1. Diego Poyet's father is former Uruguay international footballer Gus Poyet.
27 Facts About Diego Poyet
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On 26 June 2014, Charlton announced that Diego 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.
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Diego Poyet joined West Ham United on 8 July 2014, signing a four-year contract with West Ham and Charlton reaching a settlement for compensation.
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Diego Poyet has appeared in the club's matches in the Europa League before being eliminated by Astra Giurgiu in the third round.
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On 7 November 2014, Diego Poyet joined Huddersfield Town of the Championship on a one-month youth loan until 6 December 2014.
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Diego Poyet was signed by Powell, his former manager at Charlton.
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On 19 August 2015, Diego Poyet signed on a season-long loan deal with Championship side Milton Keynes Dons.
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Diego Poyet made his debut three days later, playing the entirety of a goalless draw away to Reading.
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Since joining the club, Diego Poyet began to establish himself in the starting eleven, playing in the midfield position.
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Diego Poyet's loan spell with Milton Keynes Dons was cut short in January 2016 by manager Karl Robinson.
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On 4 January 2016, Diego Poyet returned to Charlton on a loan spell until the end of the season, regaining his old number 39 jersey.
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Diego Poyet later made two more appearances for Godoy Cruz.
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Diego Poyet was their star striker but he went to do his medical and failed.
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On 31 August 2017, Diego Poyet signed for Cypriot First Division side Pafos.
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Diego Poyet is eligible to play for any of these three countries.
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Diego Poyet later made seven more appearances for England U16, in which he captained the U16 side in a number of matches.
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Diego Poyet later captained twice for England U17 and went on to make six appearances for the U17 side.
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Diego Poyet was selected to take part in an England under-19 training camp in May 2014.
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Diego Poyet 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.
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Head coach Aidy Boothroyd subsequently stated that "Diego Poyet 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".
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In May 2015, Diego Poyet was called up to the U20 squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.
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Diego Poyet appeared twice as a substitute against Serbia U20 and Mexico U20.
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In February 2022, Diego Poyet was appointed as assistant manager of Greece to work alongside his father who has been appointed as manager.
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Diego Poyet would go on to follow his father to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors during the following season.
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Diego Poyet is the son of Gus Diego Poyet, a former Uruguay international footballer.
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Diego Poyet's paternal grandfather Washington was a basketball player, who captained the Uruguay national team.
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In July 2014, Diego Poyet issued an apology after his tweet calling West Ham United "scum" was resurfaced.