Diego Villares

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Villares and the second or maternal family name is  Yáñez.

Diego Villares

Villares with Galicia in 2024

Personal information
Full name|  Diego Villares Yáñez
Date of birth|  (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth|  Vilalba, Spain
Height|  1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Deportivo La Coruña
Number|  8
Youth career
2006–2015|  Racing Villalbés
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2014–2018|  Racing Villalbés|  128|  (15)
2018–2021|  Deportivo B|  46|  (6)
2019|  → Racing Villalbés (loan)|  19|  (4)
2021–|  Deportivo La Coruña|  134|  (12)
International career
2024|  Galicia|  1|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2025

Diego Villares Yáñez (born 17 June 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo de La Coruña.

## Career

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Vilares playing for Deportivo La Coruña in 2024

Born in Samarugo, Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia, Villares was a youth product of hometown side Racing Club Villalbés. He made his first team debut on 27 April 2014, in a 3–2 Tercera División home loss to Alondras CF.[1]

On 31 May 2018, after establishing himself as a first-choice for Villalbés, Villares signed for Deportivo de La Coruña and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[2] The following 15 January, after being sparingly used, he was loaned back to his former side for the remainder of the season.[3]

Upon returning from loan, Villares established himself as a regular starter for Fabril, before being promoted to the first team now also in the third division on 1 February 2021.[4] He made his debut for Dépor six days later, in a 2–0 away loss to Coruxo FC,[5] and subsequently became a starter for the side.[6]

On 19 May 2022, Villares renewed his contract with Deportivo until 2025.[7] He was an undisputed starter during the 2023–24 campaign, contributing with four goals in 40 matches as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División as champions.[8]

Villares made his professional debut at the age of 28 on 17 August 2024, starting in a 1–0 home loss to Real Oviedo.[9]

## Honours

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Deportivo La Coruña

* Primera Federación: 2023–24

## References

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1. ^ "Diego Villares, "Os que teñen que dalo todo polo Vilalbés son os de aquí"" [Diego Villares, "Those who have to give it all for Vilalbés are the ones from here"] (in Galician). Futbol in Lugo. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
2. ^ "El Fabril ficha a Diego Villares, la promesa de Tercera" [Fabril sign Diego Villares, the prospect of the Tercera] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
3. ^ "Diego Villares cedido al Racing Vilalbés" [Diego Villares loaned to Racing Vilalbés] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
4. ^ "Diego Villares incorpórase á disciplina do primeiro equipo" [Diego Villares joins the first team squad] (in Galician). Deportivo La Coruña. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
5. ^ "Villares: "Estoy con ganas de más después del debut"" [Villares: "I am a lot eager after my debut"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
6. ^ "Diego Villares: un regalo inesperado" [Diego Villares: an unexpected gift] (in Spanish). Vavel. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
7. ^ "Diego Villares seguirá siendo uno de Os Nosos hasta 2025" [Diego Villares will continue being one of Our Own until 2025] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
8. ^ "Diego Villares, un líder silencioso para el Deportivo" [Diego Villares, a silent leader for Deportivo] (in Spanish). DXT Campeón. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
9. ^ "Aarón y el VAR estropean el regreso del Deportivo" [Aarón and the VAR spoil Deportivo's return] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

## External links

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* Diego Villares at BDFutbol
* Diego Villares at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
* Diego Villares at Soccerway

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Deportivo de La Coruña - current squad

* 1 Germán
* 2 Genreau
* 3 Eddahchouri
* 4 Martinez
* 5 Barcia
* 6 Petxarroman
* 7 Gómez
* 8 Villares
* 9 Barbero
* 10 Yeremay
* 11 Tošić
* 12 Mfulu
* 14 Herrera
* 15 P. Vázquez
* 16 Gauto
* 17 Mella
* 18 Escudero
* 19 J. Sánchez
* 20 José Ángel
* 21 Soriano
* 22 Rama
* 23 Navarro
* 24 Bouldini
* 25 Leite
* 28 Patiño
* 33 Obrador
* Manager: Gilsanz

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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