Alejandro Díaz Liceága
Alejandro Díaz Liceága (born 27 January 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Díaz Liceága | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pacific FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2014 | América | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2020 | América | 22 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Necaxa (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Atlas (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Zacatepec (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Pacific FC | 10 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Mexico U17 | 12 | (3) |
| 2015 | Mexico U20 | 7 | (4) |
| 2016 | Mexico U23 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 4, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2020 | |||
Club career
América
He was a fan of rivals Guadalajara. He played for an academy of Real Madrid based in Mexico and later moved to Club America's academy. A product of América's academy programme, Díaz made his debut for the club in Liga MX on 22 November 2014 as an 84th-minute substitute in a 2–1 loss to Atlas.[1] On 8 April 2015, he scored his first goal for the club in CONCACAF Champions League in a 6–0 win over Costa Rican side Herediano.[1] That season, he made a total of three league appearances, one appearance in the Copa MX and two appearances in Champions League.[1] The following season, he made one league appearance and one appearance in Champions League.[1]
Loan to Necaxa
On 8 June 2016, Díaz was loaned to Necaxa until the end of the season.[2] He made twelve league appearances that season, one in the Liguilla Apertura and five in the Copa MX.[1] His only goal for Necaxa came in a 5–1 Copa MX victory over Potros UAEM.[1]
Return to América
Diaz returned to America for the 2017–2018 campaign, where he was finally promoted to América's first team on a regular basis.[3] He made eighteen league appearances that season, four in the Liguilla Apertura, five in the Copa MX and two in Champions League, scoring a goal in the league and another in Champions League against Panamanian side Tauro.[1]
Loan to Atlas
In the 2018–19 season, Díaz was loaned to Atlas, where he made eleven league appearances and two Copa MX appearances, but failed to score.[1]
Loan to Zacatepec
On 5 August 2019, Díaz was loaned to Ascenso MX side Zacatepec.[4] That season, he made three league appearances, three appearances in the Liguilla Apertura and three appearances in the Copa MX, but again failed to score.[1]
Pacific FC
On 6 February 2020, Díaz signed with Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC.[5] He made his debut on August 15 against the HFX Wanderers.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on August 25, in a 2-0 victory over Valour FC.[7]
International career
In 2013, Díaz played for Mexico at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, making five appearances and scoring one goal against Cuba as Mexico went on to win the tournament.[1] At the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup he again featured heavily for Mexico, making seven appearances and scoring goals against Iraq and Italy on route to a finals run in which Mexico lost 3–0 to Nigeria national under-17 football team.[1]
In 2015, Díaz represented Mexico at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, making five appearances as Mexico went on to win the tournament.[1] He scored four goals, the first two coming in a 9–1 victory over Cuba, the third in a 3–0 win over Honduras and the fourth in a 3–1 win over El Salvador.[1] At the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Díaz made appearances against Mali and Serbia as Mexico were knocked out in the group stage.[1]
In 2016, Díaz represented Mexico at the 2016 Toulon Tournament, making three appearances.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 26 August 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| América | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Liga MX | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Necaxa (loan) | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Atlas (loan) | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Zacatepec (loan) | 2019–20 | Ascenso MX | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Pacific FC | 2020 | CPL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 52 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 5 | ||
- Includes appearances in the Copa MX.
- Includes appearances in CONCACAF Champions League.
- Includes appearances in the Liga MX Liguilla and Ascenso MX Liguilla.
Honours
Individual
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2015
References
- "A. Díaz". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- "Draft Apertura 2016". Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/3381799/el-guero-diaz-despierta-y-acecha-la-formula-de-raul-jimenez
- "CLUB AMÉRICA: Alejandro Díaz pasa al Zacatepec" (in Spanish). Superlider. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- "Pacific FC Sign Mexican Forward Alejandro Diaz". 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- "Canadian Premier League". 14 August 2018.
- "Pacific FC shine on a night of many firsts at The Island Games". Canadian Premier League. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Mexico - A. Díaz - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
External links
- Alejandro Díaz Liceága at Soccerway