Diego Acevedo

Diego Acevedo
Personal information
Full name Diego Antonio Acevedo Godoy
Date of birth (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001
Place of birth Chillán, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deportes Santa Cruz
Number 8
Youth career
2011–2020 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Unión Española 30 (2)
2025 Cobreloa 15 (1)
2026– Deportes Santa Cruz 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026

Diego Antonio Acevedo Godoy (born 23 February 2001) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportes Santa Cruz.

Club career

Born in Chillán, Chile, Acevedo is a product of Unión Española[2] and signed his first professional contract on 2 February 2021.[3] He made his debut in the 4–1 away loss against Huachipato on 19 January 2021 for the 2020 Chilean Primera División.[4][5][6] and took part in the 2022 Copa Sudamericana.[7] He ended his contract in December 2023.[8]

On 30 December 2024, Acevedo signed with Cobreloa for the 2025 season.[9][10]

In January 2026, Acevedo joined Deportes Santa Cruz.[11]

International career

During 2022, Acevedo took part in training microcycles of the Chile national team at under-23 level.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Diego Acevedo". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Diego Acevedo: Estamos enfocados en el torneo y en la Copa Chile, no hay que descuidar ninguno". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Jonathan Villagra y Diego Acevedo firmaron su primer contrato profesional". unionespanola.cl (in Spanish). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  4. ^ (Unión Española) Historias de Cantera Capítulo 6: Diego Acevedo on YouTube (in Spanish). 23 January 2021
  5. ^ "Así fue la goleada de Huachipato sobre Unión Española". Emol (in Spanish). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  6. ^ Diego Acevedo Season 2021 on YouTube. 29 December 2021
  7. ^ "Ficha técnica del partido Unión Española-Antofagasta por Copa Sudamericana-2022". Infobae (in Spanish). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  8. ^ Reyes, Luis (15 December 2023). "Unión sorprende con su mercado: cuatro jugadores dejan el club y abordan el 'caso Piñeiro'". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  9. ^ Arriaza, Bastian (30 December 2024). "Estuvo un año sin jugar y ahora fichó en Cobreloa: "Capacidad física para atacar y defender"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  10. ^ Lizama, Bastián (30 December 2024). "Fue despedido de Unión Española, estuvo un año sin jugar y ahora reforzará a Cobreloa en la Primera B". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  11. ^ Obando, Ricardo (7 January 2026). "Un nuevo volante se suma a Deportes Santa Cruz". El Rancagüino (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  12. ^ Viluñir Silva, Jp (23 November 2022). "Con jugador de Segunda y ninguno de la U: la nómina para el microciclo de la Roja Sub 23". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2023.