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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2015– | Chile | 53 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:53, 10 July 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 9 November 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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
[edit]- 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 |
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| 1. | 27 March 2023 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile |  Paraguay | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Colo-Colo
River Plate
References
[edit]- ↑ "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
[edit]- Díaz at Football-Lineups
- Paulo Díaz at Soccerway
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