Fabricio Díaz Badaracco (born 3 February 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.[2]
_(cropped).jpg) Díaz with Uruguay U20 in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fabricio Díaz Badaracco[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 February 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Paz, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Gharafa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Paz Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Liverpool Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Liverpool Montevideo | 107 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al-Gharafa | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Uruguay U20 | 32 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editDíaz was born in La Paz, Canelones on 3 February 2003 to Gabriel Díaz and Verónica Badaracco. He is of maternal Italian descent.[3]
Club career
editLiverpool Montevideo
editDíaz is a youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo. He made his professional debut for the club on 2 February 2020 in a 4 –2 win against Nacional in the 2020 Supercopa Uruguaya, playing the whole 120 minutes in the match and scoring the team's fourth goal.[4][5] He also made his league and continental debut later in the same month: A 2–0 win against Llaneros de Guanare in the Copa Sudamericana on 12 February, and a week later, a 1–0 win against Plaza Colonia on 19 February, respectively.[6][7]
Al-Gharafa
editOn 18 September 2023, despite having received offers from Barcelona in Spain and Brighton in England,[8][9] Díaz joined Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa on a five-year deal.[10]
International career
editDíaz is a former Uruguayan youth international. On 22 March 2022, he was called up to the senior team for the first time as a replacement for Matías Vecino who tested positive for COVID-19.[11] On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12] He served as captain of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[13][14]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 13 August 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool Montevideo | 2020 | UPD | 35 | 0 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | UPD | 28 | 1 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | UPD | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | UPD | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 107 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 122 | 5 | ||
| Al-Gharafa | 2023–24 | QSL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[h] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | QSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 146 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Uruguay, Emir of Qatar Cup
- ^ Includes Qatari Stars Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ One appearance, one goal in Supercopa Uruguaya; one appearance in championship playoff
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ One appearance each in Torneo Intermedio final and championship playoff
- ^ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final
- ^ Appearance in Qatar Cup
- ^ Appearance in AFC Champions League Elite
Honours
editLiverpool Montevideo
Uruguay U20
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2022[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b Fabricio Díaz at Soccerway
- ^ "La emoción de los padres de Fabricio Díaz: "No caemos en el lugar en el que estamos"". futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Debutantes de la Supercopa Uruguaya 2020". 14 February 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Liverpool vs. Nacional - 2 February 2019". Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Liverpool vs. Plaza Colonia - 19 February 2019". Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Llaneros de Guanare vs. Liverpool - 13 February 2019". Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "STUNNER! Al-Gharafa to trump Barcelona, Liverpool for Uruguay U20 captain Fabricio Diaz - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Smith, Cameron (15 September 2023). "Liverpool star REJECTS Barcelona to complete SHOCK transfer". www.footballtransfers.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "El curioso (y ostentoso) video de presentación de Fabricio Díaz que realizó Al-Gharafa". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Fabricio Díaz, volante de Liverpool y capitán de la Sub 20, citado por Alonso por covid-19 positivo de Matías Vecino". 22 March 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Liverpool derrotó 1-0 a Peñarol y se consagró campeón del Uruguayo en el Campeón del Siglo". 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Liverpool campeón de la Supercopa 2020". 2 February 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Felipe Carballo obtuvo el premio de mejor jugador del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
External links
edit- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)