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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerald Jadiel Díaz Agrait | ||
| Date of birth | 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 team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 October 2019 | Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla |  | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C |
References
- https://futbolboricua.co/mas-jugadores-boricuas-en-pro-levante/
- https://futbolboricua.co/se-prepara-para-iniciar-el-futbol-masculino-universitario/
- http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2016/06/le-llega-el-turno-la-sub20-rumbo-la.html
- http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2017/06/renido-empate-ante-indonesia.html
- http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2018/10/lista-la-sub20-para-el-campeonato.html
- http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2019/07/regresa-hoy-la-seleccion-olimpica-ante.html
- Gerald Díaz at National-Football-Teams.com