Diego Penny

Diego Penny
Personal information
Full nameDiego Alonso Roberto Penny[1]
Date of birth22 April 1984[1]
Place of birthLima, Peru
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5 12 in)[1]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Sporting Cristal
Number1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2008Coronel Bolognesi181(0)
2008–2010Burnley2(0)
2013-Sporting Cristal0(0)
National team
2006–Peru10(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:07, 1 June 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:26, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Penny and the second or maternal family name is Valdez.

Diego Alonso Roberto Penny (born 22 April 1984) is a Peruvian international footballer who plays professionally for Sporting Cristal, as a goalkeeper. He stands at 1.97m tall.[2]

Club career

Early career

Penny began his career in 2004 with Peruvian side Coronel Bolognesi, where he played 180 times.

Burnley

Penny signed a three-year contract for Burnley on 27 June 2008,[3] making his debut on 9 August 2008 in a 4–1 loss against Sheffield Wednesday.[4] After his debut, throughout the 2008–09 season and into his second year with Burnley, he was second-choice to Brian Jensen. Penny made his Premier League debut in the 2009–10 season, after coming on for the injured Jensen in a 3–1 home defeat to Wigan Athletic. On 16 August 2010 he left Burnley by mutual consent and returned to his homeland of Peru.[5] Penny made a total of 4 appearances for Burnley in all competitions.[6]

Juan Aurich

He joined Peruvian club Juan Aurich on 28 August 2010.[7]

International career

Penny made his senior international debut for Peru in 2006.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. "Diego Penny Profile". Burnley. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  3. "Burnley complete Peru keeper deal". BBC Sport. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  4. "Sheff Wed 4–1 Burnley". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
  5. "Goalkeeper Diego Penny leaves Burnley by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  6. Diego Penny career statistics at Soccerbase
  7. "Pase grande: Diego Penny fue presentado en Aurich y quiere volver a la selección (in spanish)". El Comercio.pe. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  8. Diego Penny at National-Football-Teams.com

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