Diego Alende López (born 25 August 1997) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Celta Vigo

Born in

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, Galicia, Alende played youth football with local

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, signing a new five-year deal on 11 August 2015. He made his senior debut with the B-team on 20 September of that year, starting in a 6–1 home routing of

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in the

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championship. Alende made his first team – and

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– debut on 5 December 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer

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in a 1–1 away draw against

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. He resumed his spell at the club mainly with the B-team, leaving on 19 June 2019.

Real Valladolid

On 4 July 2019, Alende moved to another

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also in division three. He made his debut with the main squad the following 22 January, starting in a 1–2 loss at

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for the season's

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Loan to Lugo

On 20 August 2020, Alende was loaned to

side

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, for one year. On 22 July of the following year, he renewed his contract with the ''Blanquivioletas'' until 2023 and was loaned to Lugo for a further season.

Andorra

On 14 July 2022, Alende joined

on a two-year contract.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alende, Diego 1997 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players RC Celta Fortuna players RC Celta de Vigo players Real Valladolid Promesas players Real Valladolid players CD Lugo players FC Andorra players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra Footballers from Santiago de Compostela 21st-century Spanish sportsmen