Iago Díaz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iago Díaz Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Recreativo | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Prone Lugo | ||
| 2007–2011 | Lugo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Lugo | 109 | (12) |
| 2015–2017 | Almería | 31 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Cultural Leonesa (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Ponferradina | 31 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Recreativo | 37 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Rayo Majadahonda | 32 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Real Avilés | 31 | (3) |
| 2022– | Recreativo | 54 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024 | |||
Iago Díaz Fernández (born 10 February 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Recreativo de Huelva mainly as a left winger.
Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Díaz joined CD Lugo's youth setup in 2007, aged 14, after starting out at Prone Lugo AD.[1] In late 2011 he made his debut as a senior with the former, coming on as a late substitute for Félix Quero in a 2–2 away draw against Rayo Vallecano B in the Segunda División B.[2]
Díaz scored his first goal on 4 March 2012, his side's last in a 2–2 home draw with another
Díaz made his debut as a professional on 18 August 2012, replacing Diego Tonetto in a 1–0 home victory over Hércules CF.[5] He scored his first goal in the second tier on 17 November, but in a 1–2 loss to Girona FC also at the Estadio Anxo Carro.[6]
On 22 March 2014, Díaz scored the first in a 2–0 home defeat of Recreativo de Huelva, being also the club's 100th goal in division two.[7] On 20 December, he contributed a brace to the 6–6 draw at CD Numancia.[8]
On 8 June 2015, Díaz signed a three-year deal with UD Almería also in the second tier.[9] On 27 January 2017, he was loaned to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa until the end of the third-division campaign.[10]
Díaz cut ties with the Andalusians on 17 August 2017,[11] and signed for SD Ponferradina just hours later.[12] He continued competing in the third division the following years, with Recreativo and CF Rayo Majadahonda.[13]
Honours
Cultural Leonesa
References
- ^ Armero, Andrés (21 June 2012). "De crack del fútbol sala a niño prodigio en Segunda B" [From futsal star to wonderkid in Segunda B]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Empate del filial ante el Lugo (2–2)" [B-side draw against Lugo (2–2)] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Acedo, Diego (4 March 2012). "El Montañeros no estaba muerto" [Montañeros were not dead]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Real, Eli (10 August 2012). "Iago Díaz renueva su compromiso" [Iago Díaz renews commitment] (in Spanish). Albivermello. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Armero, Andrés (18 August 2012). "Manu se empeña en escribir la historia lucense" [Manu committed in writing lucense history]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "El Girona sigue a lo suyo y se acuesta como líder de Segunda" [Girona keep own pace and go to bed as Segunda leaders]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 November 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Pichel, Marcos (25 March 2014). "El Lugo ya es centenario" [Lugo are already centenary]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Bendita locura para despedir el año en Soria" [Heavenly madness to say goodbye to year in Soria]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 December 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Iago Díaz, el primero en llegar al nuevo proyecto del Almería que busca volver a Primera" [Iago Díaz, first to arrive at Almería's new project who seeks to return to Primera] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "#BienvenidoIago" [#WelcomeIago] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "El Almería llega a un acuerdo con Iago Díaz para rescindir su contrato" [Almería reach an agreement with Iago Díaz to rescind his contract] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "La SD Ponferradina incorpora a Iago Díaz" [Ponferradina add Iago Díaz] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ Muñoz, E. (5 July 2019). "Iago Díaz, otro ex del Recre que va a Majadahonda" [Iago Díaz, another former Recre man who goes to Majadahonda] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Fraguas, Ángel (5 June 2017). "La Cultural es campeona y se lo dedica al Reino" [Cultural are champions and dedicate it to the Reino]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2022.