Álex Díez

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Álex Díez

| image =

| fullname = Alejandro Díez Salomón

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|2|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cáceres, Spain

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Right back

| currentclub = Botoșani

| clubnumber = 2

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014| youthclubs1 = Atlético Madrid

| youthyears2 = 2014–2015 | youthclubs2 = Leganés

| years1 = 2015–2016 | clubs1 = Cacereño | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = Mérida | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2017–2020 | clubs3 = Extremadura | caps3 = 99 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2020–2022 | clubs4 = Las Palmas | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2022–2024 | clubs5 = Ponferradina | caps5 = 39 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2024– | clubs6 = Botoșani | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = Spain U16 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 29 March 2025

| ntupdate =

}}

Alejandro "Álex" Díez Salomón (born 17 February 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Liga I club Botoșani.

Club career

Díez was born in Cáceres, Extremadura, and represented Atlético Madrid and CD Leganés as a youth. In June 2015 he joined hometown club CP Cacereño, and made his senior debut on 30 August by playing eight minutes in a 1–0 Segunda División B home win against Pontevedra CF.

On 21 June 2016, after suffering relegation, Díez joined fellow third division side Mérida AD.{{cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2016/06/21/segunda-b/661296-alex-diez-tercer-fichaje-del-merida.html|title=Alex Díez, tercer fichaje del Mérida|trans-title=Alex Díez, third signing of Mérida|publisher=Vavel|language=es|date=21 June 2016|access-date=13 June 2018}} The following 21 May, after featuring sparingly, he signed for Extremadura UD in the same category,{{cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2017/05/23/segunda-division-b-grupo-4/792154-alex-diez-nueva-incorporacion.html|title=Alex Díez, nueva incorporación|trans-title=Alex Díez, new addition|publisher=Vavel|language=es|date=23 May 2017|access-date=13 June 2018}} achieving promotion to Segunda División at the end of the campaign.

Díez made his professional debut on 19 August 2018, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Real Oviedo.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/2018/08/19/5b79a54846163f00968b45d9.html|title=Álex Barrera saca oro del Tartiere para el Extremadura|trans-title=Álex Barrera takes gold from the Tartiere for Extremadura|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=19 August 2018|access-date=19 August 2018}} He scored his first professional goal on 16 November of the following year, netting the opener in a 2–0 home win against Deportivo de La Coruña, and was an ever-present figure during the season as his side suffered relegation.

On 10 August 2020, free agent Díez agreed to a three-year contract with UD Las Palmas still in the second division.{{cite web|url=https://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/noticia/ale-diez-nuevo-jugador-de-la-ud-las-palmas|title=Ale Díez, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas|trans-title=Ale Díez, new player of UD Las Palmas|publisher=UD Las Palmas|language=es|date=10 August 2020|accessdate=11 August 2020}} He terminated his link with the club on 18 August 2022,{{cite web|url=https://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/noticia/ale-diez-finaliza-su-contrato-con-la-ud-las-palmas|title=Ale Díez finaliza su contrato con la UD Las Palmas|trans-title=Ale Díaz ends his contract with UD Las Palmas|publisher=UD Las Palmas|language=es|date=18 August 2022|accessdate=20 August 2022}} and moved to fellow league team SD Ponferradina on 14 November.{{cite web|url= https://www.sdponferradina.com/noticias/noticia/la-sd-ponferradina-incorpora-a-ale-diez|title= La SD Ponferradina incorpora a Ale Díez|trans-title=SD Ponferradina sign Ale Díez|publisher=SD Ponferradina|language=es|date=14 November 2022|access-date=14 November 2022}}

In August 2024, Díez joined Romanian Liga I club Botoșani on a one-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://fcbt.ro/alejandro-diez-salomon-a-semnat-cu-fc-botosani/|trans-title=Alejandro Díez Salomón has signed with FC Botoșani|title=Alejandro Díez Salomón a semnat cu FC Botoșani|language=Romanian|website=fcbt.ro|date=7 August 2024|accessdate=7 August 2024}}