Nayeli Díaz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.

Nayeli Isela Díaz Díaz (born 10 October 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Pachuca and the Mexico women's national team.

Nayeli Díaz

Personal information
Full name	Nayeli Isela Díaz Díaz[1]
Date of birth	(2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger[2]
Team information
Current team	Pachuca
Number	25
Youth career
2015–2018	Bishop Amat Lancers
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Saint Mary's Gaels	49	(8)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023	Oakland Soul SC	10	(6)
2024–	Pachuca	12	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Mexico U17	15	(3)
2019	Mexico U19	5	(2)
2020	Mexico U20	6	(1)
2021–	Mexico	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 April 2021.[2] ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 June 2021.[1]

Early life

Díaz was born in Mexico City and raised in Hacienda Heights, California, United States.^[1][2]

High school and college career

Díaz has attended the Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente, California and the Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga.^[3][2]

International career

Díaz represented Mexico at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the 2019 Sud Ladies Cup and the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.^[1] She made her senior debut on 13 June 2021 as an 84th-minute substitution in a 1–5 friendly away loss to Japan.^[4]