Diego Collado (footballer)

Diego Collado Raya (born 9 January 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left winger for Portuguese club Gil Vicente FC.

Club career
Collado was born in Granada, Andalusia, and joined Villarreal CF's youth setup at the age of 12, from Granada 74 CF. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 13 January 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ipalibo Jack in a 1–0 Tercera División home loss against Atlético Saguntino.

On 22 August 2019, Collado signed a contract with the Yellow Submarine until 2023, and subsequently started to feature with the reserves in Segunda División B. He featured regularly with the B's during the 2021–22 season, as the team achieved promotion to Segunda División, and further extended his contract until 2025 on 2 August 2022.

Collado made his professional debut with the B-side on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 away win over Racing de Santander. He scored his first professional goal on 17 September, netting his side's third in a 3–1 home win over CD Lugo.

Collado made his first team debut on 12 November 2022, as he started and scored the opener in a 9–0 away routing of CD Santa Amalia, for the season's Copa del Rey. His first La Liga appearance occurred the following 22 January, as he replaced Samuel Chukwueze late into a 1–0 home win over Girona FC.

On 26 June 2024, Collado moved abroad and signed a three-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente FC.