Diego Nicolas Montiel (born 26 April 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Vendsyssel FF.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Nicolas Montiel | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vendsyssel | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IK Franke | |||
| Västerås | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Västerås | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Brommapojkarna | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Västerås | 13 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Dalkurd | 53 | (6) |
| 2017 | Sirius | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Gefle (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2018 | Örgryte | 28 | (13) |
| 2019 | Beerschot | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Vejle | 43 | (12) |
| 2021– | Vendsyssel | 16 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:50, 22 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Montiel had youth spells with IK Franke and Västerås SK,[3] he made his first-team debut with the latter on 7 July 2012 in a Division 1 Norra match against Östersund.[1] In 2013, Montiel joined Allsvenskan club IF Brommapojkarna.[1][3] He was named on the substitutes bench twice for the club's 2014–15 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round ties against VPS.[1][4][5] After not appearing for the club's senior team he left and rejoined Västerås SK in 2014.[1] He went onto score three goals in thirteen fixtures during the 2014 Division 1 season.[1] In January 2015, Montiel completed a transfer to fellow Division 1 Norra team Dalkurd FF.[1]
He participated in twenty-four games in his debut season with them as they won promotion to the 2016 Superettan.[1] On 11 November 2016, it was announced that Montiel had agreed to sign for Allsvenskan side IK Sirius on a three-year contract and would officially join on 1 January 2017.[3] He made his debut for IK Sirius in a Svenska Cupen match versus Arameisk-Syrianska IF and scored the fifth goal in a 0–5 win.[1] On 28 July, Montiel joined Superettan side Gefle IF on loan.[6] He scored his first Gefle goal in his second match, on 6 August, against IFK Värnamo.[1] In total, Montiel scored two goals in fourteen matches for Gefle as they finished 12th.[1]
He terminated his contract with Sirius in November 2017.[7] On 5 December, Montiel agreed to join Superettan club Örgryte IS.[8][9] In his opening six matches, Montiel scored five goals and assisted four.[1][10] He ended the 2018 campaign as top scorer, netting thirteen goals alongside fourteen assists in twenty-eight appearances.[1][11] He departed at the conclusion of his contract in December.[12] At the end of the month, Montiel secured a move to Beerschot Wilrijk of the Belgian First Division B.[13] In July 2019, Beerschot allowed Montiel to speak to a Swedish club with a view to a transfer.[14] Västerås SK revealed he was training with them on 8 July.[15]
On 15 July 2019, Vejle BK confirmed that they had signed Montiel on a two-year contract.[16] He scored twice, versus Nykøbing and Vendsyssel FF, in his first three appearances for Vejle BK.[1][17]
After two seasons at Vejle, Montiel joined Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF on a two-year deal on 8 July 2021.[18]
Montiel, who is of Uruguayan descent, has represented Sweden at U17 level, debuting in a friendly tournament match against Iceland U17 in July 2014.[19][20][21] His next cap came later that month in the same competition against Romania U17.[21]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Västerås SK | 2012 | Division 1 Norra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| IF Brommapojkarna | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Västerås SK | 2014 | Division 1 Norra | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| Dalkurd FF | 2015 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Superettan | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| Total | 53 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 57 | 6 | |||
| IK Sirius | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Gefle IF (loan) | 2017 | Superettan | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Örgryte IS | 2018 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | ||
| Beerschot Wilrijk | 2018–19 | First Division B | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Vejle BK | 2019–20 | 1st Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Career total | 120 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 135 | 27 | ||
Vendsyssel FF – current squad | |
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