Diego Alberto Gama García (born 14 January 1996) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Toluca

Diego began his football career at his hometown team

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in 2010. He progressed through the ranks having successful seasons with the affiliate teams until he was called up to the senior team in 2014. He made his first appearance with the first team August 6, 2014 in a Cup match against Mérida coming in as a substitute for

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at half time, the match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Gama disputing 45' minutes of the game. Four days later he made his league debut with

on August 10, 2014, under coach

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against Leones Negros coming in as a substitute for

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in the 74' minute of the game, the match ended in a 0–0 draw, with Gama participating in 16 minutes of the game.

Loan to Atlético Madrid

On August 12, 2014, Toluca agreed to loan Diego Gama to

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for one season. He was assigned to play with Atlético Madrid Juvenil A, the Under-19 affiliate at the club, for the 2014-15 season in the División de Honor. Diego made his competitive debut in Europe during the 2014-15 UEFA Youth League against

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on November 4, 2014. Coming in as a substitute for Roberto Núñez in the 71' minute of the match. Just 8' minutes in Diego managed to score; breaking the tie, and ending the game 2–1 in favor for Atletico Madrid. With this game Atletico advanced to the playoffs. Gama finished the season with a further 6 goals in league play. Atlético did not pick up the purchase option in Gama's contract at the end of the season.

Return to Toluca

After spending one year with Atlético Madrid Juvenil A, Diego Gama returned to

to play in the

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. He was given the number 17 shirt. He made his first return appearance on July 25, 2015, during the season opener against Tigres, coming in as a substitute for

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in the 76th minute of the game, Toluca won the match 1–0.

International career

On his under-20 world cup debut in the 2015 tournament, Gama was sent off in the game for an off-the-ball incident. Mexico lost the match 2–0 to Mali.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gama, Diego 1996 births Living people Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football forwards Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Potros UAEM footballers C.F. La Piedad footballers Tlaxcala F.C. players Cafetaleros de Chiapas footballers Chihuahua F.C. footballers Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Liga de Expansión MX players People from Toluca Footballers from the State of Mexico Mexican footballers