| Luis Díaz | |
| Fullname: | Luis Ángel Díaz Cuesta |
| Birth Date: | 24 April 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Turbo, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Envigado |
| Clubnumber: | 36 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Urabá Estelar |
| Youthyears2: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Inder Apartadó |
| Youthyears3: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Caribe (youth loan) |
| Youthyears4: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs4: | Envigado |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Colombia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16:53, 29 March 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16:53, 29 March 2023 (UTC) |
Luis Ángel Díaz Cuesta (born 24 April 2004) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Envigado.
Born in Turbo, Díaz initially took an interest in track and field as a child, competing in 100m sprint, hurdling and long jump.[1] His mother preferred him to participate in athletics rather than play football, so he would run away from home to go and play.[1]
At the age of nine, Díaz joined his first football club, the Urabá Estelar Fútbol Club.[1] Following impressive performances, including scoring 57 goals in the 2015 season, he was called up to the Inder Apartadó team to play in the .[1] Despite his team being knocked out, he finished as top scorer, and was recruited on a youth loan by Caribe FC.[1]
Having received offers from a number of clubs, including his childhood team, Atlético Nacional, he joined the academy of Envigado on his father's advice, as he believed the opportunities would be better at Envigado.[1] He progressed through the academy, and made his debut in the Copa Colombia on 29 July 2021, in a 1–1 away draw with Atlético Bucaramanga.[1]
He scored his first goal for the club on 6 February 2023, the opener in a 1–1 Categoría Primera A draw with Unión Magdalena.[2]
Díaz was called up to the Colombia under-20 side for friendlies against Wales and Sweden in March 2023.[3] He went on to make his debut in the 0–0 draw with Sweden. During the same trip, he also scored two goals in a resounding 18–0 win over the under-21 side of Spanish team Real Murcia.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Envigado | 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||