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Luis Díaz Biography

 Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda (born 13 January 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Liverpool and the Colombia national team.

Luis Díaz
Díaz playing for Liverpool in 2022
Personal information
Full nameLuis Fernando Díaz Marulanda
Date of birth13 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthBarrancas, Colombia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
Liverpool
Number7
Youth career
2014–2016Atlético Junior
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017Barranquilla34(3)
2017–2019Atlético Junior67(15)
2019–2022Porto77(26)
2022–Liverpool57(14)
International career
2017Colombia U205(0)
2018–Colombia45(11)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's football
Copa América
Third place2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:13, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:54, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Díaz began his professional career in the Categoría Primera B at Barranquilla, before moving to Atlético Junior, winning Categoría Primera A, one Copa Colombia and one Superliga Colombiana. In 2019, he joined Porto for a reported fee of €7 million, winning two Primeira Liga titles, one Taça de Portugal, and one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. After 14 league goals in 18 league games in the first half of 2021–22, Liverpool signed him in a transfer worth €45 million (£37.5 million). He won the EFL Cup and FA Cup in his first season, and was man of the match in the latter final.

Díaz made his senior international debut for Colombia in 2018. He has earned over 30 caps for his national team, helping them to a third-place finish at the 2021 Copa América, and being awarded the Golden Boot.