Brahim Díaz
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brahim Abdelkader Díaz[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 August 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 55 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | Málaga | ||
2013– | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Spain U17 | 10 | (3) |
2016– | Spain U19 | 6 | (1) |
2017– | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2017 |
Brahim Abdelkader Díaz (born 3 August 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Manchester City.
Club career
Díaz started 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.[2][3] 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.[4] Five days later he signed his first professional contract with City, of three years.[5] On 27 July 2017, Diaz made a substitute appearance against Real Madrid in an International Champions Cup friendly and scored the final goal in a 4–1 win for City.[6] On 21 November 2017, Brahim made his Champions League debut for Manchester City against Feyenoord, coming on in injury time for Raheem Sterling.[7]
On 19th December 2017, Diaz made his first club start, playing for 88 minutes against Leicester City in the League Cup.[8]
International career
Diaz was born in Spain to a Moroccan father, and Spanish mother.[9] He is a youth international for Spain. At the age of 16, Díaz received praise for his performances for Spain's U17s in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 December 2017[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Brahim Diaz". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Manchester City's global scouting mission pays off with 'mind-blowing' talent". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Swansea City 1–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Brahim Diaz signs new deal". Manchester City F.C. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Man City 4 Real Madrid 1: Teenager Brahim Diaz puts icing on cake for rampant City with special goal". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Manchester City 1–0 Feyenoord". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Leicester City 1–1 Manchester City (3–4 pens)". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ http://www.marca.com/futbol/malaga/2016/02/11/56bc7bda46163f783a8b45b8.html
- ^ "Brahim Diaz Manchester City FC profile". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Brahim Díaz Profile". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
External links
- Brahim Díaz at BDFutbol
- Brahim Díaz at Soccerway
- Profile at UEFA.com
- Player profile on Manchester City FC's official website
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Spanish footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spanish people of Moroccan descent
- Association football midfielders
- Málaga CF players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Spanish expatriates in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Sportspeople from Málaga