Diego Collado (footballer)

Diego Collado
Personal information
Full name	Diego Collado Raya
Date of birth	9 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Granada, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Eldense; (on loan from Gil Vicente)
Number	25
Youth career
	Ciudad de Granada
	Granada 74
2013–2017	Villarreal
2017–2018	Roda
2018–2019	Villarreal
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019	Villarreal C
2019–2024	Villarreal B
2023–2024	Villarreal
2024–	Gil Vicente
2025–	→ Eldense (loan)
International career
2019	Spain U19
2019	Spain U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024

Diego Collado Raya (born 9 January 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left winger for CD Eldense, on loan from Portuguese club Gil Vicente FC.

Club career

Collado was born in Granada, Andalusia, and joined Villarreal CF's youth setup at the age of 12, from Granada 74 CF.^[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 13 January 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ipalibo Jack in a 1–0 Tercera División home loss against Atlético Saguntino.

On 22 August 2019, Collado signed a contract with the Yellow Submarine until 2023,^[2] and subsequently started to feature with the reserves in Segunda División B. He featured regularly with the B's during the 2021–22 season, as the team achieved promotion to Segunda División, and further extended his contract until 2025 on 2 August 2022.^[3]

Collado made his professional debut with the B-side on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 away win over Racing de Santander.^[4] He scored his first professional goal on 17 September, netting his side's third in a 3–1 home win over CD Lugo.

Collado made his first team debut on 12 November 2022, as he started and scored the opener in a 9–0 away routing of CD Santa Amalia, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[5] His first La Liga appearance occurred the following 22 January, as he replaced Samuel Chukwueze late into a 1–0 home win over Girona FC.^[6]

On 26 June 2024, Collado moved abroad and signed a three-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente FC.^[7] On 27 December, after being rarely used, he returned to Spain and its second division after agreeing to a loan deal with CD Eldense.^[8]

References

^ "Cracks del Siglo XXI: Collado, otro talento con 'sello amarillo'" [Pearls of the 21st century: Collado, another talent with a 'yellow sign'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "El Villarreal ata a una de sus perlas de la cantera, el extremo internacional granadino Diego Collado" [Villarreal tie up one of the pearls of their youth setup, the international granadino winger Diego Collado] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "New contract for Diego Collado". Villarreal CF. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "La prolongación da un triunfo al Villarreal y mata al Racing" [The stoppage time gives a win to Villarreal and kills Racing] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "Diego Collado y Mbacke debutan con el Villarreal en Copa del Rey" [Diego Collado and Mbacke debut with Villarreal in the Copa del Rey]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
^ "Collado cumple su sueño en Primera en el mejor momento para el Villarreal" [Collado fulfills his dream in Primera in the best moment for Villarreal] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
^ "Diego Collado assina até 2027" [Diego Collado signs until 2027] (in Portuguese). Gil Vicente FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "Diego Collado, nuevo jugador del CD Eldense" [Diego Collado, new player of CD Eldense] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

External links

Diego Collado at BDFutbol
Diego Collado at Soccerway

[1] "Cracks del Siglo XXI: Collado, otro talento con 'sello amarillo'" [Pearls of the 21st century: Collado, another talent with a 'yellow sign'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[2] "El Villarreal ata a una de sus perlas de la cantera, el extremo internacional granadino Diego Collado" [Villarreal tie up one of the pearls of their youth setup, the international granadino winger Diego Collado] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[3] "New contract for Diego Collado". Villarreal CF. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[4] "La prolongación da un triunfo al Villarreal y mata al Racing" [The stoppage time gives a win to Villarreal and kills Racing] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[5] "Diego Collado y Mbacke debutan con el Villarreal en Copa del Rey" [Diego Collado and Mbacke debut with Villarreal in the Copa del Rey]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

[6] "Collado cumple su sueño en Primera en el mejor momento para el Villarreal" [Collado fulfills his dream in Primera in the best moment for Villarreal] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

[7] "Diego Collado assina até 2027" [Diego Collado signs until 2027] (in Portuguese). Gil Vicente FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[8] "Diego Collado, nuevo jugador del CD Eldense" [Diego Collado, new player of CD Eldense] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

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Diego Collado (footballer)

Club career

References

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