Fabricio Díaz Badaracco (born 3 February 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.
Early life Díaz was born in La Paz, Canelones on 3 February 2003 to Gabriel Díaz and Verónica Badaracco. He is of maternal Italian descent.
Club career Liverpool Montevideo Díaz is a youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo. He made his professional debut for the club on 2 February 2020 in a 4 –2 win against Nacional in the 2020 Supercopa Uruguaya, playing the whole 120 minutes in the match and scoring the team's fourth goal. He also made his league and continental debut later in the same month: A 2–0 win against Llaneros de Guanare in the Copa Sudamericana on 12 February, and a week later, a 1–0 win against Plaza Colonia on 19 February, respectively.
Al-Gharafa On 18 September 2023, despite having received offers from Barcelona in Spain and Brighton in England, Díaz joined Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa on a five-year deal.
International career Youth Díaz is a former Uruguayan youth international. He served as captain of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.
Senior On 22 March 2022, Díaz received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team. He was added to the squad as a replacement for Matías Vecino who tested positive for COVID-19. On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, he was not included in the final squad, which was announced three weeks later.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLiverpool Montevideo2020UPD350——40214112021UPD281——20—3012022UPD31310—10203532023UPD13000—2010160Total1074100090511225Al-Gharafa2023–24QSL1503130—102212024–25QSL200403190103712025–26QSL17002008000270Total520718117020862Career total15948181260712087
Honours Liverpool Montevideo Uruguayan Primera División: 2023 Supercopa Uruguaya: 2020
Uruguay U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2023 South American U-20 Championship runner-up: 2023
Individual Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2022
References
External links Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website