Personal Information
Full Name | Paulo César Díaz Huincales |
Date of Birth | August 25, 1994 |
Nationality | Chilean |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Role | Defender |
Paulo Diaz: A Brief Biography
Paulo César Díaz Huincales is a Chilean professional right footed footballer who was born on 25th of August, 1994 in Santa Cruz, Chile. He currently plays for Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia. He plays as a centre back or right back.
Background
He started his youth career at the age of 9 with Cobreloa in the year 2003. He has his roots long and deep in football which comes from his father Ítalo Díaz, a former Chilean footballer who played as a defender.
Debut
He made his International debut for Chile against the United States of America in a friendly match in January 2015.
Rise to glory
Having a role model in the house who has played over 20 years of professional football, his path however still wasn't a cake walk.
Paulo is a very flexible player who has developed the ability to play at various positions on the field. He was nicknamed 'Bombero’ as he could sense the danger coming from the back.
Club career
He started his senior career with Palestino in the year 2013 and continued there till 2015 before shifting to Colo-Colo in 2015 season. He currently plays for San Lorenzo.
Records
He scored 11 goals in his 85 appearances playing for the clubs. He represented Chile in 8 matches however, couldn't score a goal. He was a part of Chile in the 2018 FIFA world cup and FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017.