Paulo Díaz

Paulo César Díaz Huincales (American Spanish: [ˈpawlo ˈði.as];[lower-alpha 1] born 25 August 1994), known as Paulo Díaz, is a Chilean footballer who plays for Argentine club River Plate and the Chile national team.[2]

Paulo Díaz
Personal information
Full name Paulo César Díaz Huincales
Date of birth (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994
Place of birth Santa Cruz, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back, Full-back
Club information
Current team
River Plate
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2006 Cobreloa[1]
2008–2009 Audax Italiano[1]
2010–2013 Palestino[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Palestino 47 (6)
2015 Colo-Colo 1 (0)
2016–2018 San Lorenzo 47 (5)
2018–2019 Al-Ahli 24 (3)
2019– River Plate 6 (0)
National team
2015– Chile 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02 August 2019

He is son of former defender Ítalo Díaz,[3] who played for Chile national team in 2001. His younger brother Nicolas plays for Palestino.

International career

He got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against the United States in January 2015 and made his international debut in the match.[4]

Notes

  1. In isolation, Díaz is pronounced [ˈdi.as].

References

  1. "Paulo Díaz Huincales". talentodeportivo.cl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  2. https://us.soccerway.com/players/paulo-diaz/286706/
  3. "El 11 revelación de jugadores chilenos en el Apertura". pelotudos.cl. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  4. "Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli names home-based squad for USA friendly". ca2015.com. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.


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