Gerald Jadiel Díaz Agrait (born March 23, 1999) is a Puerto Rican professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Liga Puerto Rico club Bayamón FC and the Puerto Rico national team.

Gerald Díaz
Personal information
Full name Gerald Jadiel Díaz Agrait
Date of birth (1999-03-23) March 23, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Caguas, Puerto Rico
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bayamón FC
Youth career
0000–2017 Vall de Uxó
2017 Levante
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Marshalltown Tigers 17 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Vall de Uxó 1 (0)
2017 Atlético Levante 0 (0)
2019–2020 Bayamón FC (10)
2020–2021 Vilamarxant 11 (1)
2021–2022 Bayamón FC
2022– Buñol
International career
2016–2018 Puerto Rico U20 8 (1)
2019 Puerto Rico U23 3 (1)
2017– Puerto Rico 28 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7:00, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Díaz began playing in Puerto Rico at local club Caguas Bairoa. He later spent time in Spain in UD Vall de Uxó and Levante UD.[1] He played on his first college year at Marshalltown Community College before returning to Puerto Rico in 2019 to play for Universidad del Sagrado Corazón.[2]

International career

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Gerald was called up in 2016, for the Puerto Rico under-20 national team, for the first round of World Cup qualifiers.[3]

He made his debut with the senior Puerto Rico national team in July 2017, in a friendly match against Indonesia.[4]

In 2018 he was called up once again for the U20 under head coach Amado Guevara for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he scored a goal.[5] In July 2019, he played for the Puerto Rico national under-23 football team for the 2020 Olympic Games qualification where he scored one goal.[6]

He scored his first international goal on October 15, 2019 on a 2-3 victory over Anguilla. On June 18, 2023 he scored the winning penalty in a shoot-out against Suriname in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match, taking Puerto Rico to their highest achievement in the competition's history to date.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 1 June 2021.[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vall de Uxó 2017–18 Preferente Valenciana 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Atlético Levante 2017–18 Tercera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vilamarxant 2020–21 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1
Career total 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
Notes

International

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As of match played 6 September 2024.[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Puerto Rico 2017 1 0
2018 1 0
2019 6 1
2020 0 0
2021 4 1
2022 2 1
2023 9 7
2024 5 1
Total 28 11

International goals

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Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 October 2019 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla   Anguilla 3–0 3–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
2. 2 June 2021 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico   Bahamas 1–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 12 June 2022 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico   British Virgin Islands 3–0 6–0 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C
4. 26 March 2023 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico   Cayman Islands 2–0 5–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C
5. 9 September 2023 Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas   Bahamas 1–1 6–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
6. 12 September 2023 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico   Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 5–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
7. 4–0
8. 5–0
9. 17 October 2023 SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis   Guyana 1–0 1–3 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
10. 21 November 2023 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico   Bahamas 5–0 6–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
11. 6 September 2024 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico   Haiti 1–0 1–4 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

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  1. ^ "Más jugadores boricuas en Pro-Levante | FutbolBoricua.net".
  2. ^ "SE PREPARA PARA INICIAR EL FÚTBOL MASCULINO UNIVERSITARIO | FutbolBoricua.net".
  3. ^ "Le llega el turno a la Sub20 rumbo a la Copa Mundial".
  4. ^ "Reñido empate ante Indonesia".
  5. ^ "Lista la Sub20 para el Campeonato Concacaf".
  6. ^ "Regresa hoy la Selección Olímpica ante Antigua y Barbuda".
  7. ^ "Suriname v Puerto Rico match report".
  8. ^ Gerald Díaz at Soccerway
  9. ^ Gerald Díaz at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  10. ^ a b Gerald Díaz at National-Football-Teams.com