- Pedro Díaz at BDFutbol
- Pedro Díaz at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Pedro Díaz at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Siero
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Asturias
- Men's association football midfielders
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Sporting Atlético players
- Sporting de Gijón players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- La Liga players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France