Diego Otoya

Diego Otoya
Personal information
Date of birth	13 September 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth	San Francisco, California, United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sporting Cristal
Number	3
Youth career
	De Anza Force
2019–2022	San Jose Earthquakes
College career
Years	Team
2022	UC Irvine Anteaters
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022	San Jose Earthquakes II
2023–	Sporting Cristal
International career‡
	Peru U17
2021–	Peru U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:00, 13 January 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:00, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Diego Otoya (born 13 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sporting Cristal. Born in the United States, he represents Peru at youth international level.

Club career[edit]

Born in California to a Peruvian father and American mother, Otoya played for the De Anza Force and San Jose Earthquakes at youth level.^[3] He played nine games in the MLS Next Pro for the reserve team of the San Jose Earthquakes, scoring twice, before committing to the University of California, Irvine for the end of the 2022 season.^[4]

In January 2023, he moved to Peru to sign a professional contract with Sporting Cristal.^[4]^[5]

International career[edit]

Eligible to represent the United States and Peru at international level, Otoya has played for Peru at under-17 and under-20 level.^[2] He received his first call up to the under-20 side in July 2021.^[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 18 January 2023.^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
San Jose Earthquakes II	2022	MLS Next Pro	9	2	0	0	0	0	9	2
Sporting Cristal	2023	Peruvian Primera División	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
Career total			11	4	0	0	0	0	11	4

References[edit]

^ Diego Otoya at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b ^c "Diego Otoya". ucirvinesports.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Diego Otoya y David Mejía brillan en Estados Unidos y jugarían por la Sub 20 de Perú - FOTO" [Diego Otoya and David Mejía shine in the United States and would play for the Peruvian Sub 20 - PHOTO]. libero.pe (in Spanish). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Galiano, Renzo (6 January 2023). "Diego Otoya, fichaje silencioso" [Diego Otoya, silent signing]. peru.as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ "Diego Otoya y Joel Herrera firmaron contrato profesional con Sporting Cristal" [Diego Otoya and Joel Herrera signed a professional contract with Sporting Cristal]. ovacion.pe (in Spanish). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ Diego Otoya at Soccerway

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[wf-1] Diego Otoya at WorldFootball.net

[uci-2] "Diego Otoya". ucirvinesports.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[libero-3] "Diego Otoya y David Mejía brillan en Estados Unidos y jugarían por la Sub 20 de Perú - FOTO" [Diego Otoya and David Mejía shine in the United States and would play for the Peruvian Sub 20 - PHOTO]. libero.pe (in Spanish). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[as-4] Galiano, Renzo (6 January 2023). "Diego Otoya, fichaje silencioso" [Diego Otoya, silent signing]. peru.as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[5] "Diego Otoya y Joel Herrera firmaron contrato profesional con Sporting Cristal" [Diego Otoya and Joel Herrera signed a professional contract with Sporting Cristal]. ovacion.pe (in Spanish). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[6] Diego Otoya at Soccerway

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