Luis Díaz
Personal information
Full name Luis Ángel Díaz Cuesta[1]
Date of birth (2004-04-24) 24 April 2004
Place of birth Turbo, Colombia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Envigado
Number 36
Youth career
2013–2015 Urabá Estelar
2016 Inder Apartadó
2016 → Caribe (youth loan)
2017–2021 Envigado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Envigado 11 (2)
International career‡
2023– Colombia U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:53, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Luis Ángel Díaz Cuesta (born 24 April 2004) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Envigado.

Early life

Born in Turbo, Díaz initially took an interest in track and field as a child, competing in 100m sprint, hurdling and long jump.[2] His mother preferred him to participate in athletics rather than play football, so he would run away from home to go and play.[2]

Club career

Early career

At the age of nine, Díaz joined his first football club, the Urabá Estelar Fútbol Club.[2] Following impressive performances, including scoring 57 goals in the 2015 season, he was called up to the Inder Apartadó team to play in the Torneo de Pony Fútbol.[2] Despite his team being knocked out, he finished as top scorer, and was recruited on a youth loan by Caribe FC.[2]

Envigado

Having received offers from a number of clubs, including his childhood team, Atlético Nacional, he joined the academy of Envigado on his father's advice, as he believed the opportunities would be better at Envigado.[2] He progressed through the academy, and made his debut in the Copa Colombia on 29 July 2021, in a 1–1 away draw with Atlético Bucaramanga.[2]

He scored his first goal for the club on 6 February 2023, the opener in a 1–1 Categoría Primera A draw with Unión Magdalena.[3]

International career

Díaz was called up to the Colombia under-20 side for friendlies against Wales and Sweden in March 2023.[4] He went on to make his debut in the 0–0 draw with Sweden.[1] During the same trip, he also scored two goals in a resounding 18–0 win over the under-21 side of Spanish team Real Murcia.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 March 2023.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Envigado 2021 Categoría Primera A 001[lower-alpha 1]00010
2022 50000050
2023 622[lower-alpha 1]00082
Career total 1123000142
Notes
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Colombia

References

  1. 1 2 Luis Díaz at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Martínez González, Brandon (19 August 2022). "Envigado, que venció a Bucaramanga, también tiene su Luis Díaz y es paisa" [Envigado, who beat Bucaramanga, also has his Luis Díaz and is paisa]. elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Varón Triana, Nicolás (11 February 2023). "Envigado y DIM llegan con 'empatitis' al duelo antioqueño" [Envigado and DIM arrive with 'empathy' to the Antioquia duel]. telemedellin.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Rocha Florez, Andres (14 March 2023). "Luis Ángel Díaz y su oportunidad en Sub-20: 'Quiero ganarme mi lugar'" [Luis Ángel Díaz and his opportunity in Sub-20: "I want to earn my place"]. futbolred.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Colombia Sub-20 'aplastó' 18-0 al Murcia: quiénes anotaron y confusión con Luis Díaz" [Colombia Sub-20 'crushed' Murcia 18-0: who scored and confusion with Luis Díaz]. pulzo.com (in Spanish). 28 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Luis Díaz at Soccerway
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