Diego Becker

Diego Becker
Personal information
Full name	Diego Eugenio Becker
Date of birth	24 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Los Quirquinchos, Argentina
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ethnikos Achna
Number	24
Youth career
	Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2021	Rosario Central
2019–2020	→ Alvarado (loan)
2020–2021	→ Tigre (loan)
2022	Instituto
2023	Atlanta
2024–	Ethnikos Achna
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2024

Diego Eugenio Becker (born 24 November 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ethnikos Achna in the Cypriot First Division.^[1]

Club career

Becker was promoted into the first-team of Rosario Central during the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División campaign.^[1]^[2] He was an unused substitute on three occasions before making his professional debut in June 2017 against San Martín, featuring for the final twenty-seven minutes of a 1–1 draw.^[1]^[3] After twelve appearances for Rosario up until the end of 2018–19, Becker departed on loan for the 2019–20 campaign to Primera B Nacional's Alvarado.^[4] Becker scored for the first time on 13 October 2019 as he netted twice in a 3–2 victory over Estudiantes.^[1]

After a few loan spells, Becker finally left Rosario in January 2022 to join Instituto on a permanently deal until the end of 2022.^[5]

International career

Becker was called up for Argentina U20 training in October 2016.^[6]

Personal life

His brother, Pablo Becker, is also a professional footballer.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 10 July 2020.^[1]

Club statistics
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rosario Central	2016–17	Primera División	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2017–18		2	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	2	0
	2018–19		6	0	2	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	0	0	9	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
Alvarado (loan)	2019–20	Primera B Nacional	14	2	0	0	—		—		0	0	14	2
Career total			23	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	0

^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

Honours

Rosario Central^[1]

Copa Argentina: 2017–18

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Diego Becker profile". Soccerway. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Diego Becker profile". BDFA. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Diego Becker y Agustín Coscia, los pollos de Leo Fernández". Rosario3. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "En otra jornada movida, Alvarado sumó cinco refuerzos más". La Capital. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ Diego Becker se incorpora al albirrojo, institutoacc.com.ar, 7 January 2022
^ "Central, presente en la Selección Sub – 20". Rosario Central. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Vamos los pibes: Coscia y Becker debutan como titulares". Rosario Plus. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

External links

Diego Becker at Soccerway

[COLI-8] Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

[Soccerway_profile-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Diego Becker profile". Soccerway. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[BDFA_profile-2] "Diego Becker profile". BDFA. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[Rosario_Central-3] "Diego Becker y Agustín Coscia, los pollos de Leo Fernández". Rosario3. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[LC1-4] "En otra jornada movida, Alvarado sumó cinco refuerzos más". La Capital. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[5] Diego Becker se incorpora al albirrojo, institutoacc.com.ar, 7 January 2022

[U20-6] "Central, presente en la Selección Sub – 20". Rosario Central. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[Brother-7] "Vamos los pibes: Coscia y Becker debutan como titulares". Rosario Plus. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

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