Diego Johannesson
 Johannesson with Real Oviedo in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albacete | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| 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– | Albacete | 26 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Iceland | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2023 | |||
Diego "Diegui" Johannesson Pando (born 3 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Albacete Balompié.
Club career[edit]
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]
International career[edit]
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]
Honours[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Diegui: "Quiero jugar en Primera con el Oviedo y en la selección de Islandia"" [Diegui: "I want to play in Primera with Oviedo and in the Iceland national team"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Goleada del Real Oviedo que pasa a tercera ronda" [Routing from Real Oviedo which goes through the third round] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "La Ponferradina castiga la ambición del Oviedo" [Ponferradina punishes Oviedo's ambition] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Acuerdo para la ampliación de contrato de Diegui Johannesson" [Agreement for the extension of Diegui Johannesson's contract] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Diegui Johannesson Loaned Out". Real Oviedo. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Diego Johannesson se une al proyecto del Alba" [Diego Johannesson joins Alba's project] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Johannesson, convocado con la Selección Islandesa" [Johannesson, called up with the Iceland national team] (in Spanish). Oviedo's official website. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Iceland call up Oviedo's Diego Johannesson". Diario AS. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "United States beats Iceland with late goal from substitute Steve Birnbaum". ESPN FC. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
External links[edit]
- Diegui Johannesson at BDFutbol
- Diegui Johannesson at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Villaviciosa, Asturias
- Men's association football defenders
- Icelandic men's footballers
- Iceland men's international footballers
- Spanish men's footballers
- Icelandic people of Spanish descent
- Spanish people of Icelandic descent
- Footballers from Asturias
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Real Oviedo Vetusta players
- Real Oviedo players
- FC Cartagena footballers
- Albacete Balompié players