Nayeli Isela Díaz Díaz (born 10 October 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Pachuca and the Mexico women's national team.

Nayeli Díaz
Personal information
Full name Nayeli Isela Díaz Díaz[1]
Date of birth (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
Pachuca
Number 25
Youth career
2015–2018 Bishop Amat Lancers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Saint Mary's Gaels 49 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Oakland Soul SC 10 (6)
2024– Pachuca 12 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Mexico U17 15 (3)
2019 Mexico U19 5 (2)
2020 Mexico U20 6 (1)
2021– Mexico 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2021.[2]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2021.[1]

Early life

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Díaz was born in Mexico City and raised in Hacienda Heights, California, United States.[1][2]

High school and college career

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Díaz has attended the Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente, California and the Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga.[3][2]

International career

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Díaz represented Mexico at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the 2019 Sud Ladies Cup and the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[1] She made her senior debut on 13 June 2021 as an 84th-minute substitution in a 1–5 friendly away loss to Japan.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Nayeli Díaz at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Nayeli Diaz - Women's Soccer". SMC California Athletics. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ "All-Time Roster - Bishop Amat Lancers Girls Soccer (La Puente, CA)". MaxPreps. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Japan vs. Mexico". Women Soccerway. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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