Ismael Díaz (footballer, born 1997)

For other uses, see Ismael Diaz.

Ismael Díaz

Personal information
Full name	Ismael Díaz de León
Date of birth	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Panama City, Panama
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Universidad Católica (ECU)
Number	30
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Tauro	27	(3)
2015–2017	→ Porto B (loan)	57	(15)
2017–2018	Deportivo B	12	(6)
2018–2019	El Tanque Sisley	0	(0)
2019	Académico Viseu	0	(0)
2020–2022	Tauro	42	(17)
2022–	Universidad Católica (ECU)	34	(15)
International career^‡
2013	Panama U17	8	(3)
2015	Panama U20	6	(4)
2014–	Panama	42	(9)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Panama CONCACAF Gold Cup Runner-up 2023 United States–Canada Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 9 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:43, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is de León.

Ismael Díaz de León (born 12 May 1997) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Universidad Católica and the Panama national team.

Club career

Born in Panama City, Díaz made his professional debut for Tauro on 2 September 2012 against Alianza, aged just 15 years and 2 months.^[2] He had a trial with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in summer 2014.^[3] In August 2015, he joined Portuguese club FC Porto on a loan.^[4] On 2017 the loan ended due to FC Porto order.

On 31 August 2019, Díaz joined Académico Viseu.^[5] He left the club at the end of the year and returned to Tauro in January 2020.^[6]

C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador

On 6 January 2022, Ecuadorian Serie A club Universidad Católica, announced the signing of Ismael Díaz, in time for the start of the 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A season, as well as the 2022 Copa Libertadores.^[7] Díaz had made an immediate impact during his first two weeks at the club, scoring 2 league goals in his first 2 matches, which earned him being selected "Best Player of Matchday 1 of Serie A". Díaz then scored 2 more goals in the second stage of the Libertadores Cup group stage qualifiers, helping La Católica to a 3–1 aggregate win over Bolivian side Club Bolívar.^[8]

International career

He played at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.^[9]

Díaz made his senior debut for Panama in an August 2014 friendly match against Cuba.

In June 2018 he was announced to be part of Panama's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and he made one appearance as a substitute against Belgium in a 3–0 loss during the group stage.^[10][11]

On 8 July 2023, Díaz scored a hat-trick against Qatar during the quarter-finals of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup in a 4–0 win.^[12]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 6 July 2024^[13]

Panama
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	1	1
2015	1	0
2016	1	0
2017	7	1
2018	3	0
2021	1	0
2022	8	3
2023	15	4
2024	5	0
Total	42	9

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.^[13]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 August 2014	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Cuba	4–0	4–0	Friendly
2	12 July 2017	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States	Nicaragua	1–1	2–1	2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3	2 June 2022	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Costa Rica	1–0	2–0	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
4	27 September 2022	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	2–0	2–0	Friendly
5	10 November 2022	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Saudi Arabia	1–0	1–1
6	4 July 2023	Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States	El Salvador	2–1	2–2	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7	8 July 2023	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States	Qatar	2–0	4–0	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8				3–0
9				4–0

Honours

Porto B

• Segunda Liga: 2015–16^[14]
• Premier League International Cup: 2016–17

Panama Youth

• CONCACAF U-17 Championship runner-up: 2013
• CONCACAF U-20 Championship runner-up: 2015

Individual

• CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2023^[15]

References

1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
2. Ismael Díaz nominado a los COS Awards Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Tauro F.C. (in Spanish)
3. Ismaël Diaz (17) op stage bij PSV Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)
4. Ismael Díaz es el nuevo fichaje del FC Porto de Portugal Archived 1 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
5. Ismael Díaz ya viste el 10 con el Académico de Viseu, panamaamerica.com.pa, 31 August 2019
6. Ismael Díaz vuelve al Tauro y hace una gran promesa, futbolcentroamerica.com, 14 January 2020
7. "Universidad Católica se refuerza con el atacante panameño Ismael Díaz".
8. https://www.rpctv.com/futbol-internacional/futbol/ismael-diaz-anota-el-partido-vuelta-la-copa-libertadores-n5670296 |date=2 March 2022
9. Ismael Díaz – FIFA competition record (archived)
10. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
11. "Belgium 3-0 Panama (Jun 18, 2018) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
12. "Ismael Diaz scores hat-trick to earn Panama semis berth with win over Qatar". Marca. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
13. "Ismael Díaz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
14. FC Porto B recebe troféu de campeão da Segunda Liga - Sapo Desporto (in Portuguese)
15. "Pineda, Gray and Carrasquilla lead way in Gold Cup Best XI". CONCACAF. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

External links

• Ismael Díaz at BDFutbol
• Ismael Díaz at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ismael Díaz at Soccerway
• National team profile - FEPAFUT