Alec Díaz

Alec Díaz (born December 7, 2001) is a Puerto Rican soccer player who currently plays for Tacoma Defiance in the USL Championship and the Puerto Rico national football team.

Alec Díaz
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-07) December 7, 2001
Place of birth San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Tacoma Defiance
Number 32
Youth career
2010–2013 Eastside FC
2013–2015 PacNW
2015–2018 Seattle Sounders FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Tacoma Defiance 21 (3)
National team‡
2019– Puerto Rico 1 (0)
2020– Puerto Rico U20 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2019

Career

Díaz joined the Seattle Sounders FC academy in 2015.[2] He made his debut for USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2 on September 5, 2018, appearing as a 59th-minute substitute in a 4–4 draw with Tulsa Roughnecks.[3]

Díaz signed a professional contract with Seattle Sounders FC 2 ahead of their 2019 season.[4]

International

In September 2019, Díaz was called up to the Puerto Rico national team for matches against Honduras and Guatemala.[5] He made his debut against Honduras on September 5, 2019.[6]

In February 2020, he was called up for the Puerto Rico U-20 national team for the first round of World Cup qualification.[7]

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References
  1. "Alec Diaz | uslchampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  2. "Alec Díaz – Player Profile – Seattle Sounders FC". ussoccerda.com. U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  3. "USL – Seattle Sounders II vs Tulsa Roughnecks". scoresway.com. Scoresway. September 5, 2018. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018.
  4. "Sounders FC 2 signs forwards Alec Diaz and Danny Robles to professional contracts for 2019 season". soundersfc.com. Seattle Sounders FC. October 2, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  5. "Convocados 22 futbolistas a la Selección masculina para importantes duelos ante rivales centroamericanos" [22 footballers summoned to the men's team for important duels against Central American rivals]. fedefutbolpr.com (in Spanish). Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol. September 1, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  6. "Cae Puerto Rico 4–0 ante Honduras" [Puerto Rico falls 4–0 to Honduras]. elhuracanazulpr.com (in Spanish). Selección Nacional De Fútbol de Puerto Rico. September 6, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  7. "La Sub20 inicia su camino hacia la Copa Mundial" [The U20 starts its way to the World Cup]. elhuracanazulpr.com (in Spanish). Selección Nacional De Fútbol de Puerto Rico. February 19, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.


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