Éder Díez Sánchez (born 15 July 1987) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for La Almunia. 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 59 professional appearances and scored eight goals in

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for Chaves,

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and Varzim.

Club career

Early years

Born in

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in the Basque Country, Díez came through the youth ranks of

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. He made his senior debut with

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of the

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, then rose to the reserves in

. He spent the following seasons also in the third division, with

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(

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and

SD Lemona Sociedad Deportiva Lemona was a Spanish football team based in Lemoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1923, it last played in Segunda División B – Group 2, holding home matches at '' Estadio Arlonagusia'', with a c ...

(on loan). In July 2011, Díez dropped down a division to play for

CD Ourense Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952 after the dissolution of old UD Orensana, it played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games a ...

Portugal

Díez moved abroad in 2012, joining G.D. Chaves 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 Juventude de Pedras Salgadas is a Portuguese sports club from Pedras Salgadas. Since 2021, the men's football team has acted, once again, as a farm team for G.D. Chaves, and plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese f ...

, before terminating his contract in December 2014. Díez then signed for C.D. Mafra of division three, now renamed the Campeonato de Portugal, and again won the league title in 2015. After a spell with F.C. Pedras Rubras, he returned to the second division in January 2016 when he moved to

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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 Portuguese football club based in Póvoa de Varzim. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since its foundation. The club plays in Liga 3, following relegation in ...

. In July 2017, having become a

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, he signed for

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of the third tier.

Return home

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

Pontevedra CF Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Pasarón'', with a capacity o ...

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, it currently plays in , and holds home games at '' Estadio Nuevo Vivero'', with a 15,198-seat capacity. History Fo ...

. He had his most prolific year representing the

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ns, scoring ten goals and reaching the play-offs for the first time in his career (quarter-final defeat to

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). In July 2019, Díez agreed to a one-year deal at

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with the option for a second. Fourteen months later, he was added to

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for one season. Having scored only once during his year in the North African exclave, Díez signed with

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of the new fourth tier, the Segunda División RFEF, on 18 July 2021.

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