Jesús Díaz
Personal information
Full name Jesús Manuel Díaz Marulanda[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-14) 14 May 2004
Place of birth Barrancas, La Guajira, Colombia[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Porto B
(on loan from Barranquilla)
Number 90
Youth career
Barranquilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Barranquilla 27 (1)
2022– → Porto B (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2019 Colombia U15 4 (1)
2020 Colombia U16 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023

Jesús Manuel Díaz Marulanda (born 14 May 2004) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Porto B, on loan from Barranquilla.

Club career

Born in Barrancas, La Guajira, Díaz made his professional debut for Barranquilla at the age of sixteen.[2]

In July 2022, Díaz joined Porto on loan, with an option to buy.[3] He was immediately involved in the club's 'B' team's pre-season, playing in games against the reserves of Monaco and Celta de Vigo.[4]

Personal life

Díaz is the brother of fellow professional footballer Luis Díaz who plays for Liverpool.[5][6][7][8]

He is of Wayuu origin.[9] On 28 October 2023, Díaz's parents were reportedly kidnapped by armed men on motorcycles at a gas station in Barrancas, their hometown.[10] His mother was rescued by police a day later, with a "major military search" announced to locate his father. Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed "all the public forces have been deployed" and the following day, General William Rene Salamanca announced a reward of up to 200 million pesos for information on Díaz's father's whereabouts. As of 30 October, his father is still missing. According to Attorney General Francisco Barbosa, information has been obtained "regarding the possibility that his father could be in Venezuela", which would "require intervention by President Petro".[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 August 2022.[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barranquilla 2021 Categoría Primera B 1612[lower-alpha 1]1–00182
2022 1102[lower-alpha 1]0–00130
Total 271410000312
Porto B (loan) 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 10––0010
Career total 281410000322
Notes
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Colombia

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jesús Díaz at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "FC Porto apresenta Jesús Díaz como reforço para os bês" [FC Porto presents Jesús Díaz as a reinforcement for the reserves]. ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jesús Díaz é Reforço do FC Porto B" [Jesús Díaz joins FC Porto B]. fcporto.pt (in Portuguese). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jesús Díaz, con minutos en la pretemporada de Porto B" [Jesús Díaz, with minutes in the Porto B preseason]. colombia.as.com (in Spanish). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Ellis, Michael (10 July 2022). "Following in big brother's footsteps: Jesus Diaz signs for Porto aged 18". tribuna.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jesús Díaz se desliga de Luis Díaz en su llegada a Porto: "Quiero escribir mi propia historia"" [Jesús Díaz breaks away from Luis Díaz on his arrival in Porto: "I want to write my own story"]. co.marca.com (in Spanish). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Jesús Díaz pronto a voar" [Jesús Díaz soon to fly]. record.pt (in Portuguese). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Chioffi, Stefano (18 July 2022). "Jesus Diaz, il Porto prende il fratello di Luis, ceduto a gennaio al Liverpool per 47 milioni" [Jesus Diaz, Porto take on Luis's brother, who was sold to Liverpool in January for 47 million]. corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Luis Diaz: The indigenous star from Colombia's poorest community".
  10. ↑ "Father of Liverpool's Luis Díaz missing in Colombia amid kidnapping reports". The Guardian. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Luis Diaz's father 'could be in Venezuela' after kidnapping". The Independent. 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  12. ↑ Jesús Díaz at Soccerway
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