| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Bardanca Flórez | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | León, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kanchanaburi Power | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | FC Puente Castro | ||
| 2007–2011 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Valladolid B | 33 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Recreativo B | 34 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Eldense | 18 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Levante B | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Jaén | 30 | (0) |
| 2017 | SJK | 23 | (0) |
| 2018 | Ibiza | 30 | (0) |
| 2018 | Gimnástica | 18 | (0) |
| 2019 | Bytovia Bytów | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Inđija | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Gorica | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Buriram United | 7 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | →Chonburi (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Persis Solo | 18 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Kitchee | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kanchanaburi Power | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Philippines | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 July 2022 | |||
Diego Bardanca Flórez (born 20 March 1993) is a professionalfootballer who plays as acentre back. Born in Spain, he represents forThai League 1 clubKanchanaburi Power. Born in Spain, he represented thePhilippines national team.
Born inLeón, Bardanca started his career withGalician sideDeportivo La Coruña, before moving toReal Valladolid, where he spent time with the club's 'B' team and was tipped as a promising young player.[1][2]
After spending time with various other Spanish lower division sides,[3][4][5] Bardanca joined Finnish sideSeinäjoen Jalkapallokerho in 2017.[6]
In 2019, Bardanca signed a six-month contract withI liga clubBytovia Bytów.[7][8]
On 20 July 2019, he signed a contract with Serbian sideInđija.[9] He was released at the end of 2019. His only appearance for the club was a two-minute cameo in a round of 32 fixture in the2019–20 Serbian Cup.[10]
On 6 February 2020, he signed forGorica until the end of the 2019–20 season.[11] In August 2020, he extended his contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12]
On 23 July 2021, he returned to Poland and signed withI liga sidePuszcza Niepołomice on a one-year deal.[13] He left the club by mutual consent on 2 November 2021.[14]
In February 2022, he joinedThai League 1 clubBuriram United.[15][16]
On 5 July 2024, Bardanca joinedHong Kong Premier League clubKitchee.[17][18]
On 26 July 2025, Bardanca joined newly-promotedThai League 1 clubKanchanaburi Power.[19]
Bardanca is eligible to representSpain at international level, and is also eligible to play for thePhilippines due to his grandmother being born in the country.[20]
In 2019, it was reported that Bardanca received an invitation to train with the Philippines.[21][22]
In June 2019, Bardanca received his first call-up for the Philippines in afriendly againstChina, but eventually did not take part due to eligibility constraints.[23]
Bardanca was included in the 25-man squad of the Philippines for2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series.[24]
He debuted in a 2–0 friendly loss toMalaysia on 23 March 2022.[25][26][27]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |