Diego Fernando Dorregaray (born 9 May 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol FC.[1]
Career
Puerto Nuevo were Dorregaray's first youth club, which was followed by stints with Defensores de La Esperanza, Villa Dálmine and Boca Juniors before rejoining Puerto Nuevo.[2] His senior career began with the latter in 2007 aged fifteen, appearing locally before playing in the 2009–10 Primera D Metropolitana.[3] They were relegated in 2010–11, before being promoted back for 2014; taking his league record for Puerto Nuevo to twenty-five games and four goals.[3]
2015 saw Dorregaray join fellow Primera D Metropolitana team Sportivo Barracas.[3] Twelve goals in twenty-seven followed, as they won promotion to tier four.[3] In July 2016, he signed for Atlanta.[1] He subsequently scored in ten separate matches in Primera B Metropolitana.[1]
On 8 July 2017, Dorregaray joined Ecuadorian Serie A side Guayaquil City.[1] He made his debut on 14 July against Deportivo Cuenca, which preceded his first goal arriving during a 1–1 draw with Emelec at the Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt.[1] Further goals came against El Nacional, Clan Juvenil, Universidad Católica and L.D.U. Quito as Guayaquil City finished ninth in the second stage.[1][2] Dorregaray departed midway through the following campaign, having netted three more times for them in 2018.[1]
He returned to Argentina with Defensores de Belgrano in July 2018.[1][4] In the following January, he joined Técnico Universitario back in Ecuador.[5][6] Dorregaray scored seven goals, which included one on debut versus Universidad Católica, across two seasons.[1]
On 4 July 2020, he signed with fellow Ecuadorian club Deportivo Cuenca on a free transfer,[7] where he scored 21 goals in one and a half seasons before joining Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily SC.[8] After less than a semester, Dorregaray rescinded his contract and moved to Cypriot club Nea Salamina, where he scored 27 goals in one and a half seasons.[9] In December 2023, Dorregaray was signed by Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes.[10]
Personal life
Dorregaray's brother, Marcelo, is also a footballer; notably featuring for Puerto Nuevo in Primera D Metropolitana.[2][11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sportivo Barracas | 2015 | Primera D Metropolitana | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | ||
| 2016 | Primera C Metropolitana | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Total | 42 | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 18 | ||||
| Atlanta | 2016–17 | Primera B Metropolitana | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 11 | ||
| Guayaquil City | 2017 | Serie A | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |||
| 2018 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | |||||
| Defensores de Belgrano | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Técnico Universitario | 2019 | Serie A | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | ||||
| Deportivo Cuenca | 2020 | Serie A | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | ||||
| Career total | 169 | 52 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 172 | 53 | ||||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
Honours
- Sportivo Barracas[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Argentina - D. Dorregaray". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Diego Dorregaray; Toda mi vida soñé con vivir de esto". La Autentica Defensa. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ficha Estadistica de DIEGO DORREGARAY". BDFA. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Dorregaray: Muchas ganas son las que van a sobrar". Mundo Ascenso. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Volaron dos". Olé. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Diego Dorregaray: Quiero aportar con mis goles". El Heraldo. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "El Deportivo Cuenca anunció la contratación de Diego Dorregaray". El Comercio. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Mauricio, Alberto (29 December 2023). "Universitario: Guillermo Sanguinetti llenó de elogios a Diego Dorregaray, el delantero 'crema' del centenario" [Universitario: Guillermo Sanguinetti full of praise for Diego Dorregaray, the "crema" forward of the centenary]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Mauricio, Alberto (21 December 2023). "Diego Dorregaray: el delantero argentino que se inició como defensa y será el '9′ de Universitario en su centenario" [Diego Dorregaray: the Argentine forward who started as a defender and will be Universitario's "9" in its centennial]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Universitario anunció el fichaje de Diego Dorregaray" [Universitario announced the signing of Diego Dorregaray]. América (in Spanish). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de MARCELO DORREGARAY". BDFA. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
External links
- Diego Dorregaray at Soccerway