Diego Montiel (footballer, born 1995) should not be confused with Diego Montiel (footballer, born 1996).
| Diego Montiel | |
| Fullname: | Diego Nicolas Montiel |
| Birth Date: | 26 April 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Västerås, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Midfielder[1] |
| Currentclub: | Varbergs BoIS |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthclubs1: | IK Franke |
| Youthclubs2: | Västerås |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Gefle (loan) |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Caps7: | 28 |
| Goals7: | 13 |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps9: | 43 |
| Goals9: | 12 |
| Years10: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps10: | 27 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Caps11: | 13 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 July 2024 |
Diego Nicolas Montiel (born 26 April 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Superettan side Varbergs BoIS.[2]
Montiel had youth spells with IK Franke and Västerås SK,[3] he made his first-team debut with the latter on 7 July 2012 in a Division 1 Norra match against Östersund.[2] In 2013, Montiel joined Allsvenskan club IF Brommapojkarna.[2] [3] He was named on the substitutes bench twice for the club's 2014–15 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round ties against VPS.[2] [4] [5] After not appearing for the club's senior team he left and rejoined Västerås SK in 2014.[2] He went onto score three goals in thirteen fixtures during the 2014 Division 1 season.[2] In January 2015, Montiel completed a transfer to fellow Division 1 Norra team Dalkurd FF.[2]
He participated in twenty-four games in his debut season with them as they won promotion to the 2016 Superettan.[2] On 11 November 2016, it was announced that Montiel had agreed to sign for Allsvenskan side IK Sirius on a three-year contract and would officially join on 1 January 2017.[3] He made his debut for IK Sirius in a Svenska Cupen match versus Arameisk-Syrianska IF and scored the fifth goal in a 0–5 win.[2] On 28 July, Montiel joined Superettan side Gefle IF on loan.[6] He scored his first Gefle goal in his second match, on 6 August, against IFK Värnamo.[2] In total, Montiel scored two goals in fourteen matches for Gefle as they finished 12th.[2]
He terminated his contract with Sirius in November 2017.[7] On 5 December, Montiel agreed to join Superettan club Örgryte IS.[8] [9] In his opening six matches, Montiel scored five goals and assisted four.[2] [10] He ended the 2018 campaign as top scorer, netting thirteen goals alongside fourteen assists in twenty-eight appearances.[2] [11] He departed at the conclusion of his contract in December.[12] At the end of the month, Montiel secured a move to Beerschot Wilrijk of the Belgian First Division B.[13] In July 2019, Beerschot allowed Montiel to speak to a Swedish club with a view to a transfer.[14] Västerås SK revealed he was training with them on 8 July.[15]
On 15 July 2019, Vejle BK confirmed that they had signed Montiel on a two-year contract.[16] He scored twice, versus Nykøbing and Vendsyssel FF, in his first three appearances for Vejle BK.[2] [17]
After two seasons at Vejle, Montiel joined Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF on a two-year deal on 8 July 2021.[18] He left the club at the end of his contract in June 2023.[19]
On 9 January 2024, Montiel joined newly relegated Superettan side Varbergs BoIS.[20]
Montiel, who is of Uruguayan descent, has represented Sweden at U17 level, debuting in a friendly tournament match against Iceland U17 in July 2014.[21] [22] [23] His next cap came later that month in the same competition against Romania U17.[23]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Västerås SK | 2012 | Division 1 Norra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| IF Brommapojkarna | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Västerås SK | 2014 | Division 1 Norra | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Dalkurd FF | 2015 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2016 | Superettan | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |||
| Total | 53 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 57 | 6 | ||||
| IK Sirius | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Gefle IF (loan) | 2017 | Superettan | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Örgryte IS | 2018 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | |||
| Beerschot Wilrijk | 2018–19 | First Division B | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6[24] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Vejle BK | 2019–20 | 1st Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 135 | 27 | |||
Dalkurd FF[25]