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Memo Diaz

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Memo Diaz
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Fernando Diaz
Date of birth (1995-10-16) October 16, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Anthony, New Mexico, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Wing-back
Team information
Current team
Oakland Roots
Number 23
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Yavapai Roughriders 46 (25)
2016–2017 UNLV Rebels 44 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Laredo Heat 9 (5)
2019–2020 El Paso Locomotive 12 (0)
2021– Oakland Roots 84 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2023

Guillermo Fernando "Memo" Diaz (born October 16, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Oakland Roots.

Career

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College

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Diaz began playing college soccer at Yavapai College in 2014,[2] before moving to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2016, where he played two further seasons of soccer.[3]

Laredo Heat

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Following college, Diaz played a season with National Premier Soccer League side Laredo Heat in 2018.[4][5]

El Paso Locomotive

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On February 21, 2019, Diaz signed for USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive ahead of their inaugural season.[6]

Oakland Roots

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On January 11, 2021, Diaz joined Oakland Roots ahead of their inaugural season in the USL Championship.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Guillermo Diaz". www.eplocomotivefc.com.
  2. ^ "Guillermo Diaz | #23 | A | Yavapai College - Arizona Community College Athletic Conference". www.accac.org.
  3. ^ "Memo Diaz - Men's Soccer". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics.
  4. ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  5. ^ SC, Courtesy of Laredo Heat (February 22, 2019). "Former Heat players sign professional contracts". Laredo Morning Times.
  6. ^ "El Paso Locomotive FC signs local trialist Memo Diaz". KFOX. February 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Roots Sign Midfielder Memo Diaz". January 11, 2021.