Mauro Díaz

Mauro Díaz
Personal information
Full name Mauro Alberto Díaz
Date of birth (1991-03-10) 10 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Universidad Católica
Number 28
Youth career
River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 River Plate 69 (3)
2012–2013 → Unión Española (loan) 41 (5)
2013–2018 FC Dallas 109 (23)
2018–2020 Shabab Al-Ahli 23 (5)
2020–2021 Estudiantes 18 (1)
2021–2022 Palestino 17 (2)
2023– Universidad Católica 32 (8)
International career
2009–2010 Argentina U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Mauro Alberto Díaz (born 10 March 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ecuadorian Serie A club Universidad Católica.

Early career

Díaz made his first team debut for River Plate on 21 September 2008 in a 3–1 away loss to San Martín de Tucumán.

Club career

FC Dallas

Díaz joined Major League Soccer side FC Dallas late in 2013, quickly emerging as a talented young playmaker for the club. He scored several goals in the first few weeks of the 2014 season and earned MLS's player of the month for his exploits in March 2014. However, injuries affected him the rest of the season, and he ended up starting only nine matches.[1] In 2015, he started 24 games and scored eight goals with ten assists as Dallas were the runners up for the Supporters' Shield and advanced to the Western Conference Finals. The next year, Díaz helped Dallas win two trophies: the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the 2016 Supporters' Shield. However, his 2016 season ended in the penultimate game of the regular season on 16 October when he tore the Achilles tendon on his right leg.[2] He was later named to the 2016 MLS Best XI.[3]

Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai

On July 3, 2018, it was announced that Diaz had joined UAE Pro-League side Shabab Al-Ahli for an undisclosed transfer fee.

Personal life

Diaz is the brother-in-law of both fellow Argentine footballer Ramiro Funes Mori and Mexican footballer Rogelio Funes Mori.[1] Diaz holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[4]

Honors

FC Dallas

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Hoping to stay fully healthy, soft-spoken FC Dallas playmaker Mauro Díaz readies for major role in 2015". Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ "FC Dallas Midfielder Mauro Diaz Has Surgery Repair Torn Achilles Tendon". FCDallas.com. FC Dallas. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "MLS Best XI revealed: Who was the best at each position in 2016?". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Behind the Decision-Making in FC Dallas' Protected List ahead of 2016 MLS Expansion Draft | FC Dallas". Archived from the original on 13 December 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 US Open Cup: Record-breaking Mauro Diaz ends FC Dallas' title drought, named TheCup.us Player of the Tournament |". Retrieved 20 October 2016.
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