Gerald Díaz

Gerald Jadiel Díaz Agrait (born September 23, 1999) is a Puerto Rican football player who plays as a midfielder for Bayamón FC and the Puerto Rico national football team.

Gerald Díaz
Personal information
Full name Gerald Jadiel Díaz Agrait
Date of birth (1999-09-23) September 23, 1999
Place of birth Caguas, Puerto Rico
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayamón FC
Youth career
Vall de Uxó
2017 Levante
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Marshalltown Tigers 17 (7)
2019- Universidad del Sagrado Corazón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019- Bayamón FC 2 (2)
National team‡
2016-2018 Puerto Rico U20 8 (1)
2019 Puerto Rico U23 3 (1)
2017– Puerto Rico 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:01, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

Díaz began playing in Puerto Rico at local club Caguas Bairoa. He later spent time in Spain in UD Vall de Uxó and Levante UD[1] He played on his first college year at Marshalltown Community College before returning to Puerto Rico in 2019 to play for Universidad del Sagrado Corazón.[2]

International career

Gerald was called up in 2016 for the Puerto Rico national under-20 football team for the first round of World Cup qualifiers.[3]

He made his debut with the Puerto Rico national football team in July 2017 in a friendly match against Indonesia[4].

In 2018 he was called up once again for the U20 under head coach Amado Guevara for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he scored a goal.[5] In July 2019, he played for the Puerto Rico national under-23 football team for the 2020 Olympic Games qualification where he scored one goal.[6]

He scored his first international goal on October 15, 2019 on a 2-3 victory over Anguilla.

Career statistics

International
As of matches played 15 October, 2019.[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Puerto Rico 201710
201810
201941
Total61

International goals
Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.[7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 October 2019Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla Anguilla3–03–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
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References
  1. https://futbolboricua.co/mas-jugadores-boricuas-en-pro-levante/
  2. https://futbolboricua.co/se-prepara-para-iniciar-el-futbol-masculino-universitario/
  3. http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2016/06/le-llega-el-turno-la-sub20-rumbo-la.html
  4. http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2017/06/renido-empate-ante-indonesia.html
  5. http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2018/10/lista-la-sub20-para-el-campeonato.html
  6. http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2019/07/regresa-hoy-la-seleccion-olimpica-ante.html
  7. Gerald Díaz at National-Football-Teams.com


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