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Alejandro Piedrahita Diaz (born 3 September 2002) is a Colombian footballer who plays for as a midfielder for Deportivo Pereira.
Early life
Piedrahita was born in Cartago, Valle del Cauca to Blanca Edith Díaz and Hernando Piedrahita Escobar. He played football at Comfandi Cartago until he was 12 when in 2014 he started playing at El Diamante Sports Club. He joined Deportivo Pereira in 2019.
Career
He made his debut for Deportivo Pereira in the Categoría Primera A in 2020. He scored his first senior goal on April 6, 2021 in the league against Independiente Medellín. He played 22 times in 2022 as his club won the Colombian league title.
He joined Club Atlético Banfield in January 2023 on loan for a year with the option to join permanently for a transfer fee or $700,000 for 80% of his rights.
International career
Piedrahita was selected to train with the Colombia national under-20 football team in May 2021.
Honours
Club
- Deportivo Pereira
- Categoría Primera A:2022 Finalización Winner
- Copa Colombia: 2021 Runner-up