Diego Espejo de la Concepción (born 18 August 2002) is a Spanish

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currently playing as a defender for Orihuela in the

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on loan from Atlético Madrid B.

Early life

Born in

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, 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.

Club career

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

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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

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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

club Orihuela for the remainder of the season. On 4 February 2024, he scored a brace in a 2-1 victory over

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International career

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.

Honours

Atlético Ottawa ** Canadian Premier League Regular season:

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Career statistics

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Diego Espejo
at La Preferente (in Spanish) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Espejo, Diego 2002 births Living people Footballers from Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spanish men's footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Canadian Premier League players CD Tenerife players Atlético Madrid footballers Atlético Ottawa players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Orihuela CF players Segunda Federación players