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PositionCentre-back
NationalityChile
Age27
Date of birth20 May 1999
BirthplaceLa Florida
Height180 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubUnion Espanola
Centre-back
10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
877
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Union Espanola.

Also this season

On loan at PueblaLiga MX: 29 apps, 0g 1a, 2542 min

On loan at PueblaLeagues Cup: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Union Espanola; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga MXat Puebla290125426.85
Primera División10008777.08
CONMEBOL Sudamericana6005466.97
Copa Chile300224
Leagues Cupat Puebla400906.5

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

N. Díaz is a 27-year-old central defender at Union Espanola, rated 16 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 134th of 278 on scout potential in the Primera División. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Díaz.

Judged on this season alone, Díaz graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Primera División, on 1 clean sheet and 3.284 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Díaz, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 22nd of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Primera División. At 27 Díaz is in his prime years, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential22nd of 49 centre-backs · Primera División · 10 appsCurrent season45th of 49 centre-backs · Primera División · 10 apps45th-best centre-back in the Primera División134th in the Primera División · potential22nd-highest potential centre-back in the Primera División
16
Ratingi
22nd of 49 centre-backs
6.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
32.5%
Minutes
limited game time
3.28
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Union Espanola finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

3.28
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
7
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 32.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 16, Díaz carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primera División of 49 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.