Diego Bardanca

Diego Bardanca Flórez (born 20 March 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Slovenian Second League club ND Gorica.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bardanca and the second or maternal family name is Flórez.
Diego Bardanca
Personal information
Full name Diego Bardanca Flórez
Date of birth (1993-03-20) 20 March 1993
Place of birth León, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 ND Gorica
Youth career
0000–2007 FC Puente Castro
2007–2011 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Valladolid B 33 (1)
2013–2014 Recreativo B 34 (0)
2014–2015 Eldense 20 (0)
2015–2016 Levante B 4 (0)
2016–2017 Jaén 29 (0)
2017 SJK 23 (0)
2018 UD Ibiza 30 (0)
2018 Gimnástica 18 (0)
2019 Bytovia Bytów 12 (0)
2019 Inđija 0 (0)
2020– ND Gorica 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2020

Club career

Born in León, Bardanca started his career with Galician side Deportivo La Coruña, before moving to Real Valladolid, where he spent time with the club's 'B' team and was tipped as a promising young player.[1][2]

SJK

After spending time with various other Spanish lower division sides,[3][4][5] Bardanca joined Finnish side Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho in 2017.[6]

Bytovia Bytów

In 2019, Bardanca signed a 6-month contract with I liga club, Bytovia Bytów.[7][8]

Inđija

On July 20, 2019, he signed a contract with Serbian side FK Inđija.[9] He was released at the end of 2019. His only appearance for the club was a two minute cameo in a Round of 32 fixture in the 2019–20 Serbian Cup.[10]

Gorica

On 6 February 2020, he signed for ND Gorica until the end of the 2019–20 season.[11]

International career

Bardanca is eligible to represent Spain at international level, but, he is also eligible to play for the Philippines due to his grandmother being born in the country.

Philippines

In 2019, it was reported that Bardanca received an invitation to train with the Philippines.[12][13]

In June 2019, Bardanca received his first call up for the Philippines in a friendly against China, but eventually did not take part due to eligibility constraints. [14]

References
  1. "Un leonés destaca en el Valladolid". Diario de León (in Spanish). 30 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. "Diego Bardanca Florez" (PDF). AFE Futbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. "OFICIAL: Eldense, llega Diego Bardanca". todomercadoweb.es (in Spanish). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. "Diego Bardanca, nueva incorporación para el Atlético Levante". Levante UD (in Spanish). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. "Diego Bardanca firma por el Real Jaén CF". Real Jaén (in Spanish). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. "Veikkausliigaennakko: Valmentajaa vaihtanut SJK ei ole valmis haastamaan Klubia". faneille.com (in Finnish). 3 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. "Trwa moda na Hiszpanów. Diego Bardanca piłkarzem Bytovii" (in Polish). WP SportoweFakty. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  8. "Javi Cantero ficha por el Ebro y Diego Bardanca por el Bytovia polaco" (in Spanish). Huelva 24. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  9. El FK Indija serbio refuerza su defensa con Diego Bardanca at migrantesdelbalon.com,19-7-2019 (in Spanish)
  10. "Inđija vs. Dinamo Vranje 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  11. "Dobrodošel, Diego". ND Gorica. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  12. "Diego Bardanca, convocado con la selección de Filipinas" (in Spanish). Leonoticias. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  13. "Philippines call-up Spanish-Filipino defender who plays in Polish league to national squad". FOX Sports Asia. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  14. "Philippines Head To China PR For International Friendly Match". Philippine Football Federation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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