Marcos Guillermo Díaz (born 5 February 1986) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Portuguese club Santa Clara.

Career

Díaz joined Colón at the age of nine, being promoted to the first-team in 2009. He made his professional debut during 2009–10 in a 4–1 victory over

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on 8 October 2009. Eleven further appearances followed throughout his first three seasons with Colón. In July 2012, Díaz departed on loan to sign for

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side Gimnasia y Esgrima. He made eight appearances as the club ended the season in tenth. Ahead of 2013–14, Díaz joined fellow Primera B Nacional team

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on loan. He went on to feature twenty times and was subsequently signed permanently in June 2014. Between 2013 and 2014, Díaz won the

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and

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with Huracán. In his first full season,

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, Huracán won promotion to the Primera División. In 2015, Díaz played forty-three matches, with sixteen coming in continental competition including ten in the

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where Huracán reached the final but lost on penalties to Santa Fe. Díaz left on 31 December 2018, following the expiration of his contract; despite appearing sixteen times during 2018–19.

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announced the signing of Díaz on 11 January 2019. On late 2020, Díaz joined Talleres. In January 2023, Díaz signed a contract with Santa Clara in Portugal until June 2024.

Career statistics

Honours

;Huracán *

: 2013–14 *

;Boca Juniors *

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: 2019–20 *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Díaz, Marcos 1986 births Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Club Atlético Colón footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Boca Juniors footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers C.D. Santa Clara players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal