Diego Capel
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Capel and the second or maternal family name is Trinidad.
Diego Ángel Capel Trinidad (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo kaˈpel]; born 16 February 1988) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left winger.
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Full name | Diego Ángel Capel Trinidad[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1988-02-16) 16 February 1988 (age 36)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Albox, Spain[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Olula CF | ||||||||||||||||
2000 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Olula CF | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | CD Oriente[2] | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Sevilla | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Sevilla B | 84 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2011 | Sevilla | 126 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | Sporting CP | 99 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Genoa | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Anderlecht | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Extremadura | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Birkirkara | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Irodotos | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 372 | (25) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2004 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Spain U17 | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Spain U19 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2007 | Spain U20 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Spain U21 | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2012 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2008 | Spain | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He made his senior debut with Sevilla at 16, going on to appear in 173 competitive matches for the club over seven La Liga seasons (12 goals) and win four major trophies, including two UEFA Cups.[3] In 2011, he signed for Sporting CP, totalling 142 games and winning the 2014–15 Taça de Portugal; subsequently, he had a nomadic career.
Capel earned 60 caps for Spain across all youth categories, representing the under-21s in two European Championships. He made his full debut in 2008.