Diomar Díaz

Diomar Díaz
Personal information
Full name Diomar Ángel Díaz Calderón
Date of birth (1990-03-03) March 3, 1990
Place of birth Guasdualito, Apure, Venezuela
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Caracas
Number 8
Youth career
Deportivo Petare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Deportivo Petare 43 (4)
2012–2013 Mineros de Guayana 16 (3)
2013–2014 New York Cosmos 26 (6)
2014– Caracas 38 (8)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 17, 2014.


Diomar Ángel Díaz Calderón (born March 3, 1990) is a footballer from Guasdualito, Venezuela, who currently plays for Caracas.

Career

Díaz began his career in Venezuela with Deportivo Petare and Mineros de Guayana, scoring four goals in 43 appearances with Deportivo Petare and three goals in 16 appearances with Mineros de Guyana before signing with NASL club New York Cosmos on May 2, 2013.[1]

Díaz made his debut for the Cosmos in the opening match of the 2013 NASL Fall season on August 3, 2013, which ended in a 2-1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[2] Three weeks later, Díaz scored his first goal for the Cosmos in a 2-1 victory over the San Antonio Scorpions.[3]

Díaz went on to score five goals in 13 appearances for the Cosmos during the 2013 season, on the way to winning the 2013 NASL Fall title and NASL Soccer Bowl over the Atlanta Silverbacks 1-0.[4] He finished the regular season tied with Marcos Senna for most goals scored on the team and was named to the NASL Team of the Week in Weeks 8, 9, and 11.

Díaz battled a variety of injuries during the 2014 season which limited his playing time.[5] He finished the regular season strongly however, scoring in the team's 2-1 victory over Ottawa Fury FC on October 11, 2014 and appearing in all six of the team's final regular season matches.[6] He finished the 2014 regular season with one goal in 12 appearances (8 starts) for the Cosmos.[7] Díaz was named to the NASL Fall Team of Week 14 for his goal in the team's 2-1 win over Ottawa.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Cosmos Sign Diomar Díaz". NYCosmos.com. New York Cosmos. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Match Report: New York Cosmos 2-1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers". NYCosmos.com. New York Cosmos. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Match Report: New York Cosmos 2-1 San Antonio Scorpions". NYCosmos.com. New York Cosmos. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.nycosmos.com/article/uuid/1cs555tcqlxt7126fj9j6pcbxv/new-york-cosmos-win-2013-nasl-soccer-bowl
  5. ↑ http://cosmossoccerfan.com/2014/09/22/oh-how-the-cosmos-could-use-diomar-diaz/
  6. ↑ http://www.nycosmos.com/matchcenter/gsmid/1634344
  7. ↑ http://www.nycosmos.com/theclub/roster/playerprofile/uuid/1olnjicubupyq1lecs0wvcqlma/diomar-diaz
  8. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/14fevpq2a2knm15xohsmlewrpg/fall-season-2014-nasl-team-of-week-14#.VGpoXPnF-So


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