Gerald Díaz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerald Jadiel Díaz Agrait | ||
| Date of birth | September 23, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Caguas, Puerto Rico | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayamón FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vall de Uxó | |||
| 2017 | Levante | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Marshalltown Tigers | 17 | (7) |
| 2019- | Universidad del Sagrado Corazón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019- | Bayamón FC | 2 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016-2018 | Puerto Rico U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | Puerto Rico U23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017– | Puerto Rico | 6 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 16 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:01, 16 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Gerald Jadiel Díaz Agrait (born September 23, 1999) is a Puerto Rican football player who plays as a midfielder for Bayamón FC and the Puerto Rico national football team.
Career
Díaz began playing in Puerto Rico at local club Caguas Bairoa. He later spent time in Spain in UD Vall de Uxó and Levante UD[1] He played on his first college year at Marshalltown Community College before returning to Puerto Rico in 2019 to play for Universidad del Sagrado Corazón.[2]
International career
Gerald was called up in 2016 for the Puerto Rico national under-20 football team for the first round of World Cup qualifiers.[3]
He made his debut with the Puerto Rico national football team in July 2017 in a friendly match against Indonesia[4].
In 2018 he was called up once again for the U20 under head coach Amado Guevara for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he scored a goal.[5] In July 2019, he played for the Puerto Rico national under-23 football team for the 2020 Olympic Games qualification where he scored one goal.[6]
He scored his first international goal on October 15, 2019 on a 2-3 victory over Anguilla.
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played 15 October, 2019.[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 October 2019 | Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla |  Anguilla |
3–0 | 3–2 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C |
References
- ^ https://futbolboricua.co/mas-jugadores-boricuas-en-pro-levante/
- ^ https://futbolboricua.co/se-prepara-para-iniciar-el-futbol-masculino-universitario/
- ^ http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2016/06/le-llega-el-turno-la-sub20-rumbo-la.html
- ^ http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2017/06/renido-empate-ante-indonesia.html
- ^ http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2018/10/lista-la-sub20-para-el-campeonato.html
- ^ http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2019/07/regresa-hoy-la-seleccion-olimpica-ante.html
- ^ a b Gerald Díaz at National-Football-Teams.com
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