Brahim Díaz

Brahim Díaz
Díaz training with Manchester City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Brahim Abdelkader Díaz[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 55
Youth career
2010–2013 Málaga
2013–2016 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Manchester City 5 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Spain U17 10 (3)
2016–2018 Spain U19 10 (1)
2017– Spain U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2018

Brahim Abdelkader Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [bɾaˈxin ˈdi.aθ]; born 3 August 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Spanish under-21 national team.

Club career

Díaz started his career at his hometown club Málaga, before moving to Manchester City in 2015 as a 16-year-old for an initial £200,000 fee.[2][3] On 21 September 2016, Díaz made his first-team debut for City, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute to replace Kelechi Iheanacho in an EFL Cup tie against Swansea City.[4] Five days later he signed his first professional contract with City, for three years.[5] On 27 July 2017, Díaz made a substitute appearance against Real Madrid in an International Champions Cup friendly and scored the final goal in a 4–1 win for City.[6] On 21 November 2017, Brahim made his Champions League debut against Feyenoord, coming on in injury time for Raheem Sterling.[7]

On 19 December 2017, Díaz made his first club start, playing for 88 minutes against Leicester City in the League Cup.[8] He made his Premier League debut on 20 January 2018, in a 3–1 victory over Newcastle United.[9] and on 13 May he received a winner's medal after appearing in four more league games over the season.[10]

On 5 August in the 2018 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium, Díaz played the final 15 minutes in place of Phil Foden a 2–0 win over Chelsea.[11]

International career

Díaz was born in Spain to a father from Melilla (and a Moroccan grandmother), and Spanish mother.[12] He is a youth international for Spain. At the age of 16, Díaz received praise for his performances for Spain's U17s in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 August 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2016–17[13] Premier League 00001000—10
2017–18[14] Premier League 5010103[lower-alpha 1]0—100
2018–19[15] Premier League 000000001[lower-alpha 2]010
Career total 5010203010120
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield

Honours

Manchester City

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Brahim Diaz". Manchester City. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Ducker, James (21 April 2016). "Manchester City's global scouting mission pays off with 'mind-blowing' talent". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Swansea City 1–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Brahim Diaz signs new deal". Manchester City. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Man City 4 Real Madrid 1: Teenager Brahim Diaz puts icing on cake for rampant City with special goal". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Manchester City 1–0 Feyenoord". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Leicester City 1–1 Manchester City (3–4 pens)". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  9. ↑ Critchley, Mark (20 January 2018). "Sergio Aguero hits a perfect hat-trick as Manchester City end Newcastle's acrimonious week on a sour note". The Independent. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Fay, Richard (2018-05-13). "Man City fans loved seeing Phil Foden make Premier League history". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  11. 1 2 Bevan, Chris (5 August 2018). "Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Castro, Juan (11 February 2016). "Un malagueño en el City". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Brahim Díaz in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Brahim Díaz in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Brahim Díaz in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Brahim Diaz: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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