Paulo Díaz
.jpg) Díaz with Chile at the 2017 Confederations Cup | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Paulo César Díaz Huincales | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1994 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz, Chile | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||
| Positions | |||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Atlanta United | ||||||||||
| Number | 27 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Cobreloa[2] | ||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Audax Italiano[2] | ||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Palestino[2] | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Palestino | 47 | (6) | ||||||||
| 2015 | Colo-Colo | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2016–2018 | San Lorenzo | 47 | (5) | ||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Ahli | 24 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2019–2026 | River Plate | 154 | (8) | ||||||||
| 2026– | Atlanta United | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2015– | Chile | 53 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:53, 23 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:06, 9 September 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||
Paulo César Díaz Huincales (Latin American Spanish: [ˈpawlo ˈði.as] born 25 August 1994), known as Paulo Díaz, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United and the Chile national team.[3]
Club careeer
Díaz spent seven seasons with Argentine giant River Plate from 2019 to 2026. On 14 July 2026, he signed with Major League Soccer club Atlanta United until June 2028.[4]
International career
He got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against the United States in January 2015 and made his international debut in the match.[5]
Personal life
He is the son of former defender Ítalo Díaz,[6] who played for the Chile national team in 2001. His younger brother, Nicolás, is a Chilean international footballer too.[7]
Díaz Huincales is of Mapuche descent.[8]
Díaz naturalized Argentine by residence in 2024.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 November 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palestino | 2013 | Chilean Primera División | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Chilean Primera División | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Chilean Primera División | 28 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7[b] | 0 | – | 45 | 7 | ||
| Total | 47 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 67 | 7 | |||
| Colo-Colo | 2015–16 | Chilean Primera División | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| San Lorenzo | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | – | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | – | 69 | 8 | |||
| Al-Ahli | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 4[e] | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| River Plate | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[b] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11[b] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
| 2025 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 2[i] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Total | 148 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 214 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 268 | 19 | 34 | 3 | 78 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 391 | 29 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa Chile, Copa Argentina and King's Cup
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
- 1 2 Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
- ↑ Appearance in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
- ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Internacional
- ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
- As of match played 9 September 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 March 2023 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile |  Paraguay | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Colo-Colo
River Plate
References
- ↑ "Paulo Díaz" (in Spanish). Club Atlético River Plate. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Paulo Díaz Huincales". talentodeportivo.cl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Chile - P. Díaz - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ↑ Secada, Juan José (14 July 2026). "Atlanta United confirmó a Paulo Díaz tras cerrar su ciclo en River Plate" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli names home-based squad for USA friendly". ca2015.com. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ↑ "El 11 revelación de jugadores chilenos en el Apertura". pelotudos.cl. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "El hito que lograron los hermanos Díaz en el Chile - Uruguay". chile.as.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ Roggero, José (11 August 2021). "Futbolistas weichafes". El Ágora (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ↑ González, Christian (18 July 2024). ""Jura a la bandera este jueves": Paulo Díaz obtiene la nacionalidad argentina para ayudar a River Plate". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ↑ Paulo Díaz at Soccerway
External links
- Díaz at Football-Lineups
- Paulo Díaz at Soccerway
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- 2019 Copa América players
- 2024 Copa América players
- 21st-century Chilean sportsmen
- Indigenous sportspeople of the Americas
- Men's association football central defenders
- Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
- Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Atlanta United FC players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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