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Colombian footballer

Alejandro Piedrahita
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Piedrahita Diaz
Date of birth (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Cartago, Valle del Cauca ,Colombia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Deportivo Pereira
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2014 Comfandi Cartago
2014–2019 El Diamante Sports Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Deportivo Pereira 96 (10)
2023Banfield (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Alejandro Piedrahita Diaz (born 3 September 2002) is a Colombian footballer who plays for as a midfielder for Deportivo Pereira.

Early life

Piedrahita was born in Cartago, Valle del Cauca to Blanca Edith Díaz and Hernando Piedrahita Escobar. He played football at Comfandi Cartago until he was 12 when in 2014 he started playing at El Diamante Sports Club. He joined Deportivo Pereira in 2019.

Career

He made his debut for Deportivo Pereira in the Categoría Primera A in 2020. He scored his first senior goal on April 6, 2021 in the league against Independiente Medellín. He played 22 times in 2022 as his club won the Colombian league title.

He joined Club Atlético Banfield in January 2023 on loan for a year with the option to join permanently for a transfer fee or $700,000 for 80% of his rights.

International career

Piedrahita was selected to train with the Colombia national under-20 football team in May 2021.

Honours

Club

Deportivo Pereira

References

  1. "Alejandro Piedrahíta, one of the promises of Deportivo Pereira". Semillerosdeportivos.com.
  2. "The hard story of Alejandro Piedrahita, the new reinforcement of Banfield". Launion.com.
  3. "Alejandro Piedrahita, the youthful star". Deporterisaraldense.com.
  4. "Alejandro Piedrahita, ready in Argentina: How much is the option?". Futbolete.com.
  5. "Alejandro Piedrahita es nuevo jugador de Banfield". 442.perfil.com.
  6. "BANFIELD ANNOUNCED A NEW REINFORCEMENT". inforegion.com.
  7. "Quién es el octavo refuerzo de Banfield, que viene de Colombia". Launion.com.
  8. "El banqueño Carlos Cantillo convocado a la selección Colombia sub 20". Elimformador.com.

External links

Alejandro Piedrahita at Soccerway


Deportivo Pereira – current squad
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