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Diego Villares

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Diego Villares
Villares with Galicia in 2024
Personal information
Full name Diego Villares Yáñez
Date of birth (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Vilalba, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deportivo La Coruña
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2015 Racing Villalbés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Racing Villalbés 128 (15)
2018–2021 Deportivo B 46 (6)
2019Racing Villalbés (loan) 19 (4)
2021– Deportivo La Coruña 116 (9)
International career
2024 Galicia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024

Diego Villares Yáñez (born 17 June 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo de La Coruña.

Career

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Born in Samarugo, Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia, Villares was a youth product of hometown side Racing Club Villalbés. He made his first team debut on 27 April 2014, in a 3–2 Tercera División home loss to Alondras CF.[1]

On 31 May 2018, after establishing himself as a first-choice for Villalbés, Villares signed for Deportivo de La Coruña and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[2] The following 15 January, after being sparingly used, he was loaned back to his former side for the remainder of the season.[3]

Upon returning from loan, Villares established himself as a regular starter for Fabril, before being promoted to the first team now also in the third division on 1 February 2021.[4] He made his debut for Dépor six days later, in a 2–0 away loss to Coruxo FC,[5] and subsequently became a starter for the side.[6]

On 19 May 2022, Villares renewed his contract with Deportivo until 2025.[7] He was an undisputed starter during the 2023–24 campaign, contributing with four goals in 40 matches as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División as champions.[8]

Villares made his professional debut at the age of 28 on 17 August 2024, starting in a 1–0 home loss to Real Oviedo.[9]

Honours

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Deportivo La Coruña

References

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  1. ^ "Diego Villares, «Os que teñen que dalo todo polo Vilalbés son os de aquí»" [Diego Villares, "Those who have to give it all for Vilalbés are the ones from here"] (in Galician). Futbol in Lugo. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ "El Fabril ficha a Diego Villares, la promesa de Tercera" [Fabril sign Diego Villares, the prospect of the Tercera] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Diego Villares cedido al Racing Vilalbés" [Diego Villares loaned to Racing Vilalbés] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Diego Villares incorpórase á disciplina do primeiro equipo" [Diego Villares joins the first team squad] (in Galician). Deportivo La Coruña. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Villares: "Estoy con ganas de más después del debut"" [Villares: "I am a lot eager after my debut"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Diego Villares: un regalo inesperado" [Diego Villares: an unexpected gift] (in Spanish). Vavel. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Diego Villares seguirá siendo uno de Os Nosos hasta 2025" [Diego Villares will continue being one of Our Own until 2025] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Diego Villares, un líder silencioso para el Deportivo" [Diego Villares, a silent leader for Deportivo] (in Spanish). DXT Campeón. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Aarón y el VAR estropean el regreso del Deportivo" [Aarón and the VAR spoil Deportivo's return] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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