Brahim Díaz

Brahim Abdelkader Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [bɾaˈin ˈdi.aθ]; born 3 August 1999), known as Brahim,[2] is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spanish under-21 national team.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Abdelkader and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
Brahim
Brahim training with Manchester City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Brahim Abdelkader Díaz[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999[2]
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2013 Málaga
2013–2016 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Manchester City 5 (0)
2019– Real Madrid 13 (1)
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 22:01, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:44, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Manchester City

Brahim began 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.[3][4] 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.[5] Five days later, he signed his first professional contract with City, for three years.[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, Brahim 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 sporadically in four more league games over the season.[10]

On 5 August 2018, Brahim played the final 15 minutes in place of Phil Foden a 2–0 win over Chelsea in the 2018 FA Community Shield.[11] Later that season, Brahim would score his first career goal for City, netting both times in a 2–0 win over Fulham on 1 November.[12]

Real Madrid

Following intense transfer speculation, coupled with his contract with Manchester City due to expire in June 2019, Brahim joined Real Madrid on 6 January, for a transfer fee of £15.5 million (€17 million).[13] His contract, which runs until 2025, also includes potential add-ons, which could see the value of the transfer to rise to £22 million (€24 million).[14] The transfer also includes clauses which stipulates a 15 per cent sell-on fee to be received by City, which would rise to 40 per cent should Brahim depart Madrid and transfer to "another Manchester club".[15]

He made his debut on 9 January 2019, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 victory over CD Leganés in the Copa del Rey.[16] His league debut came four days later, when he again came in as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Real Betis.[17] He scored his first goal on 12 May 2019, in a 1–3 defeat at Real Sociedad.[18]

International career

Brahim was born in Spain to Spanish parents from Melilla, but is eligible to play for Morocco due to his paternal grandmother.[19] Brahim is a youth international for Spain, and made his first appearances at age 16, where he received praise for his performances for Spain's U17s in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 June 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2016–17[20] Premier League 00001000—10
2017–18[21] Premier League 5010103[lower-alpha 3]0—100
2018–19[22] Premier League 000032001[lower-alpha 4]042
Total 5010523010152
Real Madrid 2018–19[23] La Liga 9120—00—111
2019–20 La Liga 4031—100081
Total 13151—10—192
Career total 18161524010344
  1. Includes FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in FA Community Shield

Honours

Manchester City

Real Madrid

Spain U17

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 05 de mayo de 2019, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 5 May 2019, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. "Brahim". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. "Brahim Diaz". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. Ducker, James (21 April 2016). "Manchester City's global scouting mission pays off with 'mind-blowing' talent". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. "Swansea City 1–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. "Brahim Diaz signs new deal". Manchester City F.C. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. "Manchester City 1–0 Feyenoord". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. "Leicester City 1–1 Manchester City (3–4 pens)". BBC Sport. 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 (13 May 2018). "Man City fans loved seeing Phil Foden make Premier League history". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  11. Bevan, Chris (5 August 2018). "Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  12. "Manchester City 2–0 Fulham: Brahim Díaz leads holders into EFL Cup last eight". BeIN Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  13. Jackson, Jamie. "Brahim Díaz on verge of joining Real Madrid from Manchester City for £15.5m". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  14. "Official Statement: Brahim Díaz" (in Spanish). Real Madrid. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  15. Lilzino, John. "Brahim Díaz: Manchester City put anti-United clause in Real Madrid transfer to prevent Old Trafford move". The Independent. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  16. "Real Madrid 3–0 Leganés". bbc.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  17. "Ceballos rescues Real Madrid in Seville". marca.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  18. "Brahim Diaz impresses again with a stunning solo goal". marca.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  19. Castro, Juan (11 February 2016). "Un malagueño en el City". Marca (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  20. "Games played by Brahim Diaz in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  21. "Games played by Brahim Diaz in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  22. "Games played by Brahim Diaz in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  23. "Brahim Díaz: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  24. "Brahim Díaz: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  25. "Real Madrid win the Supercopa from the spot". marca.com. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  26. https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2019912--portugal-vs-spain/lineups/?iv=true
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