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Born: 8 April 1995, Zaragoza, Spain

Signed: Charlton Athletic

Date: 8 July 2014

Fee: Undisclosed compensation

Debut: 23 August 2014, Crystal Palace (A)

Last game: 6 August 2015, FC Astra Giurgiu (A)

Appearances: 5/5

Goals: 0

International: Uruguay Under-20 (10 caps)

Released: 31 August 2016

Next club: Godoy Cruz (Argentina)

Date: 7 February 2017

Diego Poyet was born in Zaragoza, Spain in 1995, where his father Gus was playing for the city's Primera Division club. He moved to Montevideo in Uruguay with his family as a young child before returning to England at the age of ten when Gus signed for Chelsea, and spent the vast majority of his life living in England. An industrious midfielder blessed with an impressive range of passing, Poyet signed for Charlton as an eleven-year-old before coming through the Academy ranks at The Valley.

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Poyet's promise was recognised at international level as early as October 2010, when he was handed an England U16 debut in a Victory Shield meeting with Wales - a match which saw him captained by new West Ham team-mate Leo Chambers. The following year, he lined up alongside Manchester United and England left-back Luke Shaw as the Young Lions won the Montaigu Tournament in France. After being capped six times by England at U17 level, Poyet burst into the Charlton first-team in January 2014, appearing as a substitute in an FA Cup third-round victory over Oxford United.

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His full league debut came a fortnight later at Wigan Athletic and became a mainstay in the Charlton side for the remainder of the 2013/14 campaign, contributing 23 appearances as the Addicks' successfully battled against relegation with a series of ‘Man of the Match’ performances which earned him the club's Player of the Year award.

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Diego Poyet joined West Ham United on a four-year deal on 8 July 2014, following the expiry of his contract at Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed compensation fee. The tenacious midfielder made his his Barclays Premier League debut at a sub in the 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on 23 August 2014. Started for the first time three days later in the Capital One Cup against Sheffield United and made his first top flight start at Manchester United on 27 September 2014.

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Poyet joined Huddersfield Town on a one month loan on 7 November 2014 and returned to the West Ham team off the bench in the 1-1 draw at Everton in the FA Cup on 6 January.

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He may have been born in Spain and raised in England, however, the midfielder had no doubts about which country he calls home and in March 2015, he changed his international allegiance to Uruguay and going on the represent them at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.

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On 19 August 2015 he signed a season-long loan with Championship side MK Dons, however, his playing time was restricted and the loan was terminated in January 2016.

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West Ham United and Diego Poyet agreed to terminate the midfielder’s contract by mutual consent. The 21-year-old departs on 31 August 2016, having made ten appearances in all competitions in his two years in east London.

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Following his release he signed for Argentinian side Godoy Cruz on February 2017. The move turned out to be a disaster, in Argentina you can only have four foreign players at any one time, and he was the fifth. A Uruguayan striker was due to leave the the club the day after Poyet signed, but failed his medical, which left Poyet as an unregistered player.

 

After six-months in the wilderness he joined Cypriot First Division side Pafos where he featured in and out of the starting line-up throughout the 2017/18 season and left at the end of the campaign. After two years without a club, he retired from professional football. In February 2022, he was appointed as assistant manager to the Greek national team working alongside his father who was manager and later followed his father to South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC during the following season.