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Juan Carlos Díaz

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Juan Carlos Díaz
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Díaz Mena
Date of birth (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Chocó, Colombia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Patriotas Boyacá
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2016 Linaje FC
2017–2019 Independiente Medellín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Independiente Medellín 47 (0)
2022–2023 Coritiba 4 (0)
2023Londrina (loan) 2 (0)
2024– Patriotas Boyacá 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:02, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Juan Carlos Díaz Mena (born 20 May 2001) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a left winger for Patriotas Boyacá.

Club career

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Independiente Medellín

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Díaz joined Independiente Medellín in 2017 at the age of 15 from Club Linaje FC in Quibdó.[2] He was promoted into the first team squad in 2018 and was summoned to a league game for the first time in November 2018.

His official debut came on 15 July 2019 against Patriotas Boyacá in the Categoría Primera A, when he came in as a substitute for Yesid Díaz in the 73rd minute.[3]

Coritiba

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On 11 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Díaz had joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Coritiba on a deal until the end of 2023.[4] In January 2023, Díaz joined Londrina on loan until the end of the season.[5] Unable to establish himself in the team, making only three appearances - one of them as a starter - Londrina confirmed on 20 April 2023, that they had terminated the contract with Díaz.[6] The Colombian then returned to Coritiba.

On 30 June 2023 it was confirmed, that Díaz was one of a few players that had been released by Coritiba.[7]

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