Paulo Díaz

Paulo César Díaz Huincales (Latin American Spanish: [ˈpawlo ˈði.as];[lower-alpha 1] born 25 August 1994), known as Paulo Díaz, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Argentine club River Plate and the Chile national team.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Huincales.
Paulo Díaz
Díaz with Chile at the [2017 Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Paulo César Díaz Huincales
Date of birth (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994
Place of birth Santa Cruz, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, full-back
Team information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 17
Youth career
2003–2006 Cobreloa[2]
2008–2009 Audax Italiano[2]
2010–2013 Palestino[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Palestino 47 (6)
2015 Colo-Colo 1 (0)
2016–2018 San Lorenzo 47 (5)
2018–2019 Al-Ahli 24 (0)
2019– River Plate 63 (2)
International career‡
2015– Chile 32 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Chile
Runner-upFIFA Confederations Cup2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:10, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

International career

He got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against the United States in January 2015 and made his international debut in the match.[4]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 March 2023Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile Paraguay2–23–2Friendly

Personal life

He is the son of former defender Ítalo Díaz,[5] who played for the Chile national team in 2001. His younger brother, Nicolás, is a Chilean international footballer too.[6]

Díaz Huincales is of Mapuche descent.[7]

Notes
  1. In isolation, Díaz is pronounced [ˈdi.as].

References
  1. "Paulo Díaz" (in Spanish). Club Atlético River Plate. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. "Paulo Díaz Huincales". talentodeportivo.cl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. "Chile - P. Díaz - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  4. "Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli names home-based squad for USA friendly". ca2015.com. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. "El 11 revelación de jugadores chilenos en el Apertura". pelotudos.cl. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  6. "El hito que lograron los hermanos Díaz en el Chile - Uruguay". chile.as.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. Roggero, José (11 August 2021). "Futbolistas weichafes". El Ágora (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2022.


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