Diego Valdés

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Diego Valdés
Personnel
Surname Diego Alfonso Valdés Contreras
birthday January 30, 1994
place of birth Santiago de Chile ,  Chile
size 178 cm
position Attacking midfield
Juniors
Years station
2004-2014 Audax Italiano
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2014-2016 Audax Italiano 98 (15)
2016-2018 Monarcas Morelia 90 (12)
2019– Santos Laguna 47 (10)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2015– Chile 13 0(1)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: July 14, 2020

2 As of July 14, 2020

Diego Alfonso Valdés Contreras (born January 30, 1994 in Santiago de Chile ) is a Chilean football player who is under contract with the Mexican first division club Santos Laguna . The attacking midfielder has been a Chilean international since January 2015 .

Career

society

Diego Valdés, born in Santiago de Chile , comes from the youth department of Audax Italiano . After playing regularly in the reserve team in the 2012 season, he was promoted to the first team during the 2012 Clausura. On September 15, 2012 (10th matchday of Clausura) he made his debut in the 0-1 away defeat against CD Universidad Católica in the top Chilean league when he was substituted on in the 77th minute for Mauricio Arias . By the end of the season he was used in four other league games. In the Transición 2013 - the transition season due to the change to the European system - he already played seven league games.

On November 30, 2013 (16th matchday) he scored his first league goal in a 2-0 home win against Rangers de Talca . In this 2013/14 season he played 22 league games, in which he scored two goals. The attacking midfielder had his final breakthrough in the 2014/15 season, in which he developed into an undisputed regular player. In the last five games of Apertura 2014 he scored five goals and prepared three more goals. During the entire season he played 31 league games, in which he was able to record seven goals. In the next 2015/16 season he scored six goals in 32 league appearances.

On July 1, 2016, Valdés moved to the Mexican first division club Monarcas Morelia for a transfer fee of two million US dollars . On July 16, 2016 (1st matchday of Apertura) he made his debut in the 2-0 away defeat against Club Tijuana for his new club. On the next match day, he scored for the first time in a 2-2 draw against Querétaro FC . He quickly developed into a regular player in the Canarios jersey . In his first season in 2016/17 , he made 35 league games in which he scored three goals and four assists. In the next season 2017/18 he played 39 league games, in which he scored seven goals and five assists. By the turn of the year, he had made 16 league appearances in the following season 2018/19 , in which he was able to collect two goals and three assists.

On January 1, 2019, Valdés moved to league rival Santos Laguna . On January 6, 2019 (1st matchday of Clausura) he made his debut in the 2-0 away defeat against Lobos de la BUAP for the Guerreros . His first two goals came on February 25 (8th matchday of Clausura) in a 4-0 home win against Deportivo Toluca . During the entire season he completed a total of 33 league games for both clubs, in which he scored five goals and prepared four more goals. He retained his status as a regular player in the 2019/20 season . The escalating COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico resulted in a shortened league championship, but Valdés experienced an excellent playing time with seven goals and five assists in 30 league appearances.

National team

On January 29, 2015, Diego Valdés made his debut in a 3-2 friendly win over the United States in the Chilean national team . He was only part of the squad again from March 2018, but from that point on he played regularly for La Roja . On June 8, 2018, he scored his first international goal in a 2-2 draw against Poland .

In June 2019 he was called up by Reinaldo Rueda to join the Chilean squad for the 2019 Copa America . At the tournament he was not used in any game.

Racism gossip

On September 10, 2018, the day before a test match against the South Korean national team at Suwon Stadium, Diego Valdés reviled the eyes of Asian opponents in a public appearance. His gesture attracted international media attention and, following the incident of Colombian player Edwin Cardona in November 2017, who defeated South Korean captain Ki Sung-yong in a similar manner during an international match , was the second racism incident by a South American player in a short time. In response, Valdés posted an apology on social media and posed with a South Korean fan before the game. This was seen as completely inadequate, especially in South Korea. Valdés was in the following game for the full duration of the game.

In the aftermath, Valdés was not punished by FIFA for his behavior, while Edwin Cardona was suspended for five international matches the year before.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Diego Valdés - Meia - Audax Italiano In: Futebol Planejado from February 5, 2016 (accessed July 14, 2020)
  2. ↑ a b c d Profile of Diego Valdés In: Soccerway (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  3. ↑ CD Universidad Católica 1-0 Audax Italiano In: transfermarkt.at from September 15, 2012 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  4. ↑ Diego Valdés - performance data 2012 In: transfermarkt.at (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  5. ↑ Diego Valdés - performance data 2013 In: transfermarkt.at (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  6. ↑ Audax Italiano 2-0 Rangers de Talca In: Soccerway, November 30, 2013 (accessed July 14, 2020)
  7. ↑ a b Diego Valdés - performance data 2014/15 In: transfermarkt.at (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  8. ↑ Diego Valdés, sexto refuerzo de Monarcas Morelia para el Apertura 2016 de Liga MX In: Telemundo from June 14, 2016 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  9. ↑ Diego Valdés, nuevo jugador de Morelia In: As of June 14, 2016 (accessed July 14, 2020)
  10. ↑ Xolos por fin vuelve a ganar en casa: 2-0 a Morelia In: 20 minutos from July 15, 2016 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  11. ^ Con gol de Raúl Ruidíaz, Monarcas Morelia empató 2-2 ante Querétaro por Liga MX | Video In: Líbero from July 23, 2016 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  12. ↑ a b Diego Valdés - performance data 2016/17 In: transfermarkt.at (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  13. ↑ Diego Valdés - performance data 2017/18 In: transfermarkt.at (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  14. ↑ a b Diego Valdés - performance data 2018/19 In: transfermarkt.at (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  15. ↑ Conoce a Diego Valdés, nuevo refuerzo de Santos Laguna In: El Siglo de Durango of July 6, 2020 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  16. ↑ Diego Valdés ficha por el campeón mexicano en año de Copa América In: Goal.com of December 14, 2018 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  17. ↑ Lobos BUAP debuta con triunfo de 2-0 sobre Santos Laguna (Videos) In: La Razón from January 6, 2019 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  18. ↑ Santos Laguna - Toluca (4-0): resumen del partido y goles In: As of February 24, 2019 (accessed July 14, 2020)
  19. ↑ a b Diego Valdés - performance data 2019/20 In: transfermarkt.at (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  20. ↑ Liga MX cancels 2020 Clausura due to coronavirus pandemic In: Goal.com from May 22, 2020 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  21. ↑ Chile lo da vuelta y vence a Estados Unidos por 3-2 In: As of January 28, 2015 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  22. ↑ a b Diego Valdés - international match career In: transfermarkt.at (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  23. ↑ Polonia empata 2-2 con Chile en juego de preparación para el Mundial In: El Universo of June 8, 2018 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  24. ↑ Nómina de La Roja para la Copa América - Brasil 2019 In: ANFP of May 26, 2019 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  25. ↑ Prensa coreana acusa de racista gesto de Diego Valdés para una foto In: La Tercera of September 10, 2018 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  26. ↑ Chile's Diego Valdes apologises for eye gesture ahead of South Korea match In: ESPN from September 11, 2018 (accessed July 14, 2020)
  27. ↑ Heung-min Son gives the answer to a racist gesture In: Die Welt, September 12, 2018 (accessed July 14, 2020)
  28. ↑ Colombian Cardona apologizes for slit-eye gesture In: Focus Online of November 11, 2017 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  29. ↑ Chile's Diego Valdes apologizes after making racist gesture to South Korean fan In: The Santiago Times, September 11, 2018 (accessed July 14, 2020)
  30. ↑ Chile footballer Diego Valdes apologises for 'racist' gesture posing with South Korean fan ahead of international friendly In: South China Morning Post on September 11, 2018 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  31. ↑ Diego Valdes Makes Half-Assed Apology For Racist Gesture, But Justice Is Served By Son Heung-min In: The18 of September 11, 2018 (accessed July 14, 2020)
  32. ↑ South Korea 0-0 Chile In: transfermarkt.at from September 11, 2018 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
  33. ↑ Slit eye gesture: FIFA punishes Cardona In: DW of December 12, 2017 (accessed on July 14, 2020)
personal data
SURNAME Valdés, Diego
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Valdés Contreras, Diego Alfonso (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chilean soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH Santiago de Chile , Chile