Diego Gama (Mexican footballer)

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Diego Gama
Personal information
Full name Diego Alberto Gama García
Date of birth (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Chiapas
Number 100
Youth career
2010–2014 Toluca
2014–2015 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Toluca 5 (0)
2017–2018 → Potros UAEM (loan) 26 (3)
2018 Real Zamora 12 (3)
2019 La Piedad 12 (1)
2019–2021 Tlaxcala 45 (13)
2021– Chiapas 14 (7)
National team‡
2015 Mexico U–20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:33, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2016

Diego Alberto Gama García (born 14 January 1996) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a forward for Mexican club Cafetaleros de Chiapas.[1][2]

Club career[]

Toluca[]

Diego began his football career at his home town team Toluca in 2010. He progressed through the ranks having successful seasons with the affiliate teams until he was called up to the senior team in 2014. He made his first appearance with the first team August 6, 2014 in a Cup match against Mérida coming in as a substitute for Carlos Esquivel at half time, the match ended in a 1-1 draw,[3] with Gama disputing 45' minutes of the game. Four days later he made his league debut with Toluca on August 10, 2014 under coach José Cardozo against Leones Negros coming in as a substitute for Lucas Lobos in the 74' minute of the game, the match ended in a 0-0 draw, with Gama participating in 16 minutes of the game.

Loan to Atlético Madrid[]

On August 12, 2014 Toluca agreed to loan Diego Gama to Atlético Madrid for one season.[4][5][6][7] He was assigned to play with Atlético Madrid Juvenil A, the Under-19 affiliate at the club, for the 2014-15 season in the División de Honor. Diego made his competitive debut in Europe during the 2014-15 UEFA Youth League against Malmö FF on November 4, 2014. Coming in as a substitute for Roberto Núñez in the 71' minute of the match. Just 8' minutes in Diego managed to score; breaking the tie, and ending the game 2-1 in favor for Atletico Madrid. With this game Atletico advanced to the playoffs.[8][9] Gama finished the season with a further 6 goals in league play. Atlético did not pick up the purchase option in Gama's contract at the end of the season.

Return to Toluca[]

After spending one year with Atlético Madrid Juvenil A, Diego Gama returned to Toluca to play in the Liga MX. He was given the number 17 shirt.[10] He made his first return appearance on July 25, 2015 during the season opener against Tigres, coming in as a substitute for Enrique Triverio in the 76th minute of the game, Toluca won the match 1-0.

International career[]

2015 Under-20 World Cup[]

On his under-20 world cup debut in the 2015 tournament, Diego Gama was sent off in the game for an off-the-ball incident. Mexico lost the match 2-0 to Mali.[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 18 September 2016.
Club statistics[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mexico League Copa MX North America South America Total
Toluca 2014–15 Liga MX 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
2015–16 1 0 3 0 — 0 0 4 0
2016–17 1 0 2 1 — — 3 1
Total 3 0 6 1 — 0 0 9 1
Career total 3 0 6 1 — 0 0 9 1

References[]

  1. ^ "DIEGO GAMA SERÁ EL 9 DE CAFETALEROS". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Diego Alberto Gama García". LigaBancomer.mx (in Spanish). LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Noticia LigaMx". LigaMX.net. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  4. ^ "Juvenil del Toluca, Diego Gama, al Atlético de Madrid". MedioTiempo.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  5. ^ "El Universal - Deportes - Diego Gama pasa del Toluca al Atlético de Madrid". ElUniversal.com.mx. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  6. ^ "Diego Gama, nuevo jugador rojiblanco". MundoDeportivo.com. 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  7. ^ "Diego Gama, otro mexicano para el Atlético de Madrid". ABC.es. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-11-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Malmö-Atlético | UEFA Youth League".
  10. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  11. ^ "FIFA". Archived from the original on May 28, 2015.
  12. ^ "Diego Gama". Soccerway.com.

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