Diego Díaz (footballer, born 1996)

Diego Cristián Nelson Díaz Núñez (born 2 May 1996) is a Chilean footballer who currently last played for Chilean Segunda División side Independiente de Cauquenes as a defender.

Diego Díaz
Personal information
Full name Diego Cristián Nelson Díaz Núñez
Date of birth (1996-03-19) March 19, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2011–2017 Curicó Unido
2017 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Curicó Unido 15 (0)
2017 Palestino 1 (0)
2018 San Luis 0 (0)
2019 Deportes Recoleta 22 (3)
2020 Deportes Concepción 10 (0)
2021 Independiente de Cauquenes 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2022

Personal life

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He is the twin brother of the professional footballer Luis Felipe Díaz.[1] They have played for the same football club four times: Curicó Unido (2013–17), Palestino (2017), Deportes Recoleta (2019) and Independiente de Cauquenes (2021).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Palestino contrató a los gemelos Felipe y Diego Díaz de cara al Transición". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Los González Torres se unen a los hermanos que jugaron en el mismo club" (in European Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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