Diego Montiel (footballer, born 1995)

Diego Nicolas Montiel (born 26 April 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Vejle BK.[1]

Diego Montiel
Personal information
Full name Diego Nicolas Montiel
Date of birth (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995
Place of birth Västerås, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Central midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
Vejle BK
Number 10
Youth career
IK Franke
Västerås SK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Västerås SK 1 (0)
2013–2014 IF Brommapojkarna 0 (0)
2014 Västerås SK 13 (3)
2015–2016 Dalkurd FF 53 (6)
2017 IK Sirius 5 (0)
2017Gefle IF (loan) 14 (2)
2018 Örgryte IS 28 (13)
2019 Beerschot 2 (0)
2019– Vejle BK 14 (6)
National team
2012 Sweden U17 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:42, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Montiel had youth spells with IK Franke and Västerås SK,[3] he made his first-team debut with the latter on 7 July 2012 in a Division 1 Norra match against Östersund.[1] In 2013, Montiel joined Allsvenskan club IF Brommapojkarna.[1][3] He was named on the substitutes bench twice for the club's 2014–15 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round ties against VPS.[1][4][5] After not appearing for the club's senior team he left and rejoined Västerås SK in 2014.[1] He went onto score three goals in thirteen fixtures during the 2014 Division 1 season.[1] In January 2015, Montiel completed a transfer to fellow Division 1 Norra team Dalkurd FF.[1]

He participated in twenty-four games in his debut season with them as they won promotion to the 2016 Superettan.[1] On 11 November 2016, it was announced that Montiel had agreed to sign for Allsvenskan side IK Sirius on a three-year contract and would officially join on 1 January 2017.[3] He made his debut for IK Sirius in a Svenska Cupen match versus Arameisk-Syrianska IF and scored the fifth goal in a 0–5 win.[1] On 28 July, Montiel joined Superettan side Gefle IF on loan.[6] He scored his first Gefle goal in his second match, on 6 August, against IFK Värnamo.[1] In total, Montiel scored two goals in fourteen matches for Gefle as they finished 12th.[1]

He terminated his contract with Sirius in November 2017.[7] On 5 December, Montiel agreed to join Superettan club Örgryte IS.[8][9] In his opening six matches, Montiel scored five goals and assisted four.[1][10] He ended the 2018 campaign as top scorer, netting thirteen goals alongside fourteen assists in twenty-eight appearances.[1][11] He departed at the conclusion of his contract in December.[12] At the end of the month, Montiel secured a move to Beerschot Wilrijk of the Belgian First Division B.[13] In July 2019, Beerschot allowed Montiel to speak to a Swedish club with a view to a transfer.[14] Västerås SK revealed he was training with them on 8 July.[15]

On 15 July 2019, Vejle BK confirmed that they had signed Montiel on a two-year contract.[16] He scored twice, versus Nykøbing and Vendsyssel FF, in his first three appearances for Vejle BK.[1][17]

International career

Montiel, who is of Uruguayan descent, has represented Sweden at U17 level, debuting in a friendly tournament match against Iceland U17 in July 2014.[18][19][20] His next cap came later that month in the same competition against Romania U17.[20]

Career statistics

As of 16 August 2019.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Västerås SK 2012 Division 1 Norra 10000010
IF Brommapojkarna 2013 Allsvenskan 00000000
2014 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Västerås SK 2014 Division 1 Norra 1332000153
Dalkurd FF 2015 2433000273
2016 Superettan 2931000303
Total 5364000576
IK Sirius 2017 Allsvenskan 50210071
Gefle IF (loan) 2017 Superettan 1421000152
Örgryte IS 2018 281300002813
Beerschot Wilrijk 2018–19 First Division B 206[lower-alpha 1]080
Vejle BK 2019–20 1st Division 42000042
Career total 1202691006013527
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League play-offs

Honours

Dalkurd FF[21]
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References

  1. "Diego Montiel profile". Soccerway. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. "Diego Montiel". World Football. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. "Diego Montiel till Sirius". IK Sirius Fotboll. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. "UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - History - VPS-Brommapojkarna". UEFA. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. "UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - History - Brommapojkarna-VPS". UEFA. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. "Diego Montiel klar för Gefle". Gefle IF. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  7. "Montiel bryter med Sirius – öppnar för att stanna i GIF: "Det är absolut ett alternativ"". VLT. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. "Välkommen till Örgryte IS, Diego Montiel!". Örgryte IS. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  9. "Möt ÖIS nyförvärv Diego Montiel". Örgryte IS. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  10. "Öis tog tredje raka - skyttekungen avgjorde trots tio man". Fotbollskanalen. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  11. "Diego Montiel på väg bort från Örgryte". GP. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  12. "Diego Montiel lämnar ÖIS". Örgryte IS. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  13. "Zweedse revelatie kiest voor Beerschot". Beerschot Wilrijk. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  14. "Montiel naar Zweden". Beerschot Wilrijk. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  15. "Montiel i träning med VSK". Västerås SK. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  16. Svensk midtbaneprofil til Vejle Boldklub, vejle-boldklub.dk, 15 July 2019
  17. "Imponerende VB-nyindkøb: Bare gå hårdt til mig". Bold. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  18. "Keert Diego Montiel na drie maanden al terug van Beerschot Wilrijk naar Zweden?". GvA. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  19. "Montiel i blågul debut mot Island". Västerås SK Fotboll. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  20. "Diego Montiel". Swedish Football Association. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  21. "Dalkurds historiska seger – är nu klart för Superettan 2016". DT. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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