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Career & Clubs
He made his Costa Rica national team debut on 6 September 2019 in a friendly against Uruguay, when he replaced Joel Campbell in the 68th minute and was cautioned in the remaining minutes.
Costa Rica
Díaz started his career in the academy of his local team, A.D. Guanacasteca at the age of five, remaining with the academy until he was 17. In 2016, he attended a tournament with Guanacasteca in which he was noticed by Municipal Grecia, where he was subsequently signed. In the 2016–17 season, he and Grecia earned promotion to Liga FPD, the first division of Costa Rican football. Over the summer of 2018, Díaz was the subject of transfer rumors from Herediano; he would officially join Herediano for the 2019 Clausura. On July 2, 2019, it was announced that Díaz had been transferred to Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew for $1 million.
Columbus Crew
Díaz made his Columbus debut on 17 July against the Chicago Fire, coming on in the 65th minute. Díaz assisted fellow debutant Romario Williams in scoring a 90th-minute equalizer as part of a 2–2 draw. He was named to the team of the week for his efforts in a 3–1 victory against Atlanta United. He went on to finish the 2019 season making 13 appearances along with two goals and four assists. During the 2020 season, Diaz was part of the Columbus team that won the 2020 MLS Cup, making a total of 25 appearances for the club. Though Díaz was in and out of the starting lineup throughout the season, he started three out of four of the club's playoff games, including the final in which Columbus beat Seattle Sounders FC 3–0. During the 2021 season, Díaz had a promising start, featuring in all of the first…
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- Municipal Grecia / Heredia (2018–2018)
- Club
- C.S. Herediano (2018–2019)
- Club
- Municipal Grecia / Heredia (2018–2018)
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- Columbus Crew (2019–)
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- Costa Rica men's national football team (2019–)
- League
- Major League Soccer
- National team
- Costa Rica
Personal
Díaz used part of his salary in Major League Soccer to buy his family a new house in Costa Rica.
Clubs
- Columbus Crew2019current
- Costa Rica men's national football team2019current
- C.S. Herediano2018–2019
- Municipal Grecia / Heredia2018–2018
- Municipal Grecia / Heredia2018–2018
Played together with
Alejandro MorenoColumbus Crew · 2007–2009- Anderson Andrade AntunesC.S. Herediano · 2011–2012
André GomesColumbus Crew · 2026
Andrés MendozaColumbus Crew · 2010–2011- Andy WilliamsColumbus Crew · 1998–1999
- Ante RazovColumbus Crew · 2005–2005
Anthony ContrerasC.S. Herediano · 2017–2019
Anthony ContrerasC.S. Herediano · 2020–2020
Anthony ContrerasC.S. Herediano · 2020–2021- Austin BerryC.S. Herediano · 1994–1995
- Austin BerryC.S. Herediano · 2000–2006
Brad EvansColumbus Crew · 2007–2008
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Identifiers & aliases
Luis Mario Díaz Espinoza is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger.
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