Diego Penny
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| Full name | Diego Alonso Roberto Penny | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Melgar | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Coronel Bolognesi | 181 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Burnley | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Juan Aurich | 77 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Sporting Cristal | 181 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2017– | Melgar | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||
| 2006– | Peru | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:26, 4 July 2012 (UTC) |
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Diego Alonso Roberto Penny (born 22 April 1984) is a Peruvian international footballer who plays professionally for Melgar, as a goalkeeper. He stands at 1.97m tall.
Penny began his career in 2004 with Peruvian side Coronel Bolognesi, where he played 180 times.
Penny signed a three-year contract for Burnley on 27 June 2008, making his debut on 9 August 2008 in a 4–1 loss against Sheffield Wednesday. After his debut, throughout the 2008–09 season and into his second year with Burnley, he was second-choice to Brian Jensen. Penny made his Premier League debut in the 2009–10 season, after coming on for the injured Jensen in a 3–1 home defeat to Wigan Athletic. On 16 August 2010 he left Burnley by mutual consent and returned to his homeland of Peru. Penny made a total of 4 appearances for Burnley in all competitions.
He joined Peruvian club Juan Aurich on 28 August 2010.
Penny made his senior international debut for Peru in 2006.
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