Juan Ignacio Díaz

Juan Ignacio Díaz

Díaz in the Tomé Tragedy Memorial Day in Rancagua.
Personal information
Full name	Juan Ignacio Díaz
Date of birth	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Full-back[2]
Team information
Current team	O'Higgins
Youth career
2007–2019	Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2023	Estudiantes	4	(0)
2020–2021	→ Agropecuario (loan)	23	(1)
2022–2023	→ Barracas Central (loan)	56	(2)
2024–	O'Higgins	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024

Juan Ignacio Díaz (born 26 May 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Chilean Primera División club O'Higgins.[1]

Career

Díaz began with Estudiantes, joining their academy in 2007.[3][4] Having sat on the bench for the entirety of a 3–0 loss in Primera División away to San Martín on 4 February 2019, Díaz was selected by Leandro Benítez for his professional bow days later in a fixture with Patronato at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata.[1][5] He appeared three more times in 2018–19.[1] In August 2020, after not featuring in 2019–20, Díaz was loaned to Primera B Nacional with Agropecuario.[6][7]

In January 2022, Díaz joined Barracas Central on a one-year loan.[8]

In 2024, he moved to Chile and joined O'Higgins in the top division.[9]

Career statistics

As of 22 September 2020.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Estudiantes	2018–19	Primera División	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Agropecuario (loan)	2020–21	Primera B Nacional	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Career total			4	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0

References

1. "Argentina - J. Díaz". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
2. Juan Ignacio Díaz at WorldFootball.net
3. "El juvenil Juan Díaz desborda de felicidad". Editor Platense. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
4. "Juan Ignacio Díaz, el defensor que recupera su nivel y espera la chance en Primera". Inferiores Platenses. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
5. "Díaz: "Una iba a quedar y por suerte pude hacer el gol"". Infocielo. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
6. "Agropecuario, firma Juan Ignacio Díaz". TODOmercadoWEB. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
7. ""Es un paso grande en mi carrera que tengo que aprovechar"". Solo Ascenso. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
8. Barracas Central se sigue armando, onefootball.com, 4 January 2022
9. Reyes, Luis (1 January 2024). "O'Higgins se refuerza con argentino de Primera División". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2024.

External links

• Juan Ignacio Díaz at Soccerway