Diego Johannesson

Diegui Johannesson

Personal information
Full name	Diego Johannesson Pando
Date of birth	(1993-10-03) 3 October 1993
Place of birth	Villaviciosa, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Oviedo
Number	26
Youth career
	Laviada
2001–2006	Sporting Gijón
2006–2011	Llano 2000
2011–2013	Oviedo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–	Oviedo B	85	(5)
2014–	Oviedo	31	(0)
International career‡
2016–	Iceland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 January 2016

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Johannesson and the second or maternal family name is Pando.

Diego "Diegui" Johannesson Pando (born 3 October 1993) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Real Oviedo as a right back.

Club career

Born in Villaviciosa, Asturias to an Icelandic father and a Spanish mother, Johannesson joined Real Oviedo's youth setup in the 2011 summer, after spells at SD Llano 2000 and Sporting de Gijón. He made his debuts as a senior with the reserves in 2012, in Tercera División.

Initially a right winger, Johannesson was converted to a right back during the 2013–14 season. On 3 September 2014 he made his first team debut, starting in a 4–0 Copa del Rey home routing of SD Amorebieta.

Johannesson appeared in 13 first team matches during the campaign, as his side was promoted as champions. He made his professional debut on 25 October 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for José Manuel Fernández in a 2–4 Segunda División away loss against SD Ponferradina.

International career

On 10 December 2014, Johannesson committed himself to Iceland, after stating that he would "dream of playing with its national team". On 25 January 2016 he received his first call up, being included in Lars Lagerbäck and Heimir Hallgrímsson's squad for a friendly against the United States.

Johannesson made his full international debut on 31 January 2016, replacing Guðmundur Þórarinsson at half-time in a 2–3 loss at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Honours

• Segunda División B: 2014–15

External links

• Diegui Johannesson profile at BDFutbol
• Diegui Johannesson at Soccerway