Alex Díaz (footballer, born 1999)

Alex Díaz
Personal information
Full name Alex Rubén Díaz Borda
Date of birth (1999-07-14) 14 July 1999
Place of birth Neuquén, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ciudad de Bolívar
Youth career
Centenario
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Atlético Pacífico 16 (5)
2018 Centenario (–)
2018–2019 Sol de Mayo 17 (1)
2019 Deportes Iquique 0 (0)
2020–2021 San Luis 15 (1)
2022 Deportes Limache 1 (0)
2022 Sol de Mayo 19 (1)
2023–2024 Cipolletti 51 (6)
2025 Unión San Felipe 3 (0)
2025– Ciudad de Bolívar 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 July 2025

Alex Rubén Díaz Borda (born 14 July 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ciudad de Bolívar.

Club career

Born in Neuquén, Argentina, Díaz was trained at Centenario and started his career with Atlético Pacífico in 2017.[2][3]

After a stint with Sol de Mayo in 2018–19,[4] Díaz moved to Chile and signed with Deportes Iquique in June 2019.[5] Next, he played for San Luis de Quillota[6][7] and Deportes Limache[8] in that country.[9]

Back to Argentina, Díaz rejoined Sol de Mayo in June 2022.[3] The next two years, he played for Cipolletti.[10]

In December 2024, Díaz returned to Chile and joined Unión San Felipe.[9] In the second half of 2025, he returned to Argentina with Ciudad de Bolívar.[11]

Personal life

Díaz is of Chilean descent.[7][9]

Díaz is nicknamed Pope.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Alex Diaz". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "El Pope Díaz, la joyita del Decano que la rompe toda". Lmneuquen.com (in Spanish). 2 November 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Alex "Pope" Díaz es nuevo refuerzo de Sol de Mayo". Interior Futbolero (in Spanish). 11 June 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  4. ^ "La alegría del Pope Díaz, el neuquino de Sol de Mayo". Lmneuquen.com (in Spanish). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Alex Díaz llegó desde Argentina para reforzar a la sub-19 de Deportes Iquique". SoyChile (in Spanish). 30 June 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Plantel San Luis de Quillota 2020". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b "SAN LUIS DE QUILLOTA plantel". 2021 ANUARIO del fútbol chileno. Santiago, Chile: ASIFUCH: 169. 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Deportes Limache inició la Copa Chile 2022 derrotando a Quintero Unido". G5noticias (in Spanish). 20 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2025. Sobre el final del partido, Alex Díaz (91') y Hugo Toro (92') decretaron la victoria
  9. ^ a b c "A sus 25 años Alex Díaz viene por su revancha en el fútbol chileno". Diario El Trabajo (in Spanish). 10 December 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Alex Díaz renovó su contrato y Cipolletti anunció su cuarto refuerzo para el Federal A". Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Brian Quintana, Alex Díaz y Agustín Díaz son los nuevos refuerzos del Club Ciudad de Bolívar". PresenteNoticias (in Spanish). 27 June 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.