Diego Valdés (Chilean footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Alfonso Valdés Contreras | ||
Date of birth | 30 January 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Morelia | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2014 | Audax Italiano | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Audax Italiano | 98 | (15) |
2016– | Morelia | 15 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Chile U20 | 0 | (0) |
2015– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016. |
Diego Alfonso Valdés Contreras (born 30 January 1994) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Mexican club Morelia as a attacking midfielder.
Club career
He made his professional debut in 2012, in a match against Universidad Católica for the Chilean Primera División..
International career
Valdés was expected to play for the Chile national under-20 football team in the 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina. However, he was left out of the team at the last minute by manager Mario Salas.
The team’s performance in Argentina qualified them for a place in the Turkey 2013 under-20 World Cup and when team member Diego Rojas was injured and unable to play, Valdés was selected to take his place.[1]
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.[2]
References
- ↑ Otra baja por lesión para la Sub 20: Diego Rojas quedó descartado para el Mundial www.emol.com June 11, 2013 retrieved June 21, 2013
- ↑ "Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli names home-based squad for USA friendly". ca2015.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.