Diego Júnior Arroyo Maldonado (born 29 April 2005) is a Bolivian footballer who plays as a defender for Hapoel Petah Tikva and the Bolivia national football team.
Club career He is from Santa Cruz in Bolivia. He was a member of the Tahuichi Academy before joining up with Club Bolívar.
He joined Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine in February 2025, signing a five-year contract and was given the number three shirt number, but initially linked up with their U19 team. Shakhtar Donetsk were reported to have paid more than $1 million for Arroyo, despite the fact he had played only three matches and a total of 112 minutes in the Bolivian First Division. The fee made him one of the most expensive transfers of a Bolivian footballer, only behind the transfers of Marcelo Martins, Juan Manuel Peña and Ronald Raldes. The Tahuichi Academy also received a proportion of the transfer fee. After Martins, he became only the second Bolivian player to sign for Shakhtar Donetsk. The following month, he began to be included in the Shakhtar first-team match day squads. He made his competitive debut as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 victory over Inhulets Petrove in the Ukrainian Premier League on 18 May 2025..
On August 23rd Arroyo signed a one-year loan to Israeli club Hapoel Petah Tikva.
International career He played for the Bolivia national under-20 football team in the 2025 South American U-20 Championship in Colombia. He was called up by the senior Bolivia national football team for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2025. He made his senior Bolivia debut on 6 June 2025 as a second-half substitute against Venezuela in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBolivar2024FBF División Profesional30——30Shakhtar Donetsk2024–25Ukrainian Premier League10——102025–26Ukrainian Premier League10000010Total20000020Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan)2026–27Israeli Premier League3000—30Career total80000080
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBolivia202550202640Total90
Honours Club Bolívar FBF División Profesional: 2024
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League: 2025–26 Ukrainian Cup: 2024–25
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