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Peruvian footballer (born 1984) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Penny and the second or maternal family name is Roberto.

Diego Penny
Personal information
Full name Diego Alonso Roberto Penny
Date of birth (1984-04-22) 22 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team Deportivo Garcilaso
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Coronel Bolognesi 181 (0)
2008–2010 Burnley 2 (0)
2010–2013 Juan Aurich 77 (0)
2013–2016 Sporting Cristal 130 (0)
2017–2018 Melgar 56 (0)
2019–2021 Universidad San Martín 81 (0)
2022 Alianza Atlético 31 (0)
2023– Deportivo Garcilaso 36 (0)
International career
2006–2016 Peru 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:39, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

Diego Alonso Roberto Penny (born 22 April 1984) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Deportivo Garcilaso. He stands at 1.97m tall. He made 17 appearances for the Peru national team.

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, making his debut on 9 August 2008 in a 4–1 loss against Sheffield Wednesday. 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 by Wigan Athletic. On 16 August 2010, he left Burnley by mutual consent and returned to his homeland of Peru. Penny made a total of four appearances for Burnley in all competitions.

Juan Aurich

He joined Peruvian club Juan Aurich on 28 August 2010.

International career

Penny made his senior international debut for Peru in 2006.

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. Diego Penny at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. "Diego Penny Profile". Burnley. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  4. "Burnley complete Peru keeper deal". BBC Sport. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  5. "Sheff Wed 4–1 Burnley". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
  6. "Goalkeeper Diego Penny leaves Burnley by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  7. Diego Penny at Soccerbase
  8. "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.
  9. Diego Penny at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Peru squads
Peru squad – 2015 Copa América third place
Peru
Peru squad – Copa América Centenario
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