| Júnior Díaz | |
| Fullname: | Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Years1: | 2003–2007 |
| Caps1: | 129 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs2: | Wisła Kraków |
| Caps2: | 66 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2010–2012 |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs4: | → Wisła Kraków (loan) |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps5: | 57 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs7: | Würzburger Kickers |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps8: | 49 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps9: | 58 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2002 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2003–2004 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2003–2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps3: | 81 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 19:30, 5 April 2021 (UTC) |
Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell (born 12 September 1983) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a left-back.[1] He played for the Costa Rica national team. At a top speed of 33.8 km/h, he was deemed by FIFA as the fastest player of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Born in Heredia, Costa Rica,[3] Díaz started his career at local side Herediano before moving abroad to join Polish side Wisła Kraków in January 2008.[4] He moved on to Belgian club Club Brugge in September 2010[5] and was snapped up by German Bundesliga outfit FSV Mainz in summer 2012.[6]
In 2015, after three years in Mainz, Díaz joined Darmstadt 98, a newly promoted team for the 2015–16 season.[7]
Júnior Díaz made his Costa Rica national team debut in a friendly against China on 7 September 2003.[8] Díaz made one appearance at Copa América 2004, entering as a second-half substitute against Chile.[9] He appeared in all four matches as Costa Rica won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 tournament.[10] Díaz also appeared in one match at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals.[11]
Díaz was a member of the Costa Rica national team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Ten years later, he became a member of the squad that reached the quarterfinals at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was crucial in the victory against Italy, as he served a cross to assist Bryan Ruiz's header for the lone goal of the match. In a note for La Nación, Díaz reflected on the assist, stating that "I am sure that, once I retire, many will summarize my career in one single cross."[11]
He is a son of former Costa Rica international footballer Enrique Díaz and Yamileth Campbell, who divorced when he was 12. He has two brothers, Jefferson and Reydel.
| Club | Season | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | Continental Cups | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Herediano | 2003–04 | Primera División | 36[12] | 1 | – | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | 16 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 26 | 3 | – | – | 26 | 3 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 33 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||||
| Apertura 2007 | 18 | 3 | – | – | 18 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 129 | 10 | – | 4 | 0 | 133 | 10 | ||||
| Wisła Kraków | 2007–08 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 5 | |||
| 2009–10 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 66 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 95 | 10 | |||
| Club Brugge | 2010–11 | Pro League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Wisła Kraków (loan) | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Mainz 05 | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 61 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 285 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 342 | 23 | |||
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Díaz goal.
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Alajuelense
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