Ismael Díaz de León (born 12 May 1997) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Universidad Catolica and the Panama national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ismael Díaz de León | ||
Date of birth | (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Universidad Católica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Tauro | 27 | (3) |
2015–2017 | → Porto B (loan) | 57 | (15) |
2017–2018 | Deportivo B | 12 | (6) |
2018–2019 | El Tanque Sisley | 0 | (0) |
2019 | Académico Viseu | 0 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Tauro | 42 | (17) |
2022– | Universidad Católica | 13 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Panama U17 | 8 | (3) |
2015 | Panama U20 | 6 | (4) |
2014– | Panama | 17 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 7 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:32, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Panama City, Díaz made his professional debut for Tauro on 2 September 2012 against Alianza, aged just 15 years and 2 months.[2] He had a trial with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in summer 2014.[3] In August 2015, he joined Portuguese club FC Porto on a loan.[4] On 2017 the loan ended due to FC Porto order.
On 31 August 2019, Díaz joined Académico Viseu.[5] He left the club at the end of the year and returned to Tauro in January 2020.[6]
C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador
On January 6, 2022, Ecuadorian 1st Division club Universidad Católica, announced the signing of Ismael Diaz, in time for the start of the 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A season, as well as the 2022 Copa Libertadores.[7] Diaz had made an immediate impact during his first two weeks at the club, scoring 2 league goals in his first 2 matches, which earned him being selected 'Best player of Matchday 1' of Serie A, and a further 2 goals in the second stage of the Libertadores Cup group stage qualifiers, helping La Católica to a 3-1 aggregate win over Bolivian club Club Bolívar.[8]
He played at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[9]
Díaz made his senior debut for Panama in an August 2014 friendly match against Cuba and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of 2 caps, scoring 1 goal.
In May 2018 he was named in Panama's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10]
Panama | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2014 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 7 | 1 |
2018 | 3 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 2 |
Total | 17 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 20 August 2014 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
2 | 12 July 2017 | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
3 | 2 June 2022 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
4 | 27 September 2022 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
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