Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Ángel Díaz Cuesta [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Turbo, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Envigado | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2015 | Urabá Estelar | ||
2016 | Inder Apartadó | ||
2016 | → Caribe (youth loan) | ||
2017–2021 | Envigado | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021– | Envigado | 11 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Colombia U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 29 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:53, 29 March 2023 (UTC) |
Luis Ángel Díaz Cuesta (born 24 April 2004) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Envigado.
Born in Turbo, Díaz initially took an interest in track and field as a child, competing in 100m sprint, hurdling and long jump. [2] His mother preferred him to participate in athletics rather than play football, so he would run away from home to go and play. [2]
At the age of nine, Díaz joined his first football club, the Urabá Estelar Fútbol Club. [2] Following impressive performances, including scoring 57 goals in the 2015 season, he was called up to the Inder Apartadó team to play in the Torneo de Pony Fútbol . [2] Despite his team being knocked out, he finished as top scorer, and was recruited on a youth loan by Caribe FC. [2]
Having received offers from a number of clubs, including his childhood team, Atlético Nacional, he joined the academy of Envigado on his father's advice, as he believed the opportunities would be better at Envigado. [2] He progressed through the academy, and made his debut in the Copa Colombia on 29 July 2021, in a 1–1 away draw with Atlético Bucaramanga. [2]
He scored his first goal for the club on 6 February 2023, the opener in a 1–1 Categoría Primera A draw with Unión Magdalena. [3]
Díaz was called up to the Colombia under-20 side for friendlies against Wales and Sweden in March 2023. [4] He went on to make his debut in the 0–0 draw with Sweden. [1] During the same trip, he also scored two goals in a resounding 18–0 win over the under-21 side of Spanish team Real Murcia. [5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Envigado | 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2023 | 6 | 2 | 2 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
Career total | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Luis Ángel Díaz Cuesta [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Turbo, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Envigado | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2015 | Urabá Estelar | ||
2016 | Inder Apartadó | ||
2016 | → Caribe (youth loan) | ||
2017–2021 | Envigado | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021– | Envigado | 11 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Colombia U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 29 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:53, 29 March 2023 (UTC) |
Luis Ángel Díaz Cuesta (born 24 April 2004) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Envigado.
Born in Turbo, Díaz initially took an interest in track and field as a child, competing in 100m sprint, hurdling and long jump. [2] His mother preferred him to participate in athletics rather than play football, so he would run away from home to go and play. [2]
At the age of nine, Díaz joined his first football club, the Urabá Estelar Fútbol Club. [2] Following impressive performances, including scoring 57 goals in the 2015 season, he was called up to the Inder Apartadó team to play in the Torneo de Pony Fútbol . [2] Despite his team being knocked out, he finished as top scorer, and was recruited on a youth loan by Caribe FC. [2]
Having received offers from a number of clubs, including his childhood team, Atlético Nacional, he joined the academy of Envigado on his father's advice, as he believed the opportunities would be better at Envigado. [2] He progressed through the academy, and made his debut in the Copa Colombia on 29 July 2021, in a 1–1 away draw with Atlético Bucaramanga. [2]
He scored his first goal for the club on 6 February 2023, the opener in a 1–1 Categoría Primera A draw with Unión Magdalena. [3]
Díaz was called up to the Colombia under-20 side for friendlies against Wales and Sweden in March 2023. [4] He went on to make his debut in the 0–0 draw with Sweden. [1] During the same trip, he also scored two goals in a resounding 18–0 win over the under-21 side of Spanish team Real Murcia. [5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Envigado | 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2023 | 6 | 2 | 2 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
Career total | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |