Diego Alonso Roberto Penny (born 22 April 1984) is a Peruvian international footballer who plays professionally for Deportivo Garcilaso, as a goalkeeper.[2] He stands at 1.97m tall.[3]
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,[4] making his debut on 9 August 2008 in a 4–1 loss against Sheffield Wednesday.[5] 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.[6] Penny made a total of 4 appearances for Burnley in all competitions.[7]
Juan Aurich
He joined Peruvian club Juan Aurich on 28 August 2010.[8]
International career
Penny made his senior international debut for Peru in 2006.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ Diego Penny at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Diego Penny Profile". Burnley. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- ^ "Burnley complete Peru keeper deal". BBC Sport. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Sheff Wed 4–1 Burnley". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Diego Penny leaves Burnley by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ Diego Penny at Soccerbase
- ^ "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.
- ^ Diego Penny at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Diego Penny at FootballDatabase.eu
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