Rafael Diaz

Youth and college

Díaz played club soccer for PDA in New Jersey. Díaz also played college soccer for St. John's University from 2010 to 2013. While with the Red Storm he was a four-year starter and made 72 appearances and recorded a school record 32 shutouts. During his college career Díaz also played with USL PDL side Jersey Express S.C., making 11 appearances as a starter during the 2012 season .

Professional

Coming out of St. John's Díaz was considered one of top Goalkeeper prospects in the country. On 20 March 2014 Díaz signed his first professional contract with USL Pro side Orlando City SC. Díaz made his first team debut with Orlando on 14 May 2014 coming on as a late game substitute for Carl Woszczynski in a 4-1 U.S. Open Cup victory over Ocala Stampede. Díaz went on trial with Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls during the 2015 preseason. He caught the attention of the club and signed with New York Red Bulls II for the 2015 season and made the game day roster for the side in its first ever match on 28 March 2015 which ended in a 0–0 draw with Rochester Rhinos. On 12 April 2015 he made his debut with the club coming on as a late game substitute in a match against Wilmington Hammerheads FC. On 18 April 2015 Díaz made his debut as a starter for New York Red Bulls II in a 1–1 draw against the Charleston Battery. On 17 April 2016 Díaz made his season debut for New York in a scoreless draw against the defending league champion Rochester Rhinos.…

As of 22 July 2017