With only a few days before the start of its preseason camp, Atlético Ottawa announced Tuesday it has added Spaniard Diego Espejo, a centre-back from Atlético de Madrid on a season-long loan. 

Diego Espejo is a 19-year-old right-footed centre-back. Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, he kicked his first soccer ball with the C.D. Tenerife before joining the Atlético de Madrid program in 2016. He joined the Atlético de Madrid B side in July last year after honing his skills with the U17, U18, and U19 squads. He has also been identified as part of the Spanish U17 National Team program, taking part in two friendlies in 2018, but has yet to feature in competition with any of the country’s national teams. Having grown up fully immersed in the Atleti Rojiblancos culture, Espejo will look to carry the torch lit by last year’s loanees and bring the Spanish flair to our Canadian league.

Espejo will meet up with the rest of the team for the start of preseason camp next week. 

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