Sergio Díaz (footballer, born 1998)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sergio Ismal Díaz Velázquez | ||
Date of birth | 6 December 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Itauguá, Paraguay | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cerro Porteño | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tacuary | |||
–2014 | Cerro Porteño | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | Cerro Porteño | 20 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Paraguay U20 | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 January 2015 |
Sergio Ismal Díaz Velázquez (born 6 December 1998) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national under-20 football team.
Career
Díaz is present for one year with Club Tacuary in the school of football, then passes to Cerro Porteño.[1] Díaz arrives at Cerro Porteño aged 10, at the club's school of football.[2] He marks approximately 30 goals in the Cerro Porteño U15 team and then passes to the reserve-team. He was coached by Diego Gavilán in the U15 team.[3] In 2013, he is referred to as the Sergio Aguero of Cerro Porteño as the young was practicing with the reserve-team and then joined one practice session with the first-team of Cerro Porteño.[4] The player debuts as a 15 year old in the Primera División Paraguaya, on 27 June 2014, in a 2-1 home victory against Club General Díaz, substituted onto the field in the 84th minute for Guillermo Beltrán.[5] Díaz then scores against Nacional Asunción in September, giving Cerro Porteño the victory.[6] The player scored a double in a 2-0 home victory against 3 de Febrero on 8 October 2014.[7] Against Boca Juniors in the Copa Sudamericana, the player wears the number# 22 jersey.[8]
International career
In January 2015, Díaz is selected to represent Paraguay U20 at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.[9][10]
Career statistics
International appearances and goals
Paraguay U20
Appearances
- Score and Result list Paraguay's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 January 2015 | Estadio Suppici, Colonia | Bolivia | 4–2[11] | 2015 South American Youth Football Championship |
2. | 20 January 2015 | Estadio Suppici, Colonia | Ecuador | 1–2[12] | 2015 South American Youth Football Championship |
Goals
- Score and Result list Paraguay's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 14 January 2015 | Estadio Suppici, Colonia | Bolivia | 2–0 | 4–2[13] | 2015 South American Youth Football Championship |
References
- ^ http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/deportes/diaz-ira-quemando-etapas-segun-arce-615228.html
- ^ http://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/kun-diaz-no-imagine-jugar-este-partido
- ^ http://d10.paraguay.com/sergio-diaz-el-kun-agero-cerro-porteno-n35370
- ^ http://d10.paraguay.com/sergio-diaz-el-kun-agero-cerro-porteno-n35370
- ^ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/28/paraguay/division-profesional/cerro-porteno/club-general-diaz/1710317/
- ^ http://www.sportal.com.au/football/news/paraguayan-division-profesional-review-15-year-old-diaz-is-cerros-hero/y4lxk5dr0w1r175vntigj1rds
- ^ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/10/09/paraguay/division-profesional/cerro-porteno/3-de-febrero/1819245/
- ^ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/06/south-america/copa-sudamericana/cerro-porteno/boca-juniors/1959875/
- ^ http://www.conmebol.com/es/05012015-0919/paraguay-los-albirrojos-convocados-para-el-sudamericano-sub-20
- ^ http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/deportes/paraguay-definio-los-23-jugadores-que-estaran-en-el-sudamericano-sub-20/20150104/nota/2573261.aspx
- ^ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/01/15/south-america/sudamericano-u20/paraguay-under-20/bolivia-under-20/1968267/
- ^ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/01/20/south-america/sudamericano-u20/paraguay-under-20/ecuador-under-20/1968277/
- ^ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/01/15/south-america/sudamericano-u20/paraguay-under-20/bolivia-under-20/1968267/
References