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Gerald Díaz
Puerto Rican footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gerald Jadiel Díaz Agrait (born March 23, 1999) is a Puerto Rican professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Miami Fc of USL Championship and the Puerto Rico national team.
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Career
Díaz began playing in Puerto Rico at local club Caguas Bairoa. He later spent time in Spain in UD Vall de Uxó and Levante UD.[1] He played on his first college year at Marshalltown Community College before returning to Puerto Rico in 2019 to play for Universidad del Sagrado Corazón.[2]
International career
Gerald was called up in 2016, for the Puerto Rico under-20 national team, for the first round of World Cup qualifiers.[3]
He made his debut with the senior Puerto Rico national team in July 2017, in a friendly match against Indonesia.[4]
In 2018 he was called up once again for the U20 under head coach Amado Guevara for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he scored a goal.[5] In July 2019, he played for the Puerto Rico national under-23 football team for the 2020 Olympic Games qualification where he scored one goal.[6]
He scored his first international goal on October 15, 2019 on a 2-3 victory over Anguilla. On June 18, 2023 he scored the winning penalty in a shoot-out against Suriname in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match, taking Puerto Rico to their highest achievement in the competition's history to date.[7]
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Career statistics
Club
- Notes
International
- As of match played 6 September 2024.[10]
International goals
- Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.[10]
References
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