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Víctor Díaz (footballer, born 1988)

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Víctor Díaz
Personal information
Full name Víctor David Díaz Miguel
Date of birth (1988-06-12) 12 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Granada
Number 16
Youth career
1999–2007 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Sevilla B 70 (1)
2010–2011 Oviedo 34 (2)
2011–2012 Celta B 33 (1)
2012–2014 Lugo 52 (5)
2014–2015 Recreativo 37 (2)
2015–2017 Leganés 62 (2)
2017– Granada 38 (1)
International career
2007 Spain U19 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2018

Víctor David Díaz Miguel (born 12 June 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Granada CF as a right back.

Club career

Díaz was born in Seville, Andalusia. A Sevilla FC youth graduate, he made his senior debut for the reserves in the 2006–07 season, achieving promotion from Segunda División B.

Díaz made his professional debut on 25 November 2007, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Racing de Ferrol for the Segunda División championship.[1] He was regularly used until the end of his spell, suffering relegation in 2009.

Díaz moved to third level club Real Oviedo on 29 June 2010.[2] On 1 September of the following year, after a failed trial at Charlton Athletic, he signed for fellow league team Celta de Vigo B.[3]

On 14 July 2012, Díaz signed a two-year deal with CD Lugo in division two.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 14 December of that year, netting the first in a 3–2 home win over Real Madrid Castilla.[5]

On 16 July 2014, Díaz joined Recreativo de Huelva in the same tier.[6] The following 17 August, after being relegated, he agreed to a two-year contract at CD Leganés;[7] he gained promotion to La Liga at the end of the campaign, contributing with 39 appearances and one goal.

Díaz made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 22 August 2016, starting and scoring the game's only goal in a win at Celta de Vigo – it was also the first-ever goal for the Madrid side in the competition.[8] The following 3 July, he joined Granada CF on a two-year contract.[9]

Honours

Spain U19

References

  1. ^ "El Racing de Ferrol sigue en caída libre" [Racing de Ferrol keep freefalling]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 November 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. ^ "El defensa Víctor Díaz, primer fichaje del Oviedo" [Defender Víctor Díaz, first signing of Oviedo]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 29 June 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. ^ "El filial se refuerza a última hora con el lateral derecho Víctor Díaz" [The reserves have a last-time addition with right back Víctor Díaz]. Atlántico Diario (in Spanish). 1 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Víctor Díaz para el lateral diestro" [Víctor Díaz to the right flank]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Un mirlo fastidia al Castilla" [A blackbird hassles Castilla]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 December 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Juanan y Víctor Díaz, refuerzos para la zaga" [Juanan and Víctor Díaz, defensive additions] (in Spanish). Recreativo Huelva. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ^ "La versatilidad de Víctor Díaz refuerza los costados" [The versatility of Víctor Díaz bolsters the flanks] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Estreno de oro del Leganés en Primera" [Golden debut of Leganés in Primera]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Comunicado | Víctor Díaz se une al Granada CF" [Announcement | Víctor Díaz joins Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.