Diego Mariño

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mariño and the second or maternal family name is Villar.
Diego Mariño
Mariño with Valladolid in 2014
Personal information
Full name Diego Mariño Villar[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Vigo, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Granada
Number 25
Youth career
Santa Mariña
1998–2000 Rápido Bouzas
2000–2003 Sárdoma
2003–2004 Areosa
2004–2008 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Villarreal C 48 (0)
2010–2012 Villarreal B 72 (0)
2012–2013 Villarreal 9 (0)
2013–2015 Valladolid 28 (0)
2014–2015 → Levante (loan) 32 (0)
2015–2016 Levante 23 (0)
2016–2023 Sporting Gijón 210 (0)
2023–2024 Almería 2 (0)
2024– Granada 9 (0)
International career
2008–2009 Spain U19 6 (0)
2009 Spain U20 1 (0)
2011–2013 Spain U21 6 (0)
2012 Spain U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Diego Mariño Villar (born 9 May 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Granada.

Formed at Villarreal, he spent most of his career in the Segunda División with that club's first and second teams as well at Sporting de Gijón, making 289 appearances. He also played 87 La Liga games for Vallladolid, Levante, Sporting and Almería.

Club career

Villarreal

Born in Vigo, Galicia, Mariño played for Villarreal CF since the age of 14, having already represented four teams as a youth. He made his professional debut in the 2010–11 season, helping the reserves barely avoid relegation from the Segunda División while appearing in 38 games.[3]

Mariño was again first choice the following campaign, but as the main squad suffered relegation in La Liga the B's were forced to drop down to Segunda División B even though they had finished in a comfortable 12th position. After the departures of longtime incumbent Diego López and 41-year-old César Sánchez (the latter retired), he was promoted to the first team by manager Julio Velázquez – also his boss in the second side.

Valladolid and Levante

Mariño signed a five-year contract with Real Valladolid on 5 July 2013, with Villarreal retaining an option to buy him back for €300,000.[4] He made his debut in the top flight on 17 August, in a 1–2 home loss against Athletic Bilbao.[5]

On 8 August 2014, Mariño moved to Levante UD of the same league in a season-long loan.[6][7] On 31 August of the following year, he signed a permanent three-year deal with the club.[8]

Sporting Gijón

On 1 July 2016, after Levante's relegation, Mariño joined Sporting de Gijón for four years.[9] Second choice to Iván Cuéllar, he made his debut on 26 November in a 2–1 loss at leaders Real Madrid.[10][11]

On 18 January 2018, Mariño extended his contract until 2022.[12] Between 4 February and 1 April he was unbeaten during 764 minutes[13] and, at the end of the season, he was named Sporting's player of the year.[14]

In August 2019, another year was added to Mariño's contract.[15] He remained first-choice at El Molinón in the ensuing seasons, even after the re-acquisition of Cuéllar in 2021.[16] He suffered a right hamstring injury the following March and was replaced by the latter for ten games as the side successfully fought relegation,[17] returning on 29 May for the final match of the campaign in a 1–0 home defeat against UD Las Palmas.[18]

Almería

On 26 January 2023, Mariño returned to the top tier after agreeing to an 18-month contract with UD Almería.[19] He made his only appearance of the season on 4 March, as a half-time substitute for the injured Fernando and conceding both goals in a 2–0 home loss to Villarreal.[20]

Mariño spent the 2023–24 campaign as third-choice behind Luís Maximiano and Fernando as they suffered relegation, and left the club in July 2024.[21]

Granada

On 10 September 2024, Mariño signed a one-year deal with Granada CF in the second division.[22]

International career

Mariño won his first cap for the Spain under-21 team in 2011. Also that year, he was selected by manager Luis Milla for his UEFA European Championship squad; in the tournament in Denmark, he was a backup to Atlético Madrid's David de Gea as the nation won its third title in the category.[23]

The following year, Mariño repeated the role for the under-23 side[24] in a group-stage exit at the Summer Olympic Games in Great Britain.

Honours

Spain U21

Spain U17

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mariño". Diario AS. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ^ El vigués Diego Mariño jugará el próximo curso en el Villarreal B (Vigo's Diego Mariño will play next season with Villarreal B); La Voz de Galicia, 9 June 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Real Valladolid ficha al portero Diego Mariño (Real Valladolid sign goalkeeper Diego Mariño); El Norte de Castilla, 5 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Valverde tastes opening-day win; ESPN FC, 17 August 2013
  6. ^ Mariño se incorpora a la disciplina del Levante UD (Mariño joins Levante UD's discipline) Archived 11 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Levante UD, 8 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El Levante incorpora a Mariño como cedido (Levante add Mariño as a loanee); Europa Press, 8 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Mariño se compromete por el Levante por las tres próximas temporadas (Mariño commits to Levante for the following three seasons) Archived 4 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Levante UD, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ La portería rojiblanca se refuerza con Diego Mariño (The red-and-white goal bolsters with Diego Mariño) Archived 4 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Sporting Gijón, 1 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ "A Mariño le espera un complicado debut" [A tough debut awaits Mariño] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Real Madrid 2–1 Sporting Gijón". BBC Sport. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Diego Mariño, rojiblanco hasta 2022" [Diego Mariño, red-and-white until 2022] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  13. ^ Domingo Carruébano, Estefanía (2 April 2018). "764 minutos para seguir soñando" [764 minutes to continue dreaming] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  14. ^ Cabranes, Ángel (22 July 2018). "Mariño, "Molinón de plata": "Devolveré el cariño dando el callo en el campo"" [Mariño, "silver Molinón": "I will return the love by busting my ass on the field"] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  15. ^ Guisasola, Pablo (13 August 2019). "Oficial: Diego Mariño renueva con el Sporting" [Official: Diego Mariño renews with Sporting] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  16. ^ Ráez, Cristóbal (6 October 2021). "¿La hora del 'Pichu' Cuéllar?: la posible baja de Mariño en el derbi le abre las puertas" [Is it 'Pichu' Cuéllar's time? Mariño's possible absence for the derby opens the doors] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  17. ^ Fernández, Borja (21 May 2022). "Cuéllar busca completar la mejora" [Cuéllar seeks to complete upgrade] (in Spanish). Killer Asturias. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  18. ^ Guisasola, Pablo (29 May 2022). "Las Palmas cumple 'en casa' y estará en los 'playoffs'" [Las Palmas accomplish 'at home' and will be in the playoffs] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  19. ^ "UD Almería sign new goalkeeper Diego Mariño". UD Almería. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  20. ^ Costarrosa, David (4 March 2023). "Gerard y Morales deciden en el tramo final un merecido triunfo del Villarreal en Almería" [Gerard and Morales decide in the final stages of a deserved Villarreal triumph in Almería] (in Spanish). Castellón Plaza. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  21. ^ Góngora, Rafa (29 June 2024). "A Mariño se le agota el tiempo" [Time is running out for Mariño] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Comunicado oficial | Diego Mariño, nuevo jugador del Granada CF" [Official announcement | Diego Mariño, new player of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  23. ^ Gustems, Pol (25 June 2011). "España sub-21, campeona de Europa: El ciclo continúa" [Spain under-21, European champions: The cycle continues] (in Spanish). Diarios de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  24. ^ "Euro 2012 trio Mata, Alba & Martinez in Spain Olympic squad". BBC Sport. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  25. ^ García, Miguel Ángel (24 March 2021). "¿Qué fue de los campeones sub 21 de España de 2011?" [What happened to the Spanish under 21 champions of 2011?] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 30 September 2022.