Sergio Díaz (Paraguayan footballer)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Velázquez.
Sergio Díaz

Díaz (right) playing for Real Madrid B in 2016
Personal information
Full name Sergio Ismael Díaz Velázquez
Date of birth (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998
Place of birth Itauguá, Paraguay
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Real Madrid B
Youth career
2006–2008 Tacuary
2008–2014 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Cerro Porteño 62 (15)
2016– Real Madrid B 11 (4)
National team
2015 Paraguay U17 11 (3)
2015– Paraguay U20 7 (2)
2016– Paraguay U23 4 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2016

Sergio Ismael Díaz Velázquez (born 5 March 1998) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Real Madrid Castilla,[1] as well as the Paraguay national under-20 football team and the Paraguay national under-23 football team.

He is the second Paraguayan to play in Real Madrid preceding Javier Acuña.

Díaz ranked number 1 in a list of the most expensive players in Paraguayan football for 2015 published by Diario Extra.[2]

Career

Youth and early career

Díaz played at Club Tacuary School of Football for 1 year, before moving to Cerro Porteño.[3] Díaz arrives at Cerro Porteño aged 10, at the club's school of football.[4] He scored approximately 30 goals in the Cerro Porteño U15 team and was then moved to the reserves team. He was coached by Diego Gavilán in the U15 team.[5] In 2013, he was referred to as the Sergio Aguero of Cerro Porteño as the reserves joined in on a practice session with the first-team.[6]

2014 season

Diaz debuted as a 15-year-old in the Primera División Paraguaya, on 27 June 2014, in a 2-1 home victory against Club General Díaz. He entered the field in the 84th minute for Guillermo Beltrán.[7] Díaz then scored against Nacional Asunción in September, handing Cerro Porteño the victory.[8] The player scored a double in a 2-0 home victory against 3 de Febrero on 8 October 2014.[9] Against Boca Juniors in the Copa Sudamericana, Diaz wore the #22 jersey.[10]

During his performances at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in January 2015, it was reported that both Liverpool F.C. and Manchester United F.C. were chasing his signing.[11]

2015 season

In Diaz's debut for Cerro Porteño in the 2015 Primera División Paraguaya season, he scored one goal in his side's 3-0 away victory against Sportivo Luqueño on 14 February 2015. He signed his first professional contract after turning 18 years old and renewed his contract with Club Cerro Porteño until 2021.

2016 season

Sergio Diaz is the second Paraguayan to play in Real Madrid preceding Javier Acuña.

He will play with Real Madrid B at the beginning of the 2016 season.[12]

Diaz was included in Real Madrid U19 squad for UEFA Youth League, making his debut against Sporting Club de Portugal. Diaz scored the opener for Los Blancos, but Sporting eventually equalized. [13]

International career

In January 2015, Díaz was selected to represent Paraguay U20 at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.[14][15]

The player notes one goal in his debut at the 2016 Toulon Tournament for Paraguay U23.[16]

Career statistics

As of 15 September 2016[17]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro Porteño 2014 20830238
2015 285285
2016 14251193
Total 6215817016
Real Madrid B 2016-17 4343
Total 4343
Career Total 661800817419

Personal life

Sergio is a self-proclaimed fan of the English football club Arsenal F.C., which he in May 2015 described as his dream destination in the future.[18]

References

  1. http://en.as.com/en/2016/07/02/football/1467450949_171787.html
  2. http://www.extra.com.py/deportes/los-jugadores-mas-caros-del-futbol-paraguayo.html
  3. http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/deportes/diaz-ira-quemando-etapas-segun-arce-615228.html
  4. http://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/kun-diaz-no-imagine-jugar-este-partido
  5. http://d10.paraguay.com/sergio-diaz-el-kun-agero-cerro-porteno-n35370
  6. http://d10.paraguay.com/sergio-diaz-el-kun-agero-cerro-porteno-n35370
  7. http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/28/paraguay/division-profesional/cerro-porteno/club-general-diaz/1710317/
  8. http://www.sportal.com.au/football/news/paraguayan-division-profesional-review-15-year-old-diaz-is-cerros-hero/y4lxk5dr0w1r175vntigj1rds
  9. http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/10/09/paraguay/division-profesional/cerro-porteno/3-de-febrero/1819245/
  10. http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/06/south-america/copa-sudamericana/cerro-porteno/boca-juniors/1959875/
  11. http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/liverpool-man-utd-cerro-porteno-talks-superkid-sergio-diaz-4059371#.VMNI13kR6M8
  12. http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=1983582
  13. 1-1: Under-19s denied win by last-minute equaliser
  14. http://www.conmebol.com/es/05012015-0919/paraguay-los-albirrojos-convocados-para-el-sudamericano-sub-20
  15. http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/deportes/paraguay-definio-los-23-jugadores-que-estaran-en-el-sudamericano-sub-20/20150104/nota/2573261.aspx
  16. http://www.festival-foot-espoirs.com/match_festival_foot.php?match=3
  17. "Sergio Diaz". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  18. http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2015/05/30/sergio-diaz-arsenal-are-my-dream-club-but-im-signing-for-roma/
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