Diego Ifrán

Uruguayan footballer (born 1987)

Diego Ifrán
Personal information
Full name	Diego Ifrán Sala
Date of birth	(1987-06-08) 8 June 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Cerro Chato, Uruguay
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sporting Cristal
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Fénix	50	(19)
2008–2010	Danubio	45	(27)
2010–2015	Real Sociedad	52	(5)
2014	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	11	(4)
2014–2015	→ Tenerife (loan)	28	(11)
2015–2016	Peñarol	19	(4)
2016	Sporting Cristal	21	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2015

Diego Ifrán Sala (born 8 June 1987) is an Uruguayan footballer who retired in 2016. He used to play as a forward.

Club career

Born in Cerro Chato, Ifrán began his career with Fénix, where he played between 2006 and 2008. In the 2008 summer he moved to local giants Danubio.

On 13 August 2010 Ifrán signed a five-year deal with Real Sociedad, despite being sidelined due to a severe knee injury.^[1] He made his debut on 7 March of the following year, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–2 loss at Deportivo de La Coruña.^[2] His first goal came on 3 April, but in a 1–3 home loss against Hércules CF.^[3]

On 8 July 2013 Ifrán suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury,^[4] being sidelined until January of the following year.^[5] On 19 March 2014 he was loaned to Deportivo until June.^[6]

On 1 August 2014 Ifrán moved to fellow Segunda División side CD Tenerife, also in a temporary deal.^[7] On 2 July 2015, he joined Peñarol.^[8]

References

^ "Ifrán firma por cinco temporadas" [Ifrán signs for five seasons] (in Spanish). Diario Vasco. 13 August 2010.
^ "Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Real Sociedad". ESPN FC. 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014.
^ "Real Sociedad 1–3 Hércules". ESPN FC. 3 April 2011.
^ "Ifrán dice adiós al año 2013" [Ifrán says goodbye to 2013] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 July 2013.
^ "Diego Ifran, primer 'fichaje invernal' de la Real Sociedad" [Diego Ifran, first 'winter signing' of Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 29 December 2013.
^ "La Real hace oficial la cesión de Diego Ifrán al Deportivo" [Real makes official the loan of Diego Ifrán to Deportivo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 March 2014.
^ "Diego Ifrán, loaned to CDTenerife". Real Sociedad's official website. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
^ "Cargado de ilusiones". CA Penarol. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2015.