Júnior Díaz

Club

As of 8 July 2013

International

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Díaz goal.

Born in Heredia, Costa Rica, Díaz started his career at local side Herediano before moving abroad to join Polish side Wisła Kraków in January 2008. He moved on to Belgian club Club Brugge in September 2010 and was snapped up by German Bundesliga outfit Mainz 05 in summer 2012. In 2015, after three years in Mainz, Díaz joined Darmstadt 98, a newly promoted team for the 2015–16 season.

Júnior Díaz made his Costa Rica national team debut in a friendly against China on 7 September 2003. Díaz made one appearance at Copa América 2004, entering as a second-half substitute against Chile. He appeared in all four matches as Costa Rica won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 tournament. Díaz also appeared in one match at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals. Díaz was a member of the Costa Rica national team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Ten years later, he became a member of the squad that reached the quarterfinals at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was crucial in the victory against Italy, as he served a cross to assist Bryan Ruiz's header for the lone goal of the match. In a note for La Nación, Díaz reflected on the assist, stating that "I am sure that, once I retire, many will summarize my career in one single cross."

He is a son of former Costa Rica international footballer Enrique Díaz and Yamileth Campbell, who divorced when he was 12. He has two brothers, Jefferson and Reydel.