Diego Nicolas Montiel (born 26 April 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Superettan side Varbergs BoIS. ^[1]

Club career

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] He left the club at the end of his contract in June 2023. ^[19]

On 9 January 2024, Montiel joined newly relegated Superettan side Varbergs BoIS. ^[20]

International career

Montiel, who is of Uruguayan descent, has represented Sweden at U17 level, debuting in a friendly tournament match against Iceland U17 in July 2014. ^{[21] [22] [23]} His next cap came later that month in the same competition against Romania U17. ^[23]

Career statistics

As of 16 August 2019. ^[1]

Honours

Dalkurd FF ^[24]

• Division 1 Norra: 2015

References

External links

• Diego Montiel at Soccerway
• Diego Montiel at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)