Júnior Díaz

Júnior Díaz

Júnior Díaz before a match against Mexico at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Personal information
Full name Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell
Date of birth (1983-09-12) 12 September 1983
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Würzburger Kickers
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Herediano 129 (10)
2008–2010 Wisła Kraków 66 (5)
2010–2012 Club Brugge 13 (0)
2011–2012 → Wisła Kraków (loan) 20 (1)
2012–2015 1. FSV Mainz 05 57 (2)
2015–2016 SV Darmstadt 98 12 (0)
2016– Würzburger Kickers 9 (0)
National team‡
2002 Costa Rica U20 6 (0)
2003–2004 Costa Rica U23 17 (4)
2003– Costa Rica 81 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Campbell.

Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell (born 12 September 1983) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Würzburger Kickers and the Costa Rica national team. At a top speed of 33.8 km/h, he was deemed by FIFA as the fastest player of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Club career

Born in Heredia, Costa Rica,[2] Díaz started his career at local side Herediano before moving abroad to join Polish side Wisła Kraków in January 2008.[3] He moved on to Belgian club Club Brugge in September 2010[4] and was snapped up by German Bundesliga outfit FSV Mainz in summer 2012.[5]

In 2015, after three years in Mainz, Díaz joined Darmstadt 98, a newly promoted team for the 2015–16 season.[6]

International career

Júnior Díaz made his first appearance for the senior Costa Rica national football team in a friendly against China on 7 September 2003.[7] Díaz made one appearance at Copa América 2004, entering as a second-half substitute against Chile.[8] He appeared in all four matches as Costa Rica won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 tournament.[9] Díaz also appeared in one match at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals.[10]

Díaz was a member of the Costa Rica national football team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 15 October 2008 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica  Haiti 1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

He is a son of former Costa Rican national team footballer Enrique Díaz and Yamileth Campbell, who divorced when he was 12. He has two brothers, Jefferson and Reydel.[2]

Honours

Wisła Kraków
International

UNCAF Nations Cup: 2005

Statistics

(correct as of 8 July 2013)
Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups Continental Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Herediano 2003–04 Primera División 36[11] 1––361
2004–05 161–40201
2005–06 263––263
2006–07 332––332
Apertura 2007 183––183
Total 12910–4013310
Wisła Kraków 2007–08 Ekstraklasa 7190–161
2008–09 2825251385
2009–10 2725120343
2010–11 40003171
Club Brugge 2010–11 Pro League 1300040170
Wisła Kraków 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 20140120361
Total 86623322213111
1. FSV Mainz 05 2012–13 Bundesliga 18130–211
2013–14 20000–200
2014–15 19110–201
Total 57240–612

References

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 Junior Díaz: la madurez marcó el rumbo de un niño con convicción - Nación (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Junior jugará en Polonia - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Junior Díaz jugará en la liga belga - Nación (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Díaz se abre paso en la Bundesliga alemana - Nación (Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Costa-ricanischer Nationalspieler Júnior Díaz unterschreibt bei den Lilien". Darmstadt 98 (German). Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Cazal, Jean-Michel (2 February 2005). "2003 Matches Intercontinental". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. ↑ Tabeira, Martín (6 December 2012). "Copa América 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (2 March 2005). "Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  10. ↑ Courtney, Barrie; Saaid, Hamdan (30 July 2005). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  11. ↑ Doesn't include these matches:
    22 February 2004 Herediano – Guanacasteca 2–0
    29 February 2004 Herediano – Saprissa 1–2
    28 April 2004 Herediano – Alajuelense 2–0


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