Gerald Jadiel Díaz Agrait (born March 23, 1999) is a Puerto Rican professional football player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Miami FC and the Puerto Rico national team.
Club career Díaz began playing in Puerto Rico at local club Caguas Bairoa. He later spent time in Spain in UD Vall de Uxó and Levante UD. He played on his first college year at Marshalltown Community College before returning to Puerto Rico in 2019 to play for Universidad del Sagrado Corazón.
International career Gerald was called up in 2016, for the Puerto Rico under-20 national team, for the first round of World Cup qualifiers.
He made his debut with the senior Puerto Rico national team in July 2017, in a friendly match against Indonesia.
In 2018 he was called up once again for the U20 under head coach Amado Guevara for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he scored a goal. In July 2019, he played for the Puerto Rico national under-23 football team for the 2020 Olympic Games qualification where he scored one goal.
He scored his first international goal on October 15, 2019 on a 2-3 victory over Anguilla. On June 18, 2023 he scored the winning penalty in a shoot-out against Suriname in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match, taking Puerto Rico to their highest achievement in the competition's history to date.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVall de Uxó2017–18Preferente Valenciana10000010Atlético Levante2017–18Tercera División00000000Vilamarxant2020–211110000111Career total1210000121 Notes
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPuerto Rico2017102018102019612020002021412022212023972024102202560202640Total4312
Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.
+ List of international goals scored by Gerald Díaz No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 15 October 2019 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla 3–0 3–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C 2. 2 June 2021 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 12 June 2022 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 3–0 6–0 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C 4. 26 March 2023 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2–0 5–1 5. 9 September 2023 Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 1–1 6–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B 6. 12 September 2023 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1–0 5–0 7. 4–0 8. 5–0 9. 17 October 2023 SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–0 1–3 10. 21 November 2023 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 5–0 6–1 11. 6 September 2024 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1–0 1–4 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B 12. 14 October 2024 Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba 1–0 2–1
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