_(cropped).jpg) Llorente with Real Sociedad in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Javier Llorente Ríos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Betis | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Pérez Galdós | ||
| 2001–2002 | Trabenco | ||
| 2002–2012 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Real Madrid C | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Real Madrid B | 63 | (3) |
| 2013–2017 | Real Madrid | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Málaga (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Real Sociedad | 78 | (4) |
| 2020–2024 | Leeds United | 51 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Roma (loan) | 38 | (1) |
| 2024– | Betis | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | Spain | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022 | |||
Diego Javier Llorente Ríos (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ʎoˈɾente ˈri.os]; born 16 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Betis and the Spain national team.
Having been developed at Real Madrid, who also loaned him twice to clubs in La Liga, he signed with Real Sociedad in June 2017. Three years later, he joined Leeds United.
Llorente made his full debut for Spain in 2016. He was part of the squad at Euro 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Diego Javier Llorente Ríos". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 11 November 2018.