Diego Poyet

Charlton Athletic

Having started his career at Charlton Athletic since joining the club's U13 side, Poyet was offered a scholarships by the Addicks in March 2011 and signed his first professional deal five months later. Having progressed through the Charlton Athletic Academy, he signed his first professional contract with the club. Poyet made his professional debut on 21 January 2014 in a 3–0 FA Cup third-round win over Oxford United, entering the match as an 81st-minute substitute for Dale Stephens. He made his first league start for Charlton Athletic on 1 February 2014 in a 2–1 defeat away to Wigan Athletic. After making these appearances, the club's manager Chris Powell said he expected Poyet to make more appearances in the first team. Following this, he eventually became a first team regular, rotating in either playing in the defensive midfield or central midfield positions. By the end of the 2013–14 season, Poyet had gone on to make twenty–three (20 league games) appearances in all competitions. For his performance, he was named Charlton Athletic Player of the Year, despite only becoming a regular in the team in February. On 26 June 2014, Charlton announced that Poyet had indicated that he would not be signing an extension to his contract ending on 1 July 2014, and would be exploring his options elsewhere.

West Ham United

Poyet joined West Ham United on 8 July 2014, signing a four-year contract with West Ham and Charlton reaching a settlement for…

Born in Spain to Uruguayan parents, Poyet was raised in England after his father, Gus, signed for Chelsea in 1997. He is eligible to play for any of these three countries.

England

Poyet has represented England when he was first called up at under-16, making his debut for the U16 side, losing 4–0 against Wales U16 on 16 October 2010. Poyet later made seven more appearances for England U16, in which he captained the U16 side in a number of matches. In October 2011, Poyet was called up to the under-17, making his debut for the U17 side, winning 4–0 against Latvia U17 in the same month. He later captained twice for England U17 and went on to make six appearances for the U17 side. Poyet was selected to take part in an England under-19 training camp in May 2014. He then received his first call-up to the England under-20 squad for a match with Romania on 5 September 2014, but withdrew from the squad before the game. Head coach Aidy Boothroyd subsequently stated that "Diego hasn't decided whether he wants to play for Uruguay or not so, rather than wait for him to make his mind up, we have decided to leave him to it".

Uruguay

In February 2015, the Uruguayan Football Association announced their intention to call up Poyet for two games in March 2015 against Portugal and Uzbekistan ahead of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In March 2015, he made his debut for Uruguay U20, coming on as a substitute for Mauro Arambarri in a 1–1 draw against France U20 at…

In February 2022, Poyet was appointed as assistant manager of Greece to work alongside his father who has been appointed as manager. He would go on to follow his father to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors during the following season.

Poyet is the son of Gus Poyet, a former Uruguay international footballer. With his father signed to Real Zaragoza, Poyet was born in Zaragoza in 1995. Poyet's paternal grandfather Washington was a basketball player, who captained the Uruguay national team. His uncle Marcelo also played the sport at a professional level. Growing up, he idolised Zinedine Zidane, calling him "the best midfielder there has been." In addition to speaking English, Poyet also speaks Spanish and communicated well with his then teammates Adrián and Mauro Zárate during his time at West Ham United. In July 2014, Poyet issued an apology after his tweet calling West Ham United "scum" was resurfaced.