Adrián Diz
Diz with Cuba in 2015
Personal information
Full name Adrián Arturo Diz Pe[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Indy Eleven
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Las Tunas
2013–2015 Ciudad de la Habana
2016 Santos Laguna 0 (0)
2018–2019 Portland Timbers 2 37 (1)
2020 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 12 (0)
2021 Rio Grande Valley FC 21 (1)
2022 FC Tulsa 30 (1)
2023– Indy Eleven 30 (3)
International career
2011 Cuba U17 5 (0)
2012–13 Cuba U20 13 (3)
2014 Cuba U21 5 (0)
2011 Cuba U22 3 (0)
2012 Cuba U23 2 (0)
2012–2015 Cuba 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:31, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Adrián Arturo Diz Pe (born 4 March 1994) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Indy Eleven.

Club career

A tall central defender, he played for local teams Las Tunas and Ciudad de la Habana. After a friendly match in Cuba, Mexican side Santos Laguna agreed to sign four Cuban players for the 2016 Apertura season, with Diz being one of them.[2] He however had reportedly disappeared in February 2016.[3]

On 17 March 2021, Diz joined USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.[4]

Diz signed with USL Championship club FC Tulsa on 26 January 2022.[5]

Diz was transferred to Indy Eleven on March 1, 2023. The terms and the transfer fee were not disclosed.[6]

International career

Diz has played in London 2012 Olympic qualifying tournament, 2011 Pan American Games, 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2012 Caribbean Cup and the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.[7]

He made his international debut for Cuba in a June 2012 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Panama and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in three FIFA World Cup qualifying matches,[8] and played at five CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Cuba" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "El Santos Laguna incorporará a cuatro jugadores cubanos" [Santos Laguna will incorporate four Cuban players]. marca.com (in Spanish). Marca. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "El 'Niño Diz', en paradero desconocido" [The 'Niño Diz', whose whereabouts are unknown]. 14ymedio.com (in Spanish). 14Y Medio. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Toros Bring Aboard Diz Pe to Bolster Back Line". 17 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tulsa Adds Cuban Defender Adrian Diz Pe". 26 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Indy Acquires Adrian Diz Pe via Tranfer from FC Tulsa". Indy Eleven Communications. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ Adrián Diz at Soccerway
  8. ↑ Adrián Diz – FIFA competition record (archived)


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