{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 1998)}} {{notability|Sports|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography | name = Diego Parini | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|1|16|df=y}} | birth_place = La Loma, Argentina<ref name="ED3">{{cite news|title=Pasaron de los sueños del fútbol al confinamiento en una Casona|url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2020-4-12-2-58-49-pasaron-de-los-suenos-del-futbol-al-confinamiento-en-una-casona-deportes|accessdate=10 July 2020|work=El Día|date=12 April 2020}}</ref> | height = 1.70 m<ref name="Soccerway"/> | position = Left midfielder<ref name="WF1">{{cite news|title=Diego Parini|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe554268/diego-parini/|access-date=3 September 2019|work=World Football}}</ref> | currentclub = Vidago FC | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2006–2018 |youthclubs1 = Gimnasia y Esgrima | years1 = 2018–2019 |clubs1 = Gimnasia y Esgrima |caps1 = 1 |goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019–2020 |clubs2 = AD Oliveirense |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2019–2020 |clubs3 = → GD Mirandês (loan) |caps3 = 7 |goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2020– |clubs4 = Vidago FC |caps4 = 14 |goals4 = 1 | nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 17:46, 14 February 2021 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = | medaltemplates = }}
'''Diego Parini''' (born 16 January 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Vidago FC.<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite news|title=Argentina - D. Parini|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/diego-parini/556721/|accessdate=3 December 2018|work=Soccerway}}</ref>
==Career== Parini started his career with Gimnasia y Esgrima, having signed in 2006.<ref name="Inferiores Platenses">{{cite news|title=Ya lo juegan|url=http://www.inferioresplatenses.com.ar/noticia/ya-lo-juegan-0|accessdate=3 December 2018|work=Inferiores Platenses|date=9 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="IN1">{{cite news|title=Parini: "Es algo que siempre soñé"|url=https://infocielo.com/deportes/nota/84101/parini_es_algo_que_siempre_sone/|accessdate=3 September 2019|work=Infocielo|date=1 December 2018}}</ref> He initially saw a first-team teamsheet in July 2018, when manager Pedro Troglio selected the midfielder on the bench for Copa Argentina ties with Sportivo Belgrano and Olimpo; but went unused both times.<ref name="Soccerway"/> His professional debut came four months following, with Parini being chosen to start a 3–1 loss to River Plate on 2 December 2018.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="TyC Sports">{{cite news|title=Gimnasia: Con 10 cambios para visitar a River|url=https://www.tycsports.com/nota/superliga-2018/2018/11/30/gimnasia-con-10-cambios-para-visitar-a-river.html|accessdate=3 December 2018|work=TyC Sports|date=30 November 2018}}</ref> He didn't appear again in 2018–19, and would depart in June 2019.<ref name="ED1">{{cite news|title=Cuatro Juveniles del Lobo no serán tenidos en cuenta y quedarán en libertad de acción|url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2019-5-24-4-34-26-cuatro-juveniles-del-lobo-no-seran-tenidos-en-cuenta-y-quedaran-en-libertad-de-accion-deportes|accessdate=3 September 2019|work=El Día|date=24 May 2019}}</ref> Parini soon joined Campeonato de Portugal side AD Oliveirense.<ref name="ED3"/> He was immediately loaned to GD Mirandês of the Bragança FA Division of Honour.<ref name="ED2">{{cite news|title=Mercado Parini jugará en Portugal|url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2019-6-28-10-15-0-mercado-parini-jugara-en-portugal-deportes|accessdate=3 September 2019|work=El Día|date=28 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="TYC1">{{cite news|title=En Portugal, doce futbolistas argentinos cumplen la cuarentena en una casa|url=https://www.tycsports.com/la-liga/en-portugal-doce-futbolistas-argentinos-cumplen-la-cuarentena-en-una-casa-20200406.html|accessdate=10 July 2020|work=TyC Sports|date=6 April 2020}}</ref>
For Mirandês, after months of being ineligible due to registration issues, Parini made his debut on 12 January 2020 against Vila Flor SC.<ref name="FPF1">{{cite news|title=Gd Mirandês 3-2 Vila Flor Sc|url=https://resultados.fpf.pt/Match/GetMatchInformation?matchId=1519671|accessdate=10 July 2020|work=FPF}}</ref> His first goal arrived during his second appearance seven days later versus FC Vinhais, after converting a penalty in an 8–1 away victory.<ref name="FPF2">{{cite news|title=Fc Vinhais 1-8 Gd Mirandês|url=https://resultados.fpf.pt/Match/GetMatchInformation?matchId=1519676|accessdate=10 July 2020|work=FPF}}</ref> In his third match, Parini scored a brace in a fixture with GD Sendim.<ref name="FPF3">{{cite news|title=Gd Sendim 0-3 Gd Mirandês|url=https://resultados.fpf.pt/Match/GetMatchInformation?matchId=1519680|accessdate=10 July 2020|work=FPF}}</ref> Later that year, on 18 August, Parini was signed by Campeonato de Portugal team Vidago FC.<ref name="REC1">{{cite news|title=Diego Parini é reforço do Vidago|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/campeonato-de-portugal/detalhe/diego-parini-e-reforco-do-vidago|accessdate=20 August 2020|work=Record|date=18 August 2020}}</ref> He received his first senior red card during a draw with Maria da Fonte on 25 October.<ref name="Soccerway"/> Parini scored his first Vidago goal on 15 November in a home loss to Vianense.<ref name="Soccerway"/>
==Career statistics== {{updated|14 February 2021}}.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="FPF4">{{cite news|title=Gd Mirandês resultados|url=https://resultados.fpf.pt/Club/Details?clubId=937|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710143801/https://resultados.fpf.pt/Club/Details?clubId=937|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2020|accessdate=10 July 2020|work=FPF}}</ref><ref name="TDP1">{{cite news|title=FPF - Centro de Resultados|url=https://resultados.fpf.pt/Match/GetMatchInformation?matchId=1598446|accessdate=10 October 2020|work=FPF}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Club statistics |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="1"|Gimnasia y Esgrima |2018–19 |rowspan="1"|Primera División |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 |- |rowspan="1"|AD Oliveirense |2019–20 |rowspan="1"|Campeonato de Portugal |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- |rowspan="1"|GD Mirandês (loan) |2019–20 |rowspan="1"|Division of Honour |7||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="TDA">Appearance(s) in the Taça Distrital AFB</ref>||1||8||4 |- |rowspan="1"|Vidago FC |2020–21 |rowspan="1"|Campeonato de Portugal |14||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||15||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !22!!4!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!1!!24!!5 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|diego-parini/556721}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parini, Diego}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from La Plata Category:Argentine men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Category:Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Category:AD Oliveirense players Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen