Diego Arana Antoñanzas (born 12 September 1988) is a Spanish

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player who plays as a forward for Jolaseta and the Spanish national team.

Club career

Arana played in Spain for Jolaseta and

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until 2014, when he moved to Belgium to play for Braxgata. In the 2015–16 season he helped them claim their first-ever play-off place in the

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. After two seasons in Belgium he returned to Spain to play for

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. In 2017 he left Spain again, this time he went to the Netherlands to play for Pinoké. After one season with Pinoké he returned to Jolaseta. In June 2019, it was announced he would join Herakles in Belgium for the 2019–20 season. He returned to Jolaseta after a half season to improve his chances for selection in the Spain squad.

International career

Arana made his debut for the senior national team in December 2016 in a

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against

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. He represented Spain at the

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. At the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, he won his first medal with the national team as they finished second.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arana, Diego 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Bilbao Spanish male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Club de Campo Villa de Madrid players División de Honor de Hockey Hierba players Men's Belgian Hockey League players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players Expatriate field hockey players Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Field hockey players from the Basque Country (autonomous community)