Diego Altube
{{short description|Spanish footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Family name hatnote|Altube|Suárez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Diego Altube Suárez
| image =
| fullname = Diego Altube Suárez{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/football/academy/under-19/diego-altube-suarez |title=Diego Altube |publisher=Real Madrid CF |access-date=15 October 2022}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Madrid, Spain
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Zamora
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 = 2006–2010
| youthclubs1 = Betis Valladolid
| youthyears2 = 2010–2016
| youthclubs2 = Real Valladolid
| youthyears3 = 2016–2019
| youthclubs3 = Real Madrid
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Real Madrid B
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2022
| clubs2 = Real Madrid
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = → Fuenlabrada (loan)
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–2024
| clubs4 = Albacete
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Zamora
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| club-update = 6 October 2024
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Diego Altube Suárez (born 22 February 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Zamora.
Club career
Born in Madrid, Altube represented Betis Valladolid and Real Valladolid as a youth before joining Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2016, aged 16.{{cite web|url=http://www.blanquivioletas.com/2016/05/24/el-porque-de-la-marcha-de-altube/|title=El porqué de la marcha de Diego Altube|trans-title=The reasons of Diego Altube's departure|publisher=Blanquivioletas|language=es|date=24 May 2016|accessdate=9 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2020/01/23/primera/1579809425_497029.html|title=Diego Altube, la joya blanca de pasado pucelano|trans-title=Diego Altube, the white pearl with a pucelano past|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=23 January 2020|accessdate=9 August 2021}} In August 2019, he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B,{{cite web|url=https://www.elespanol.com/elbernabeu/real-madrid/cantera/20190805/porteros-raul-castilla-belman-altube/419208949_0.html|title=Los dos porteros de Raúl en el Castilla: así son Belman y Altube|trans-title=The two goalkeepers of Raúl at Castilla: these are Belman and Altube|publisher=El Español|language=es|date=5 August 2019|accessdate=9 August 2021}} while also being a third-choice behind Thibaut Courtois and Alphonse Areola in the first team.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2019/08/15/5d55590c268e3e7e4c8b45c5.html|title=Altube will be Real Madrid's third-choice goalkeeper|publisher=Marca|date=15 August 2019|accessdate=9 August 2021}}
Altube made his senior debut with Castilla on 25 August 2019, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Las Rozas CF.{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2019/08/1-1-castilla-drew-in-their-league-opener|title=1–1: Castilla drew in their league opener|publisher=Real Madrid|date=25 August 2019|accessdate=9 August 2021}} After sharing the starting spot with Javier Belman, he spent the 2020–21 season almost entirely with the main squad, being constantly called up to matches by manager Zinedine Zidane, but was always an unused substitute.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2021/05/26/60ae1042268e3ef5708b4665.html|title=Real Madrid have more doubts than guarantees|publisher=Marca|date=26 May 2021|accessdate=9 August 2021}}
On 9 July 2021, Altube was loaned to Segunda División side CF Fuenlabrada for the 2021–22 campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2021/07/09/official-announcement-altube|title=Official Announcement: Altube|publisher=Real Madrid|date=9 July 2021|accessdate=9 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cffuenlabrada.es/noticia/altube-primera-incorporacion-de-la-temporada|title=Altube, primera incorporación de la temporada|trans-title=Altube, first signing of the season|publisher=CF Fuenlabrada|language=es|date=9 July 2021|accessdate=9 August 2021}} He made his professional debut on 15 August, starting in a 1–2 home loss against CD Tenerife.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/fuenlabrada-vs-tenerife/cronica/2021/08/16/6119784e268e3e374c8b459c.html|title=Corredera decide con un golazo|trans-title=Corredera decides it with a great goal|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=16 August 2021|accessdate=16 August 2021}}
On 18 July 2022, Altube signed a two-year contract with Albacete Balompié, newly promoted to the second level.{{cite web|url=https://www.albacetebalompie.es/noticia/diego-altube-hace-click|title=Diego Altube hace click|trans-title=Diego Altube clicks|publisher=Albacete Balompié|language=es|date=18 July 2022|accessdate=27 July 2022}}
On 1 August 2024, Altube joined Primera Federación-promoted club Zamora.{{cite web|publisher=Zamora|url=https://www.zamoracf.es/diego-altube-nuevo-fichaje-del-zamora-cf/|title=Diego Altube, nuevo fichaje del Zamora CF|trans-title=Diego Altube, new signing for Zamora CF|date=1 August 2024|access-date=9 October 2024|language=es}}
Personal life
Born in Spain, Altube is of Malaysian descent through his mother's side. He has a Malaysian passport.{{cite web |url=https://makanbola.com/harimau-malaya-selangkah-miliki-tonggak-kacukan-gred-a-buatan-real-madrid/ |title=Harimau Malaya Selangkah Miliki Tonggak Kacukan ‘Gred A’ Buatan Real Madrid |publisher=MakanBola |date=18 July 2024 |accessdate=20 July 2024 |language=ms}}
Altube's older brother Alejandro is also a footballer. A forward, he was born in Valladolid and made his senior debut with CD Betis Valladolid.{{cite web|url=https://www.elcorreo.com/deportes/futbol/liga-segunda-b/arenas/altube-delantero-arenas-20200702122458-nt.html|title=Altube, delantero para el Arenas y hermano de portero del Real Madrid|trans-title=Altube, forward for Arenas and brother of Real Madrid goalkeeper|publisher=El Correo|language=es|date=2 July 2020|accessdate=9 August 2021}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.realmadrid.com/en/football/academy/castilla/diego-altube-suarez Real Madrid profile]
- {{BDFutbol|23806}}
- {{Soccerway|diego-altube-suarez/520258}}
{{Zamora CF squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Altube, Diego}}
Category:Footballers from Madrid
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Real Madrid Castilla footballers
Category:CF Fuenlabrada footballers
Category:Albacete Balompié players
Category:Zamora CF footballers
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Primera Federación players