Éder Díez Sánchez (born 15 July 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Ebro as a

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. He never played any higher than the

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in his own country, recording figures of 174 matches and 30 goals for eight clubs. He also spent several years in Portugal, where he made 61 professional appearances and scored eight goals in

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for Chaves, Covilhã and Varzim.

Club career

Early years

Born in Barakaldo in the

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, Díez came through the youth ranks of

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. He made his senior debut with farm team

CD Basconia Club Deportivo Basconia is a Spanish football club based in Basauri, Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded on 14 March 1913, it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 4, holding home games at ''Estadio de ...

of the Tercera División, then rose to the reserves in

. He spent the following seasons also in the third division, with Sestao River Club ( relegated), Celta de Vigo B and SD Lemona (on loan). In July 2011, Díez dropped down a division to play for CD Ourense.

Portugal

Díez moved abroad in 2012, joining

G.D. Chaves Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as Chaves (), is a Portuguese football club from Chaves currently playing in the Primeira Liga. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Estádio Municipal de Chaves. Their home kit is red-and-bl ...

in Portugal's third tier. The team from

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won the league title in his first season, and the following campaign he had his first professional experience in the Segunda Liga; for 2014–15 he was loaned back down a division to satellite club Juventude de Pedras Salgadas, before terminating his contract in December 2014. Díez then signed for

C.D. Mafra Clube Desportivo Mafra is a Portuguese football club, currently playing in the Liga Bwin. They are based in the town of Mafra and own Campo Doutor Mário Silveira stadium, but the games are played in Estádio Municipal de Mafra. Founded in 1965 ...

of division three, now renamed the Campeonato de Portugal, and again won the league title in 2015. After a spell with

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, he returned to the second division in January 2016 when he moved to S.C. Covilhã until the end of the season with the option of another year. On 31 August 2016, Díez rescinded his contract after five games of the season and moved across the league to

Varzim SC Varzim Sport Club () is a Portugal, Portuguese Association football, football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club si ...

. In July 2017, having become a free agent, he signed for AD Fafe of the third tier.

Return home

On 31 January 2018, Díez ended his spell abroad when he signed for

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in Spain's third division. In July that year, he transferred to

CD Badajoz Club Deportivo Badajoz is a Spanish football team based in Badajoz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1905 and refounded in 2012, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, and holds home games at ''Estadio Nu ...

. He had his most prolific year representing the Extremadurans, scoring ten goals and reaching the play-offs for the first time in his career (quarter-final defeat to UD Logroñés). In July 2019, Díez agreed to a one-year deal at Lleida Esportiu with the option for a second. Fourteen months later, he was added to UD Melilla for one season. Having scored only once during his year in the North African exclave, Díez signed with CD Ebro of the new fourth tier, the Segunda División RFEF, on 18 July 2021.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diez, Eder 1987 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Barakaldo Men's association football forwards Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda Federación players CD Basconia footballers Athletic Bilbao B footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Sestao River Club footballers RC Celta Fortuna players SD Lemona footballers CD Ourense footballers Pontevedra CF footballers CD Badajoz players Lleida Esportiu footballers UD Melilla footballers CD Ebro players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players G.D. Chaves players Juventude de Pedras Salgadas players C.D. Mafra players F.C. Pedras Rubras players S.C. Covilhã players Varzim S.C. players AD Fafe players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal