Paulo César Díaz Huincales (Latin American Spanish: [ˈpawlo ˈði.as];[a] born 25 August 1994), known as Paulo Díaz, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Chile national team.[3]
Díaz with Chile at the 2017 Confederations Cup
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| Full name | Paulo César Díaz Huincales | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 29) | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz, Chile | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, full-back | ||||||||||
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Current team | River Plate | ||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Cobreloa[2] | ||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Audax Italiano[2] | ||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Palestino[2] | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Palestino | 47 | (6) | ||||||||
| 2015 | Colo-Colo | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2016–2018 | San Lorenzo | 47 | (5) | ||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Ahli | 24 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2019– | River Plate | 107 | (5) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2015– | Chile | 45 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:58, 2 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 25 June 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||
He got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against the United States in January 2015 and made his international debut in the match.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Chile | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 27 March 2023 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile |  Paraguay |
2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
He is the son of former defender Ítalo Díaz,[5] who played for the Chile national team in 2001. His younger brother, Nicolás, is a Chilean international footballer too.[6]
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