Diego Valdés (Chilean footballer)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Valdés  and the second or maternal family name is Contreras.
For other people with the same name, see Diego Valdés.
Diego Valdés
Personal information
Full name Diego Alfonso Valdés Contreras
Date of birth (1994-01-30) 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.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 January 2015

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

  1. 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
  2. "Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli names home-based squad for USA friendly". ca2015.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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