Diego Espejo

Diego Espejo de la Concepción is a Spanish footballer currently playing as a defender for Osasuna B in the Primera Federación.

Early life

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Espejo began playing youth football with local teams in Tranvía and Chincanayro. his youth career with Tenerife. In 2016, he joined the Atlético Madrid youth system. In 2019, he scored a notable bicycle kick goal in a youth match against Leganés.

In July 2021, he joined Atlético Madrid B in the Tercera División RFEF, where he made a few bench appearances, but did not appear in a match.
In February 2022, he signed a contract extension with Atlético Madrid through, prior to being loaned out to their affiliate club, Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League for the 2022 season. In 2022, he led the league in headed clearances with 80 and finished second in total clearances with 114. After the season, his loan was extended for another year, with it also being announced that he would trial with Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF in January, before joining Ottawa for pre-season. Espejo returned to Atlético Madrid B after his season-long loan expired in November 2023.
In January 2024, Espejo was loaned to Segunda Federación club Orihuela for the remainder of the season. On 4 February 2024, he scored a brace in a 2-1 victory over El Palo.
In August 2024, Espejo joined Osasuna B in the Primera Federación through June 2026, with an option to extend for an additional two seasons.

In 2016, he was named to the Canary Islands regional U16 team. In 2018, he was called up to the Spain U17 team, where he earned two caps.

Atlético Ottawa

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