Diego Montiel (footballer, born 1995) explained

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]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

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Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Västerås SK2012Division 1 Norra10000010
IF Brommapojkarna2013Allsvenskan00000000
20140000000000
Total0000000000
Västerås SK2014Division 1 Norra1332000153
Dalkurd FF20152433000273
2016Superettan2931000303
Total5364000576
IK Sirius2017Allsvenskan50210071
Gefle IF (loan)2017Superettan1421000152
Örgryte IS2018281300002813
Beerschot Wilrijk2018–19First Division B206[24] 080
Vejle BK2019–201st Division42000042
Career total1202691006013527

Honours

Dalkurd FF[25]

2015

Notes and References

  1. News: Diego Montiel. 15 July 2019. World Football.
  2. News: Diego Montiel profile. 19 February 2017. Soccerway. 19 February 2017.
  3. News: Diego Montiel till Sirius. 19 February 2017. IK Sirius Fotboll. 11 November 2016.
  4. News: UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - History - VPS-Brommapojkarna. 19 February 2017. UEFA. 3 July 2014.
  5. News: UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - History - Brommapojkarna-VPS. 19 February 2017. UEFA. 10 July 2014.
  6. News: Diego Montiel klar för Gefle. 28 July 2017. Gefle IF. 30 July 2017.
  7. News: Montiel bryter med Sirius – öppnar för att stanna i GIF: "Det är absolut ett alternativ". 6 November 2017. VLT. 18 October 2017.
  8. News: Välkommen till Örgryte IS, Diego Montiel!. 10 November 2017. Örgryte IS. 5 December 2017.
  9. News: Möt ÖIS nyförvärv Diego Montiel. 10 November 2017. Örgryte IS. 5 December 2017.
  10. News: Öis tog tredje raka - skyttekungen avgjorde trots tio man. 8 May 2018. Fotbollskanalen. 5 May 2018.
  11. News: Diego Montiel på väg bort från Örgryte. 11 November 2018. GP. 11 November 2018.
  12. News: Diego Montiel lämnar ÖIS. 14 December 2018. Örgryte IS. 6 December 2018.
  13. News: Zweedse revelatie kiest voor Beerschot. 27 December 2018. Beerschot Wilrijk. 27 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181227230652/https://www.beerschotwilrijk.be/nl/beerschot-wilrijk/nieuws/zweedse-revelatie-kiest-voor-beerschot. 27 December 2018. dead.
  14. News: Montiel naar Zweden. 15 July 2019. Beerschot Wilrijk. 5 July 2019.
  15. News: Montiel i träning med VSK. 15 July 2019. Västerås SK. 8 July 2019.
  16. https://vejle-boldklub.dk/svensk-midtbaneprofil-til-vejle-boldklub/ Svensk midtbaneprofil til Vejle Boldklub
  17. News: Imponerende VB-nyindkøb: Bare gå hårdt til mig. 16 August 2019. Bold. 10 August 2019.
  18. https://www.vendsysselff.dk/vendsyssel-ff-henter-diego-montiel/ Vendsyssel FF henter Diego Montiel
  19. https://vendsysselff.dk/tak-for-indsatsen/?_gl=1*19bk1a1*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTk1MjIyMjE3My4xNjg4MTUxODY5*_ga_4P6V3H0TYG*MTY4ODE1MTg2Ni4xLjEuMTY4ODE1MTg3MC4wLjAuMA..*_ga_VNS45YTCR2*MTY4ODE1MTg2Ny4xLjEuMTY4ODE1MTg3MS4wLjAuMA.. TAK FOR INDSATSEN
  20. https://boisfc.nu/nyheter/diego-montiel-klar-for-bois/ Diego Montiel klar för BoIS!
  21. News: Keert Diego Montiel na drie maanden al terug van Beerschot Wilrijk naar Zweden?. 8 April 2019. GvA. 19 March 2019.
  22. News: Montiel i blågul debut mot Island. 19 February 2017. Västerås SK Fotboll. 20 July 2014.
  23. News: Diego Montiel. 19 February 2017. Swedish Football Association. 19 February 2017.
  24. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League play-offs
  25. News: Dalkurds historiska seger – är nu klart för Superettan 2016. 19 February 2017. DT. 10 October 2015.