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 Junior Diaz in a press conference with Troyes in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Michel Junior Diaz | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Herblain, France | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defenders | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Troyes | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012-2022 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Nantes B | 29 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Nantes | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Annecy (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2024– | Troyes | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Michel Junior Diaz (born 23 July 2003) is a Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Troyes.
Club career
[edit]Diaz was a youth player of FC Nantes. He joined Nantes' youth team in 2012, playing in the academy for ten years and winning the 2022 Under-19 league title under manager Pierre Aristouy.
During the 2022-23 season, Diaz started training with Nantes' first team and made his senior debut in a Coupe de France match against AF Virois, on 7 January 2023.[1]
On 30 August 2023 Diaz joined Ligue 2 side Annecy on loan.[2][3] Benched in the first matches of the season, on 26 September 2023 he made his Ligue 2 debut against AJ Auxerre.[4] Diaz immediately started get more space in the club's roster, becoming a starter.[5] At the end of the season he gets a cumulative number of 22 appearances.[6]
Back from the loan, on 8 August he joined Troyes on a permanent transfer.[7][8] The transfer reportedly commanded a fee of almost €2,5 million.[9] On 16 August he made his club's debut in a 4–0 loss against EA Guingamp.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coupe de France. FC Nantes : Doucet, Diaz, Zézé… Face à Vire, une jeunesse au niveau" (in French). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "JUNIOR DIAZ PRÊTÉ AU FC ANNECY (L2)" (in French). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Mercato : Bienvenue à Junior Diaz" (in French). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Arthur Diard (27 September 2023). "Ex-FC Nantes. Junior Diaz a vécu un match difficile pour sa première avec le FC Annecy" (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Jean-Marcel Boudard (29 December 2023). "FC Nantes. À Annecy, le Canari Junior Diaz prend de l'altitude" (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Arthur Diard (28 May 2024). "FC Nantes. Junior Diaz de retour, bilan de sa saison à Annecy" (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "JUNIOR DIAZ TRANSFÉRÉ À L'ESTAC" (in French). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "JUNIOR DIAZ EST TROYEN !" (in French). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "FC Nantes. Encore une belle offre de Troyes pour Junior Diaz, un accord devrait être trouvé" (in French). 6 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "L'ESTAC CHUTE D'ENTRÉE À GUINGAMP" (in French). 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- SonoGrazy/sandbox at Soccerway
- SonoGrazy/sandbox – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French