Diego Capel

Sevilla

Groomed in Sevilla's youth system (after a brief spell at Barcelona), Capel was born in Albox, Province of Almería, and he made his first professional appearance aged only 16, playing three minutes in a 2–1 home win against Atlético Madrid on 24 October 2004. In the following seasons, he would alternate between the A and B teams, playing four further games in 2005–06 with the main squad; on 1 December 2005, he appeared 18 minutes in the Andalusians' 3–1 victory over Vitória de Guimarães also at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, in an eventual victorious campaign in the UEFA Cup.

Capel became first-choice in the 2007–08 season due to the death of another left-footed winger, Antonio Puerta, in late August. He scored his first goal in La Liga on 9 February 2008, in a 1–1 home draw with Barcelona. The previous month, he had netted in a Copa del Rey tie against the same opponent (also 1–1 and in Seville). In June 2008, Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur were linked with a £12.5 million bid for Capel. He admitted he would consider leaving Sevilla to "grow as a footballer", if the clubs could agree on a signing fee, but nothing came of it. Also at the end of the league campaign, Barcelona-based daily Sport further speculated that Real Madrid were considering Capel as a potential replacement for the recently departed Robinho, but no move ever materialised. In the 2009–10 campaign, Capel lost his position to Argentine Diego Perotti, but still managed to feature in…

After having helped Spain win the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Capel played in the 2007 FIFA World Cup with the under-20 team, scoring in injury time in the first game against Uruguay for the final 2–2. He helped the country progress to the quarter-finals where they were knocked out by the Czech Republic, and subsequently moved to the under-21s. Capel made his debut for the senior side on 20 August 2008, playing the second half of a friendly with Denmark and setting up two goals in the 3–0 away win.

Sevilla

Copa del Rey: 2009–10 Supercopa de España: 2007; runner-up 2010 UEFA Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07 UEFA Super Cup runner-up: 2007 Sporting CP

Taça de Portugal: 2014–15; runner-up: 2011–12 Anderlecht

Belgian Pro League: 2016–17 Spain U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2006 Spain U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2011 Individual

SJPF Player of the Month: October 2011