Ismael Díaz de León (born 12 May 1997) is a Panamanian professional

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who plays as a

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for Universidad Catolica and the Panama national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Díaz made his professional debut for Tauro on 2 September 2012 against Alianza, aged just 15 years and 2 months. He had a trial with Dutch club

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in summer 2014. In August 2015, he joined Portuguese club FC Porto on a loan. On 2017 the loan ended due to FC Porto order. On 31 August 2019, Díaz joined Académico Viseu. He left the club at the end of the year and returned to Tauro in January 2020. C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador On January 6, 2022, Ecuadorian 1st Division club Universidad Católica, announced the signing of Ismael Diaz, in time for the start of the 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A season, as well as the

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. Diaz 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, and a further 2 goals in the second stage of the Libertadores Cup group stage qualifiers, helping La Católica to a 3-1 aggregate win over Bolivian club

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International career

He played at the

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in the

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and the

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. Díaz made his senior debut for

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in an August 2014

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against

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and has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of 2 caps, scoring 1 goal. In May 2018 he was named in Panama's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Porto B * Segunda Liga: 2015–16FC Porto B recebe troféu de campeão da Segunda Liga
- Sapo Desporto *

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: 2016–17

International

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: Runner-up

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: Runner-up 2015

References

External links

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National team profile
- FEPAFUT {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz, Ismael 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Panama City Panamanian footballers Association football forwards Tauro F.C. players Liga Portugal 2 players FC Porto B players El Tanque Sisley players Académico de Viseu F.C. players Segunda División B players Deportivo Fabril players 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Panama international footballers Panamanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in Spain Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay 2018 FIFA World Cup players