Diego León
León with Nea Salamina in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Diego León Ayarza | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Palencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Al-Mesaimeer | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Real Madrid B | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Real Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Arminia Bielefeld II (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2005 | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Grasshoppers | 30 | (3) |
| 2007 | Grasshoppers II | 8 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | Barnsley | 37 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Las Palmas | 22 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Wacker Burghausen | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Nea Salamina | 17 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Kerkyra | 26 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Nea Salamina | 57 | (12) |
| 2015 | Olympiacos Volou | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Doxa | 15 | (1) |
| 2016– | Al-Mesaimeer | ||
| National team | |||
| 2000–2001 | Spain U16 | 16 | (6) |
| 2001 | Spain U17 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 9 May 2016 (UTC). |
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Diego León Ayarza (born 16 January 1984 in Palencia, Castile and León) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatari club Al-Mesaimeer Sports Club.
A youth product of Real Madrid, León could never appear for more than its B-team. He was initially given a number with the main squad for the 2004–05 season, but moved to Arminia Bielefeld in Germany (first on loan) in January 2005 before he could make his official debut for the Spanish giants.
León stayed at Arminia until the end of the 2005–06 campaign, after which he joined Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League.
On 21 December 2007, it was announced that León had signed a pre-contract agreement with Barnsley, with the transfer due to go through at the opening of the transfer window. The Yorkshire club had hoped to make the move official in time for him to play in the FA Cup third-round tie against Blackpool on 5 January 2008, but had to wait until the 9th: he made his first appearance that evening, playing in a reserve team match against Sheffield United.
León put in a great performance to earn himself his first matchball as a Barnsley player, with a Man of the match award against Colchester United on 29 January 2008. He went on to play in the memorable away victory over Premier League's Liverpool in the FA Cup, and also played a key role in the Reds 3–0 win at Watford on 9 April, being involved in all three goals, including a sumptuous flick for Jon Macken to square to Kayode Odejayi to score: his corner allowed Stephen Foster to head home and his throughball enabled Odejayi to score his second.
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