Diego Nicolas Montiel (born 26 April 1995) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for Vestri.

Club career

Montiel had youth spells with IK Franke and Västerås SK, he made his first-team debut with the latter on 7 July 2012 in a

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match against

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. In 2013, Montiel joined

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

club

IF Brommapojkarna Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, more commonly known as Brommapojkarna (meaning ''the Bromma boys'') or simply BP, is a Swedish association football, football club based in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality ...

. He was named on the substitutes bench twice for the club's

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first qualifying round ties against VPS. After not appearing for the club's senior team he left and rejoined Västerås SK in 2014. He went onto score three goals in thirteen fixtures during the 2014 Division 1 season. In January 2015, Montiel completed a transfer to fellow Division 1 Norra team

Dalkurd FF Dalkurd Fotbollsförening, commonly known as Dalkurd FF or simply Dalkurd () is a Swedish football club based in Uppsala. The club competes in Division 4, the sixth tier of football in the country. On 26 September 2004, the club was originally ...

. He participated in twenty-four games in his debut season with them as they won promotion to the

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. On 11 November 2016, it was announced that Montiel had agreed to sign for

side

IK Sirius Idrottsklubben Sirius, commonly known as IK Sirius or Sirius, is a Swedish Sport, sports club located in Uppsala. Today IK Sirius is active in bandy, floorball, and association football, football as an . History The sports club that became IK Sir ...

on a three-year contract and would officially join on 1 January 2017. He made his debut for IK Sirius in a

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match versus Arameisk-Syrianska IF and scored the fifth goal in a 0–5 win. On 28 July, Montiel joined

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side

Gefle IF Gefle Idrottsförening, also known simply as Gefle IF, Gefle (, as if spelled ''Gävle''), or locally Gif (), also known as Gefle IF FF by the Swedish Football Association, are a Swedish professional association football, football club based in G ...

on loan. He scored his first Gefle goal in his second match, on 6 August, against

IFK Värnamo IFK Värnamo is a Swedish professional Association football, football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Swede ...

. In total, Montiel scored two goals in fourteen matches for Gefle as they finished 12th. He terminated his contract with Sirius in November 2017. On 5 December, Montiel agreed to join Superettan club

Örgryte IS Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. ...

. In his opening six matches, Montiel scored five goals and assisted four. He ended the

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campaign as top scorer, netting thirteen goals alongside fourteen assists in twenty-eight appearances. He departed at the conclusion of his contract in December. At the end of the month, Montiel secured a move to Beerschot Wilrijk of the

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. In July 2019, Beerschot allowed Montiel to speak to a Swedish club with a view to a transfer. Västerås SK revealed he was training with them on 8 July. On 15 July 2019,

Vejle BK Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six ...

confirmed that they had signed Montiel on a two-year contract. He scored twice, versus Nykøbing and

Vendsyssel FF Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena ...

, in his first three appearances for Vejle BK. After two seasons at Vejle, Montiel joined

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club

on a two-year deal on 8 July 2021. He left the club at the end of his contract in June 2023. On 9 January 2024, Montiel joined newly relegated

side

Varbergs BoIS Varbergs BoIS FC is a Swedish professional football club located in Varberg, the main town of Varberg Municipality in Halland County. Background The club was formed at a meeting in the Varbergs Folkets Hus on 25 March 1925. The backbone of the ...

. On 14 December 2024, Icelandic side Vestri announced the signing of Montiel.Vestri krækir í sænskan miðjumann (Staðfest)
fotbolti.net, 14 December 2024

International career

Montiel, who is of Uruguayan descent, has represented Sweden at U17 level, debuting in a friendly tournament match against Iceland U17 in July 2014. His next cap came later that month in the same competition against Romania U17.

Career statistics

Honours

Dalkurd FF *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montiel, Diego 1995 births Living people Footballers from Västerås Swedish people of Uruguayan descent Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Ettan Fotboll players Superettan players Allsvenskan players Challenger Pro League players Danish 1st Division players Västerås SK Fotboll players IF Brommapojkarna players Dalkurd FF players IK Sirius Fotboll players Gefle IF players Örgryte IS players K Beerschot VA players Vejle Boldklub players Vendsyssel FF players Varbergs BoIS players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen