Sergio Díaz (footballer, born 1998)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Ismael Díaz Velázquez | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 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 | 23 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Paraguay U20 | 7 | (2) |
| 2015– | Paraguay U17 | 4 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2015 | |||
Sergio Ismael Díaz Velázquez (born 5 March 1998) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national under-20 football team.
Career
Youth and early 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]
2014 season
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]
During his performance 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 signature.[9]
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.[10]
International career
In January 2015, Díaz is selected to represent Paraguay U20 at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.[11][12]
Personal life
Sergio is a self-proclaimed fan of the English football club Arsenal F.C., who he in May of 2015 described as his dream destination in the future.[13]
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.tribalfootball.com/articles/liverpool-man-utd-cerro-porteno-talks-superkid-sergio-diaz-4059371#.VMNI13kR6M8
- ^ http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=1983582
- ^ 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://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2015/05/30/sergio-diaz-arsenal-are-my-dream-club-but-im-signing-for-roma/