Name
Marcelo Díaz
(Marcelo Alfonso Díaz Rojas)

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Born
1986 (37 years old)

Birth Place
Santiago de Chile, Chile

Position
Defensive Midfield

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Hispanic

Team Number
21

Height
166 cm

Weight
67 kg

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Sport
Soccer

Team
Universidad de Chile

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League
Chile Primera Division

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Marcelo Alfonso Díaz Rojas (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 30 December 1986) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Chilean Primera División side Universidad de Chile.

Díaz came through Universidad de Chile youth academy, and was promoted to the first team in 2004, when he was 18. Making over 150 appearances Díaz was an integral part of the team with the club that won five titles including three consecutive national championships and the 2011 Copa Sudamericana; the club's first international title. In 2012, he moved to Swiss side Basel, where he won two consecutive league titles, before moving to Hamburger SV in 2015.

Díaz has earned over 60 caps for Chile since his senior debut in 2011, and represented the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup as well as the 2015 Copa América, winning the latter while being named in the Team of the tournament.

Díaz has earned the nickname of "South American Xavi", as both of them have a great ball control capabilities and excellent passing skills. In June 2015, he scored a 91st minute free-kick goal that helped save Hamburger SV from its first ever relegation from the Bundesliga and is considered to be one of the most important goals in the club's 128-year history.




Season Stats
13 appearances in the current 2024 Season


Career Honours

Paraguayan Primera División
2022

Club Libertad

Argentinian Primera Division
2018-2019

Racing Club

Copa America
2016

Chile

Copa America
2015

Chile

Swiss Super League
2013-2014

FC Basel

Swiss Super League
2012-2013

FC Basel

CONMEBOL Sudamericana
2011

Universidad de Chile

Chile Primera Division
2009

Universidad de Chile


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Former Youth Teams

2002-2005


Former Senior Teams

2005-2012

2010 (Loan)

2012-2015

2015

2016-2017

2017-2018

2018-2021

2021-2022

2023


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