Diego Capel

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Diego Capel
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Capel warming-up for Sporting in 2012
Personal information
Full name Diego Ángel Capel Trinidad
Date of birth (1988-02-16) 16 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Albox, Spain
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Genoa
Number 16
Youth career
2000–2001 Barcelona
2001–2004 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Sevilla B 84 (7)
2004–2011 Sevilla 126 (6)
2011–2015 Sporting CP 99 (10)
2015– Genoa 16 (0)
International career
2004 Spain U16 3 (0)
2004–2005 Spain U17 14 (2)
2006–2007 Spain U19 12 (0)
2007 Spain U20 6 (2)
2007–2011 Spain U21 25 (5)
2012 Spain U23 1 (0)
2008 Spain 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Capel and the second or maternal family name is Trinidad.

Diego Ángel Capel Trinidad (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo kaˈpel]; born 16 February 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Italian club Genoa C.F.C. as a left winger.

He made his senior debut with Sevilla at 17, going on to appear in 173 competitive games for the club over the course of seven La Liga seasons (12 goals) and win six major trophies, including two UEFA Cups. In 2011, he signed for Sporting in Portugal.

Capel gained 61 caps for Spain all youth categories comprised, representing the under-21s in two European Championships.

Club career

Sevilla

Groomed in Sevilla FC's youth system (after a brief spell at FC Barcelona), Capel was born in Albox, Almería, and he made his first professional appearance aged only 16, playing three minutes in a 2–1 home win over Atlético Madrid on 24 October 2004. In the following seasons he would alternate between the A and B-teams, playing four further games in 2005–06 with the main squad; on 1 December 2005 he appeared 18 minutes in the Andalusians' 3–1 win against Vitória de Guimarães also at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium,[1] in an eventually victorious campaign in the UEFA Cup.

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Capel with Sevilla in 2010

Capel became first-choice in the 2007–08 season due to the death of another left-footed winger, Antonio Puerta, in late August. He scored his first goal in La Liga against Barcelona on 9 February 2008, in a 1–1 home draw.[2] The previous month, he had netted in a Copa del Rey tie, against the same opponent (also 1–1 and in Seville).[3]

In June 2008, Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur were linked with a ₤12.5 million bid for Capel. He admitted he would consider leaving Sevilla to "grow as a footballer", if the clubs could agree on a signing fee,[4] but nothing came of it. Also at the end of the league campaign, Barcelona-based daily Sport further speculated that Real Madrid were considering Capel as a potential replacement for the recently departed Robinho,[5] but no move ever materialized.

In the 2009–10 campaign Capel lost his position to Argentine Diego Perotti,[6] but still managed to feature in 29 matches – one goal in a 5–1 win at Racing de Santander[7]– as Sevilla edged RCD Mallorca for the fourth position, with the subsequent Champions League qualification; additionally, on 19 May 2010, he opened the score at the Camp Nou, in a 2–0 win against Atlético for the final of the domestic cup.[8]

Capel appeared again regularly for Sevilla in 2010–11, playing in 27 league games and starting in 17 as the team finished in fifth position.

Sporting

On 18 July 2011, Capel's uncle Carioca acknowledged negotiations between Sevilla and Sporting Clube de Portugal for the transfer of the player for €6 million (plus 20% sell-on profit) and a five-year contract,[9] although the fee agreed was eventually €3.5 million, with a €30 million release clause.[10] He made his debut for his new club on the 30th, playing the second half of a 0–3 home loss against Valencia CF.

Capel scored his first goal for Sporting on 2 October 2011, in a 1–0 league away win against Vitória de Guimarães.[11] On the 24th, for the same competition, he netted twice in a 6–1 home success over Gil Vicente FC, in what was the Lions' ninth straight official win.[12]

On 19 April 2012 Capel scored his seventh official goal of the season, helping hosts Sporting come from behind to win it 2–1 against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League semifinals first leg.[13]

Genoa

On 18 August 2015, as his minutes at Sporting were dwindling dramatically,[14][15] Capel signed for Genoa C.F.C. in Italy for a fee of around €1.3 million,[16] but his previous club retained 50% of his rights.[17]

International career

After having helped Spain win the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[18] Capel played in the 2007 FIFA World Cup with the under-20 team, scoring in injury time in the first game against Uruguay for the final 2–2.[19] He helped the country progress to the quarterfinals where they were knocked out by the Czech Republic, and subsequently moved to the under-21s.[20]

On 20 August 2008 Capel made his debut for the senior side, playing the second half of a friendly with Denmark and setting up two goals in the 3–0 away win.[21]

Statistics

Club

As of 15 December 2015[22][23]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sevilla 2004–05 La Liga 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
2005–06 La Liga 4 0 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 5 0
2006–07 La Liga 0 0 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 1 0
2007–08 La Liga 31 3 3 1 — 8[lower-alpha 4] 0 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 43 4
2008–09 La Liga 32 2 6 0 — 3[lower-alpha 3] 1 — 41 3
2009–10 La Liga 29 1 7 3 — 6[lower-alpha 4] 0 — 42 4
2010–11 La Liga 27 0 4 1 — 6[lower-alpha 4] 0 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 38 1
Total 126 6 20 5 — 25 1 2 0 173 12
Sporting 2011–12 Primeira Liga 26 4 7 1 3 1 13[lower-alpha 3] 1 — 49 7
2012–13 Primeira Liga 26 5 1 0 2 0 7[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 36 5
2013–14 Primeira Liga 26 1 2 2 3 0 — 31 3
2014–15 Primeira Liga 21 0 1 0 0 0 4[lower-alpha 4] 0 — 26 0
Total 99 10 11 3 8 1 24 1 — 142 15
Genoa 2015–16 Serie A 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Career total 234 16 31 5 8 1 49 2 2 0 324 24
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey and Taça de Portugal matches.
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga matches.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Appearances in UEFA Super Cup

Honours

[24]

Club

Sevilla
Sporting

Country

Spain U21
Spain U19

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Barcelona bid held up by Sevilla; UEFA.com, 9 February 2008
  3. ↑ Capel keeps Sevilla dream alive; UEFA.com, 9 January 2008
  4. ↑ Diego Capel could still move to Tottenham; The Daily Telegraph, 19 March 2009
  5. ↑ Capel favourite to replace Robinho?; Goal.com, 19 March 2009
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Bueno double gives Spain glory; UEFA.com, 29 July 2006
  19. ↑ Capel comes to Spain's rescue; UEFA.com, 2 July 2007
  20. ↑ Norway hit back to hold Spain; UEFA.com, 10 February 2009
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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