Juan Díaz (footballer, born 2006)

Juan Díaz
Personal information
Full name Juan Díaz Peregrina
Date of birth (2006-05-24) 24 May 2006
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Cádiz B
Number 4
Youth career
2014–2021 Betis
2021–2023 Balón de Cádiz
2022–2024 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 Cádiz C 6 (0)
2024– Cádiz B 29 (0)
2025– Cádiz 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2025

Juan Díaz Peregrina (born 24 May 2006) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back for Cádiz CF Mirandilla.

Career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Díaz joined Real Betis' youth sides in 2014, aged eight.[1] In 2021, he moved to the youth sides of Cádiz CF, spending two seasons at affiliate side Balón de Cádiz CF before making his senior debut with the C-team in Primera Andaluza in 2024.[2]

On 22 July 2024, Díaz renewed his contract with the Yellow Submarine until 2026,[3] and started to feature with the reserves in Segunda Federación. He made his first team debut on 28 October; after coming on as a half-time substitute for Jorge Moreno, he scored his side's third in a 3–1 away win over UCAM Murcia CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4][5]

Díaz made his professional debut on 2 November 2025, starting in a 0–0 Segunda División away draw against FC Andorra.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Juan Díaz, la perla del Cádiz, comienza la pretemporada con el primer equipo" [Juan Díaz, Cádiz's pearl, starts the pre-season with the first team] (in Spanish). AG Deportes. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Quién es Juan Díaz, debutante y goleador con el Cádiz que llama a la puerta de Gaizka Garitano" [Who is Juan Díaz, Cádiz's debutant and goalscorer who knocks on Gaizka Garitano's door] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Juan Díaz, renovado hasta 2026" [Juan Díaz, renewed until 2026] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Juan Díaz se estrena en el Cádiz CF: el debut soñado de un defensa con madera de líder" [Juan Díaz debuts at Cádiz CF: the dream debut of a defender with a leadership vein] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  5. ^ "El estreno soñado en el Cádiz CF del canterano Juan Díaz: "No sabía ni qué hacer"" [The dream debut at Cádiz CF of the youth player Juan Díaz: "I did not know what to do"] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Juan Díaz se consolida en el Cádiz: debut goleador en Copa y titular en Liga con 19 años" [Juan Díaz consolidates himself at Cádiz: goalscoring debut in Copa and starter in the League at the age of 19] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.