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Alec Díaz
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-07) December 7, 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Tacoma Defiance
Number 32
Youth career
2010–2013 Eastside FC
2013–2015 PacNW
2015–2018 Seattle Sounders FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Tacoma Defiance 33 (8)
International career‡
2020– Puerto Rico U20 2 (2)
2019– Puerto Rico 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2019

Alec Díaz (born December 7, 2001) is a Puerto Rican soccer player who currently plays for Tacoma Defiance in the USL Championship and the Puerto Rico national football team.

Career

Díaz joined the Seattle Sounders FC academy in 2015.[2] He made his debut for USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2 on September 5, 2018, appearing as a 59th-minute substitute in a 4–4 draw with Tulsa Roughnecks.[3]

Díaz signed a professional contract with Seattle Sounders FC 2 ahead of their 2019 season.[4]

International

In September 2019, Díaz was called up to the Puerto Rico national team for matches against Honduras and Guatemala.[5] He made his debut against Honduras on September 5, 2019.[6]

In February 2020, he was called up for the Puerto Rico U-20 national team for the first round of World Cup qualification.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Alec Diaz | uslchampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  2. ^ "Alec Díaz – Player Profile – Seattle Sounders FC". ussoccerda.com. U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "USL – Seattle Sounders II vs Tulsa Roughnecks". scoresway.com. Scoresway. September 5, 2018. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Sounders FC 2 signs forwards Alec Diaz and Danny Robles to professional contracts for 2019 season". soundersfc.com. Seattle Sounders FC. October 2, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Convocados 22 futbolistas a la Selección masculina para importantes duelos ante rivales centroamericanos" [22 footballers summoned to the men's team for important duels against Central American rivals]. fedefutbolpr.com (in Spanish). Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol. September 1, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cae Puerto Rico 4–0 ante Honduras" [Puerto Rico falls 4–0 to Honduras]. elhuracanazulpr.com (in Spanish). Selección Nacional De Fútbol de Puerto Rico. September 6, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "La Sub20 inicia su camino hacia la Copa Mundial" [The U20 starts its way to the World Cup]. elhuracanazulpr.com (in Spanish). Selección Nacional De Fútbol de Puerto Rico. February 19, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.



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