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Full Name: | Ignacio Díaz Barragán |
Birth Date: | 27 June 2000 |
Birth Place: | Jaén, Spain |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Position: | Striker |
Currentclub: | Evansville Purple Aces |
Clubnumber: | 20 |
Collegeyears1: | 2022– |
College1: | Evansville Purple Aces |
Collegecaps1: | 14 |
Collegegoals1: | 6 |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs1: | Villarreal C |
Caps1: | 36 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2019 |
Clubs2: | → Calahorra (loan) |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2020 |
Clubs3: | Almería B |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2021 |
Clubs4: | Cádiz Mirandilla |
Caps4: | 2 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs5: | Ursaria |
Years6: | 2024– |
Clubs6: | Little Rock Rangers |
Caps6: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 22 January 2024 |
Ignacio Díaz Barragán (born 27 June 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker for the Evansville Purple Aces collegiately and for the Little Rock Rangers in USL League Two.
As a youth player, Díaz joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Villarreal, where he was considered a prospect.[1]
On 22 January 2024, it was announced that Díaz would be joining the Little Rock Rangers for the 2024 USL League Two season.[2]
Díaz represented Spain internationally at youth level, helping them win the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[3]
In 2022, Díaz joined the Evansville Purple Aces in the United States, where he was regarded as one of the team's most important players.[4]
Diaz is the son of a Spanish football manager and the grandson of a Spanish footballer (Ignacio Díaz Olivares).[5]