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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Nicolas Montiel | ||
Date of birth | 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) |
2017 | → Gefle 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 | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Västerås SK | 2012 | Division 1 Norra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
IF Brommapojkarna | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Västerås SK | 2014 | Division 1 Norra | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
Dalkurd FF | 2015 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
2016 | Superettan | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
Total | 53 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 57 | 6 | |||
IK Sirius | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Gefle IF (loan) | 2017 | Superettan | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
Örgryte IS | 2018 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | ||
Beerschot Wilrijk | 2018–19 | First Division B | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Vejle BK | 2019–20 | 1st Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
Career total | 120 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 135 | 27 |
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League play-offs
Honours
- Dalkurd FF[21]
References
- "Diego Montiel profile". Soccerway. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- "Diego Montiel". World Football. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "Diego Montiel till Sirius". IK Sirius Fotboll. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- "UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - History - VPS-Brommapojkarna". UEFA. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- "UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - History - Brommapojkarna-VPS". UEFA. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- "Diego Montiel klar för Gefle". Gefle IF. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "Montiel bryter med Sirius – öppnar för att stanna i GIF: "Det är absolut ett alternativ"". VLT. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- "Välkommen till Örgryte IS, Diego Montiel!". Örgryte IS. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- "Möt ÖIS nyförvärv Diego Montiel". Örgryte IS. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- "Öis tog tredje raka - skyttekungen avgjorde trots tio man". Fotbollskanalen. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- "Diego Montiel på väg bort från Örgryte". GP. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- "Diego Montiel lämnar ÖIS". Örgryte IS. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- "Zweedse revelatie kiest voor Beerschot". Beerschot Wilrijk. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- "Montiel naar Zweden". Beerschot Wilrijk. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "Montiel i träning med VSK". Västerås SK. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- Svensk midtbaneprofil til Vejle Boldklub, vejle-boldklub.dk, 15 July 2019
- "Imponerende VB-nyindkøb: Bare gå hårdt til mig". Bold. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Keert Diego Montiel na drie maanden al terug van Beerschot Wilrijk naar Zweden?". GvA. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "Montiel i blågul debut mot Island". Västerås SK Fotboll. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- "Diego Montiel". Swedish Football Association. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- "Dalkurds historiska seger – är nu klart för Superettan 2016". DT. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2017.