Nacho Díaz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Díaz Barragán | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaén, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Adarve | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jaén | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| 2016–2017 | Roda | ||
| 2017–2018 | Villarreal | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Evansville Purple Aces | 35 | (14) |
| 2025 | George Mason Patriots | 14 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Villarreal C | 39 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | → Calahorra (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Almería B | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | Cádiz B | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Ursaria | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | Little Rock Rangers | 11 | (4) |
| 2026– | Unión Adarve | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Spain U17 | 12 | (3) |
| 2018 | Spain U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Spain U19 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 March 2026 | |||
Ignacio "Nacho" Díaz Barragán (born 27 June 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker for AD Unión Adarve.
Club career
As a youth player, Díaz joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Villarreal, where he was considered a prospect.[1]
On 22 January 2024, it was announced that Díaz would be joining the Little Rock Rangers for the 2024 USL League Two season.[2]
International career
Díaz represented Spain internationally at youth level, helping them win the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[3]
College career
In 2022, Díaz joined the Evansville Purple Aces in the United States, where he was regarded as one of the team's most important players.[4]
Personal life
Diaz is the son of a Spanish football manager and the grandson of a Spanish footballer (Ignacio Díaz Olivares).[5]
References
- ↑ ""Te tienes que lavar la ropa y los viajes en bus son interminables; esa sí es la realidad del fútbol"". relevo.com.
- ↑ "The Rangers are proud to welcome Nacho Diaz for the upcoming season!". Twitter.com. Little Rock Rangers. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ↑ "Nacho Díaz - Diario Jaen article".
- ↑ "Nacho Diaz made his name known in Spain. Now he's thriving for Evansville men's soccer". courierpress.com.
- ↑ "Uno de los nuestros: Nacho Díaz". palabradefutbol.com.
External links
- Nacho Díaz at BDFutbol
- Nacho Díaz at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Jaén, Spain
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Tercera Federación players
- Villarreal CF C players
- UD Almería B players
- CD Calahorra players
- Cádiz CF Mirandilla players
- USL League Two players
- Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer players
- George Mason Patriots men's soccer players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen