Diego Alonso Roberto Penny (born 22 April 1984) is a Peruvian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Deportivo Garcilaso Club Deportivo Garcilaso, most commonly known as Deportivo Garcilaso, or El Garci, is a Peruvian professional football (soccer), football club, based in the city of Cusco. Founded in 1957, the club competes in the Peruvian Primera División, afte ...

. He stands at 1.97m tall. He made 17 appearances for the Peru national team.

Club career

Early career

Penny began his career in 2004 with Peruvian side

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, where he played 180 times.

Burnley

Penny signed a three-year contract for

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on 27 June 2008, making his debut on 9 August 2008 in a 4–1 loss against

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. After his debut, throughout the 2008–09 season and into his second year with Burnley, he was second-choice to Brian Jensen. Penny made his Premier League debut in the 2009–10 season, after coming on for the injured Jensen in a 3–1 home defeat by

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. On 16 August 2010, he left Burnley by mutual consent and returned to his homeland of

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. Penny made a total of four appearances for Burnley in all competitions.

Juan Aurich

He joined Peruvian club

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on 28 August 2010.

International career

Penny made his senior international debut for

in 2006.

References

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* 1984 births Living people Peruvian men's footballers 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Footballers from Lima Men's association football goalkeepers Peru men's international footballers Copa América Centenario players 2015 Copa América players Peruvian Primera División players Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Premier League players English Football League players Sporting Cristal footballers Coronel Bolognesi footballers Burnley F.C. players Juan Aurich footballers FBC Melgar footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Deportivo Garcilaso players Expatriate men's footballers in England Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in England {{Peru-footy-goalkeeper-stub