Diego Bardanca

Diego Bardanca Flórez (born March 20, 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indonesian club Persis Solo. Born in Spain, he represents the Philippines national team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Flórez and the surname or paternal family name is Bardanca.
Diego Bardanca
Personal information
Full name Diego Bardanca Flórez
Date of birth (1993-03-20) 20 March 1993
Place of birth León, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Persis Solo
Number 44
Youth career
0000–2007 FC Puente Castro
2007–2011 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Valladolid B 33 (1)
2013–2014 Recreativo B 34 (0)
2014–2015 Eldense 18 (0)
2015–2016 Levante B 4 (0)
2016–2017 Jaén 30 (0)
2017 SJK 23 (0)
2018 Ibiza 30 (0)
2018 Gimnástica 18 (0)
2019 Bytovia Bytów 12 (0)
2019 Inđija 0 (0)
2020 Gorica 10 (0)
2021 Lokomotiv Tashkent 4 (0)
2021 Puszcza Niepołomice 5 (0)
2022–2023 Buriram United 7 (1)
2022–2023 → Chonburi (loan) 12 (0)
2023– Persis Solo 12 (1)
International career‡
2022– Philippines 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2022

Club career

Born in León, Bardanca started his career with Galician side Deportivo La Coruña, before moving to Real Valladolid, where he spent time with the club's 'B' team and was tipped as a promising young player.[1][2]

SJK

After spending time with various other Spanish lower division sides,[3][4][5] Bardanca joined Finnish side Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho in 2017.[6]

Bytovia Bytów

In 2019, Bardanca signed a six-month contract with I liga club Bytovia Bytów.[7][8]

Inđija

On 20 July 2019, he signed a contract with Serbian side Inđija.[9] He was released at the end of 2019. His only appearance for the club was a two-minute cameo in a round of 32 fixture in the 2019–20 Serbian Cup.[10]

Gorica

On 6 February 2020, he signed for Gorica until the end of the 2019–20 season.[11] In August 2020, he extended his contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12]

Puszcza Niepołomice

On 23 July 2021, he returned to Poland and signed with I liga side Puszcza Niepołomice on a one-year deal.[13] He left the club by mutual consent on 2 November 2021.[14]

Buriram United

In February 2022, he joined Thai League 1 club Buriram United.[15][16]

International career

Bardanca is eligible to represent Spain at international level, and is also eligible to play for the Philippines due to his grandmother being born in the country.[17]

Philippines

In 2019, it was reported that Bardanca received an invitation to train with the Philippines.[18][19]

In June 2019, Bardanca received his first call-up for the Philippines in a friendly against China, but eventually did not take part due to eligibility constraints.[20]

Bardanca was included in the 25-man squad of the Philippines for 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series.[21]

He debuted in a 2–0 friendly loss to Malaysia on 23 March 2022.[22][23][24]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played March 15, 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Thailand League FA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2021–22Buriram UnitedThai League 1———1010
Career total 0000001010

International
As of match played March 23, 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Philippines 202210
Total10

References
  1. "Un leonés destaca en el Valladolid". Diario de León (in Spanish). December 30, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. "Diego Bardanca Florez" (PDF). AFE Futbol (in Spanish). Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. "OFICIAL: Eldense, llega Diego Bardanca". todomercadoweb.es (in Spanish). August 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. "Diego Bardanca, nueva incorporación para el Atlético Levante". Levante UD (in Spanish). July 3, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  5. "Diego Bardanca firma por el Real Jaén CF". Real Jaén (in Spanish). February 1, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  6. "Veikkausliigaennakko: Valmentajaa vaihtanut SJK ei ole valmis haastamaan Klubia". faneille.com (in Finnish). April 3, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  7. "Trwa moda na Hiszpanów. Diego Bardanca piłkarzem Bytovii" (in Polish). WP SportoweFakty. February 11, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  8. "Javi Cantero ficha por el Ebro y Diego Bardanca por el Bytovia polaco" (in Spanish). Huelva 24. February 11, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  9. El FK Indija serbio refuerza su defensa con Diego Bardanca at migrantesdelbalon.com,19-7-2019 (in Spanish)
  10. "Inđija vs. Dinamo Vranje 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  11. "Dobrodošel, Diego". ND Gorica. February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  12. Mađerić, Davor (August 11, 2020). "Španec ostaja pri slovenskem prvoligašu". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  13. "Diego Bardanca podpisał kontrakt z Puszczą!" (in Polish). Puszcza Niepołomice. July 23, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  14. "Diego Bardanca odchodzi z Puszczy Niepołomice" (in Polish). Puszcza Niepołomice. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  15. "เสริมล่วงหน้า!บุรีรัมย์ คว้า บาร์ดันก้า แข้งเกมรับสเปน ผนึก ซูลากา (มีคลิป)" (in Thai). Goal Thailand. February 12, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  16. Peralta, Carlos (March 11, 2022). "Diego Bardanca suma su sexto país y pone rumbo al Burinam United de Tailandia" (in Spanish). Leonoticias. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  17. González, Dani (March 19, 2022). "Diego Bardanca, convocado con Filipinas" (in Spanish). Leonoticias. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  18. González, Dani (March 8, 2019). "Diego Bardanca, convocado con la selección de Filipinas" (in Spanish). Leonoticias. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  19. "Philippines call-up Spanish-Filipino defender who plays in Polish league to national squad". FOX Sports Asia. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  20. "Philippines Head To China PR For International Friendly Match". Philippine Football Federation. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  21. "Philippines MNT To Face Malaysia And Singapore In FAS Tri-Nations Series". Philippine Football Federation. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  22. Caacbay, Kennedy (March 23, 2022). "Azkals bow to Malaysia 2–0 at FAS Tri-Nations Series". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  23. del Carmen, Lorenzo (March 23, 2022). "Azkals folds to Akhyar Rashid, Malaysia in Tri-Nations". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  24. "Malaysia vs Filipina: Debut Kim Pan Gon Diwarnai Kemenang 2-0" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.


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