Luis Diaz Biography, Club Career, International Career, Girlfriend, Height and Weight, Net Worth and Salary

Quick Facts About Luis Diaz

Luis Fernando Diaz Marulanda is a Colombian-born professional football player who performs for Portuguese club Porto and the Colombia national side as a winger. He began his profession with Barranquilla, making 34 appearances and tallying 3 goals for the club in all the competitions. On 1 July 2017, he moved to Junior FC for an undisclosed fee. During his job at Junior FC, he made almost 108 appearances for the club, tallying 21 goals in all the competitions. On 10 July 2019, he contracted for FC Porto of Portugal on a five-year agreement with the club buying 80% of his economic benefits for a fee of €7 million. He made his presentation for the club on 7 August 2019 in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying first leg.

On the international part, he has served Colombia at various age levels. He has represented Colombia at Under 20 and the senior level. He served the Colombia U21 football side at the 2017 South America Under 20 Championship. He made his international appearance for Colombia on 12 September 2018. He was part of Colombia’s team that played at the Copa America in 2019 & 2021.

What is Luis Diaz Famous For?

• Being a highly rated professional football player.

Honors

• Won the 2018 Categoria Primera A side with Junior FC.
• Won the 2017 Copa Colombia tittle with Junior FC.
• Won the 2019 Superliga Columbiana tittle with Junior FC.
• Won the 2019/20 Primeira Liga with Porto FC. 
• Won the 2019/20 Taca de Portugal with Porto FC. 
• Gained the 2020 Supertaca Candido de Oliveira with Porto FC. 

Individual

• Won the 2021 Season Copa America Top Goal Scorer.

Where is Luis Diaz From?

Luis Fernando Diaz Marulanda was actually born on 13 January 1997. His place of birth is Barrancas, Colombia. Article about his parents has been kept unknown and not been disclosed yet. He holds Colombian citizen. He belongs to the Wayuu ethnicity. His religion is Christianity. His horoscope symbol is Capricorn. 

Luis Diaz Club Career

• He started his career with Barranquilla. He made his senior presentation for the club on 26 April 2016 in a 2-1 Categoria Primera B home loss versus Deportivo Pereira. On 14 May 2016, he tallied his first senior goal for the club in a 2-1 home defeat of Cucuta Deportivo. 
• During his occupation at Barranquilla, he made 34 appearances for the club, tallying 3 goals in all the competitions.
• On 1 July 2017, he moved to Junior FC for an undisclosed fee. He made his Categoria Primera A appearance on 27 August 2017 in a 3-2 disadvantage at Once Caldas. On 20 September 2017, he tallied his first goal for the club in a 3-1 Copa Sudamericana home win versus Cerro Porteno. In his first season, due to not being included in the team for most of the matches, he succeeded to make 5 appearances for the club, scoring once in all the competitions.
• During his 2017/18 season, he became a regular beginner where he made 52 appearances for the club, tallying 16 goals and providing 5 assists in all the competitions.
• During his 2018/19 season, he made 24 appearances for the club, tallying 3 goals and providing 2 assists in all the meetings. 
• With Junior FC, he wornthe 2017 Copa Colombia, 2018 Categoria Primera A, and 2019 Superliga Columbiana.
• On 10 July 2019, he contracted for FC Porto of Portugal on a five-year agreement with the club buying 80% of his economic benefits for a fee of €7 million. He made his great club debut on 7 August 2019 in a 1-0 win versus Krasnodar in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying first leg. He made his Primeira Liga great debut on 10 August 2019 in a 2-1 loss versus Gil Vicente F.C. On 13 August 2019, he tallied his first goal for the club in a 2-3 loss versus Krasnodar in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying second leg. On 17 August 2019, he tallied his first league goal for the club in a 4-0 win versus Vitoria Setubal. In his first season, he made 50 presentations for the club, scoring 14 goals and providing other 7 assists in all the competitions as Porto FC won the Primeira Liga & Taca de Portugal that season. 
• On 21 October 2020, he tallied his first UEFA Champions League goal on his debut in a 1-3 loss against Manchester City in the 2020-21 season. During his 2020/21 season, he made 47 appearances for the club, totaling 11 goals and providing 6 assists in all the meetings as Porto FC won the Supertaca Candido de Oliveira that season. 

Luis Diaz International Career

• He has served Colombia at various age levels. 
• He has served Colombia at U20 and the senior level. 
• He represented the Colombia Under 21 football team at the 2017 South America Under 20 Championship. 
• He made his international appearance for Colombia on 12 September 2018 in a 0-0 friendly draw versus Argentina. 
• On 26 March 2019, he tallied his first international goal for Colombia in a 2-1 friendly loss versus South Korea.
• He was part of Colombia’s team that played at the Copa America in 2019 & 2021.
• On 23 June 2021, he tallied the opening goal in a 2-1 first-round failure to hosts Brazil with an acrobatic volley in the 2021 Copa America. 
• On 10 June 2021, he tallied twice, including the match-winning goal, in a 3-2 win over Peru in the third-place match of the 2021 Copa America.

Luis Diaz Girlfriend

Luis Diaz is not married yet. However, the Colombian star is not single. He is reportedly seeing a beautiful girl, Gera Ponce where he had shared a a number of pictures with her on his social media accounts. The footballer is concentrating on his professional profession. Any updates on his love life will soon be updated here.

Luis Diaz Height and Weight

Luis Diaz stands at a nice height of 1.80m i.e. 5 feet & 11 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of about 65kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color & hair color are both black. His sexual orientation is understood to be straight.

Luis Diaz Net Worth and Salary

Luis Diaz gains from his professional career as a professional football player. His income is from deals, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. In July 2017, he moved Junior FC for an undisclosed fee. In July 2019, he contracted for FC Porto of Portugal on a five-year agreement with the club buying 80% of his commercial rights for a fee of €7 million. As of 2021, his expected net worth is around $1 million-$5 million and his salary is £936,000. His market worth is around €18 million. 

Did You Know?

• He wears jazzy number 7 for Porto FC.
• On 10 June 2021, he tallied twice, including the match-winning goal, in a 3-2 win over Peru in the third-place match of the 2021 Copa America.
• 2021 Copa America Top Goal Scorer.