Fabricio Díaz

Fabricio Díaz Badaracco (born 3 February 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Badaracco.
Fabricio Díaz
Díaz with Uruguay U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Fabricio Díaz Badaracco[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-03) 3 February 2003[1]
Place of birth La Paz, Uruguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Gharafa
Number 29
Youth career
La Paz Wanderers
2016–2020 Liverpool Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Liverpool Montevideo 107 (4)
2023– Al-Gharafa 1 (0)
International career
2021–2023 Uruguay U20 32 (10)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2023 Argentina
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up2023 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023

Early life

Díaz was born in La Paz, Canelones on 3 February 2003 to Gabriel Díaz and Verónica Badaracco. He is of maternal Italian descent.[3]

Club career

Liverpool Montevideo

Díaz is a youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo. He made his professional debut for the club on 2 February 2020 in a 4 –2 win against Nacional in the 2020 Supercopa Uruguaya, playing the whole 120 minutes in the match and scoring the team's fourth goal.[4][5] He also made his league and continental debut later in the same month: A 2–0 win against Llaneros de Guanare in the Copa Sudamericana on 12 February, and a week later, a 1–0 win against Plaza Colonia on 19 February, respectively.[6][7]

Al-Gharafa

On 18 September 2023, despite having received offers from Barcelona in Spain and Brighton in England, [8][9] Díaz joined Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa on a five-year deal.[10]

International career

Díaz is a former Uruguayan youth international. On 22 March 2022, he was called up to the senior team for the first time as a replacement for Matías Vecino who tested positive for COVID-19.[11] On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12] He served as captain of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[13][14]

Career statistics
As of 21 September 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool Montevideo 2020 UPD 350—4[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 2]1411
2021 281—2[lower-alpha 3]0—301
2022 313101[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 4]0353
2023 130002[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 5]0160
Total 10741090511225
Al-Gharafa 2023-24 QSL 0000000000
Career total 10741090511225
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. One appearance and one goal in Supercopa Uruguaya, one appearance in championship playoff.
  3. Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
  4. One appearance each in Torneo Intermedio final and championship playoff.
  5. Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.

Honours

Liverpool Montevideo

Uruguay U20

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. Fabricio Díaz at Soccerway
  3. "La emoción de los padres de Fabricio Díaz: "No caemos en el lugar en el que estamos"". futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  4. "Debutantes de la Supercopa Uruguaya 2020". 14 February 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. "Liverpool vs. Nacional - 2 February 2019". Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  6. "Liverpool vs. Plaza Colonia - 19 February 2019". Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  7. "Llaneros de Guanare vs. Liverpool - 13 February 2019". Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  8. "STUNNER! Al-Gharafa to trump Barcelona, Liverpool for Uruguay U20 captain Fabricio Diaz - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  9. Smith, Cameron (2023-09-15). "Liverpool star REJECTS Barcelona to complete SHOCK transfer". www.footballtransfers.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  10. "El curioso (y ostentoso) video de presentación de Fabricio Díaz que realizó Al-Gharafa". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  11. "Fabricio Díaz, volante de Liverpool y capitán de la Sub 20, citado por Alonso por covid-19 positivo de Matías Vecino". 22 March 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  12. "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  13. "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  14. Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  15. "Liverpool campeón de la Supercopa 2020". 2 February 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  16. "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  17. "Felipe Carballo obtuvo el premio de mejor jugador del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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