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Paulo Díaz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Huincales.
Paulo Díaz
Díaz with Chile at the 2017 Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Paulo César Díaz Huincales
Date of birth (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Santa Cruz, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, full-back
Team information
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 140 (8)
International career‡
2015– Chile 50 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Chile
Runner-up FIFA Confederations Cup 2017
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:15, 13 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:06, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Paulo César Díaz Huincales (Latin American Spanish: [ˈpawlo ˈði.as] 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]

International career

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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]

Personal life

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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]

Díaz Huincales is of Mapuche descent.[7]

Díaz naturalized Argentine by residence in 2024.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 July 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Palestino 2013 Chilean Primera División 3 0 3 0 – – 6 0
2013–14 Chilean Primera División 16 0 0 0 – – 16 0
2014–15 Chilean Primera División 28 6 10 1 7[b] 0 – 45 7
Total 47 6 13 1 7 0 – 67 7
Colo-Colo 2015–16 Chilean Primera División 2 0 4 0 – – 6 0
San Lorenzo 2016 Argentine Primera División 7 0 4 1 5[b] 0 – 16 1
2016–17 Argentine Primera División 19 3 1 0 8[b] 1 – 28 4
2017–18 Argentine Primera División 21 2 1 1 3[c] 0 – 25 3
Total 47 5 6 2 16 1 – 69 8
Al-Ahli 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 24 0 1 0 6[d] 0 4[e] 2 35 2
River Plate 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 10 0 1 0 2[b] 0 1[f] 0 14 0
2020–21 Argentine Primera División 5 0 3 0 9[b] 2 1 0 18 2
2021 Argentine Primera División 28 1 0 0 7[b] 1 1[g] 0 36 2
2022 Argentine Primera División 24 1 2 0 7[b] 0 – 33 1
2023 Argentine Primera División 27 2 2 0 7[b] 0 1[h] 0 37 2
2024 Argentine Primera División 34 3 1 0 11[b] 0 1[f] 0 47 3
2025 Argentine Primera División 12 1 0 0 3[b] 1 1[i] 0 16 2
Total 140 8 9 0 46 4 6 0 201 12
Career total 260 19 33 3 75 5 10 2 378 29
  1. ^ Includes Copa Chile, Copa Argentina and King's Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  6. ^ a b Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
  7. ^ Appearance in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
  8. ^ Appearance in Supercopa Internacional
  9. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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As of match played 25 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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 8 0
2025 2 0
Total 51 1
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 March 2023 Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile  Paraguay 2–2 3–2 Friendly

Honours

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Colo-Colo

River Plate

References

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  1. ^ "Paulo Díaz" (in Spanish). Club Atlético River Plate. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Paulo Díaz Huincales". talentodeportivo.cl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Chile - P. Díaz - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  4. ^ "Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli names home-based squad for USA friendly". ca2015.com. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. ^ "El 11 revelación de jugadores chilenos en el Apertura". pelotudos.cl. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  6. ^ "El hito que lograron los hermanos Díaz en el Chile - Uruguay". chile.as.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. ^ Roggero, José (11 August 2021). "Futbolistas weichafes". El Ágora (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. ^ González, Christian (18 July 2024). ""Jura a la bandera este jueves": Paulo Díaz obtiene la nacionalidad argentina para ayudar a River Plate". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  9. ^ Paulo Díaz at Soccerway
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