Diego Céspedes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Andrés Céspedes Maturana | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cobresal | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Unión San Carlos | |||
| 2013–2017 | Cobresal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Cobresal | 116 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Colchagua (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2025 | |||
Diego Andrés Céspedes Maturana (born 25 September 1998) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cobresal in the Chilean Primera División. He can also operate as a centre-back.
Club career
Born in Puente Alto commune, Santiago de Chile, Céspedes was with Universidad de Chile and Unión San Carlos from Pirque before joining the Cobresal under-16 team. At the age of 17, he moved to El Salvador and made his professional debut in the 2017 Primera B de Chile.[3] During the 2019 season, he played on loan for Colchagua in the Segunda División Profesional.[4][5][1]
Céspedes scored his first goal in the 1–1 away draw against Barnechea for the 2022 Copa Chile.[6][7] Later, he scored his first goal in the Chilean top division in the 0–1 away win against Audax Italiano on 29 April 2024.[8]
With an extensive career with Cobresal, Céspedes has taken part in the 2023 Copa Sudamericana[9] and the 2024 Copa Libertadores[10] and reached 100 matches played in July 2024.[11] He also was a regular player during the 2023 Chilean Primera División, where they were the runners-up.[12]
References
- ^ a b Huerta, Rodrigo (16 February 2021). ""Me echaron de la U y estuve jugando en el barrio": la dura lucha de un talento de Cobresal". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Diego Céspedes". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Cobresal - Campeonato de Transicion 2017". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "✅ Le queremos dar la bienvenida al jugador Diego Cespedes con pasado en Cobresal" (in Spanish). Colchagua CD. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Colchagua - Campeonato Segunda Division 2019". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "COBRESAL EMPATA Y CLASIFICA EN COPA CHILE". cdcobresal.cl (in Spanish). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Empate a uno entre A.C. Barnechea y Cobresal". Infobae (in Spanish). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Cobresal se quedó con el triunfo 1-0 ante Audax Italiano con un gol de Diego Céspedes". DSports (in Spanish). 29 April 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Palestino venció 1-0 a Cobresal y clasificó a Fase de Grupos". T13 (in Spanish). 9 March 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "2024 Copa Libertadores Diego Céspedes Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "🎙️ ¡𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚! ⛏️ Nuestro defensa, Diego Céspedes ⚪️🟠 habla de sus 100 partidos junto a Cobresal 🔥🙌🏻" (in Spanish). Club Deportes Cobresal Oficial. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ @cobresaloficial; (25 September 2024). "🎂 ¡𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐆𝐎!". Retrieved 5 September 2025 – via Instagram.
External links
- Diego Céspedes at Soccerway
- Diego Céspedes at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Entrevista - Diego Céspedes - Jugador de Cobresal - Radio Damiana fm 88.3 de El Salvador. on YouTube (in Spanish)