Ismael Díaz (footballer, born 1997)

Ismael Díaz de León (born 12 May 1997) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Tauro.

For other uses, see Ismael Diaz.

Ismael Díaz
Personal information
Full name Ismael Díaz de León
Date of birth (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Tauro 27 (3)
2015–2017 → Porto B (loan) 57 (15)
2017–2018 Deportivo B 12 (6)
2018–2019 El Tanque Sisley 0 (0)
2019 Académico Viseu 0 (0)
2020– Tauro 2 (0)
2022- Universidad Católica 4 (4)
National team‡
2013 Panama U17 8 (3)
2015 Panama U20 6 (4)
2014– Panama 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:24, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:30, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is de León.

Club career

Born in Panama City, Díaz made his professional debut for Tauro on 2 September 2012 against Alianza, aged just 15 years and 2 months.[2] He had a trial with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in summer 2014.[3] In August 2015, he joined Portuguese club FC Porto on a loan.[4] On 2017 the loan ended due to FC Porto order.

On 31 August 2019, Díaz joined Académico Viseu.[5] He left the club at the end of the year and returned to Tauro in January 2020.[6]

C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador

On January 6, 2022, Ecuadorian 1st Division club Universidad Católica, announced the signing of Ismael Diaz, in time for the start of the 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A season, as well as the 2022 Copa Libertadores.[7] Diaz had made an immediate impact during his first two weeks at the club, scoring 2 league goals in his first 2 matches, which earned him being selected 'Best player of Matchday 1' of Serie A, and a further 2 goals in the second stage of the Libertadores Cup group stage qualifiers, helping La Católica to a 3-1 aggregate win over Bolivian club Club Bolívar.[8]

International career

He played at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[9]

Díaz made his senior debut for Panama in an August 2014 friendly match against Cuba and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of 2 caps, scoring 1 goal.

In May 2018 he was named in Panama's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10]

Career statistics

International
As of 28 June 2018[11]
Panama
YearAppsGoals
201411
201510
201610
201761
201830
Total122

International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[11]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 August 2014Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Cuba4–04–0Friendly
212 July 2017Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States Nicaragua1–12–12017 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

Club
Porto B

International

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. Ismael Díaz nominado a los COS Awards Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Tauro F.C. (in Spanish)
  3. Ismaël Diaz (17) op stage bij PSV Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)
  4. Ismael Díaz es el nuevo fichaje del FC Porto de Portugal Archived 1 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  5. Ismael Díaz ya viste el 10 con el Académico de Viseu, panamaamerica.com.pa, 31 August 2019
  6. Ismael Díaz vuelve al Tauro y hace una gran promesa, futbolcentroamerica.com, 14 January 2020
  7. "Universidad Católica se refuerza con el atacante panameño Ismael Díaz".
  8. https://www.rpctv.com/futbol-internacional/futbol/ismael-diaz-anota-el-partido-vuelta-la-copa-libertadores-n5670296 |date=2 March 2022
  9. Ismael Díaz – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
  11. "Ismael Díaz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  12. FC Porto B recebe troféu de campeão da Segunda Liga - Sapo Desporto (in Portuguese)
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