Julio Díaz (footballer, born 2005)
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| Full name | Julio Díaz del Romo[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 January 2005[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Fernando de Henares, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Madrileño | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2018 | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Atlético Madrileño | 42 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Spain U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Spain U19 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Julio Díaz del Romo (born 10 January 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer currently playing as a centre-back for Atlético Madrileño.
Club career
Born in San Fernando de Henares, Spain, Díaz is a product of the youth system of Atlético Madrid. He notably competed in the Youth League with the club's U19 team during the 2022-2023 season. He was voted second best player in the group stage during this competition.[2]
On 26 January 2023, Díaz extended his contract with Atlético Madrid, keeping him tied to the club until June 2026.[3]
A regular with Atlético's Juvenil A team, he was instrumental in his team's title victory in the 2023-2024 season, being crowned champion of that category.[4]
International career
Díaz was called up to the Spanish U-19 national team to participate in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[5] After beating Italy thanks to a goal from Pol Fortuny (0–1 after extra time), Spain reached the final of the tournament.[6] He started in the final against France, against whom the Spanish won by 2 goals to nil, thus winning the tournament.[7][8]
On 28 August 2025, Díaz was called up to the Spanish U-20 national team for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9]
Honours
Atlético Madrid Juvenil
Spain U19
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™ Squad List: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 September 2025. p. 22.
- ^ "El segundo mejor jugador del Youth League es del Atlético de Madrid". www.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Julio renueva hasta 2026". www.atleticodemadrid.com (in Spanish). 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Los nombres propios del juvenil de Torres". as.com (in Spanish). 24 April 2024.
- ^ "20 jugadores conforman la lista para el Campeonato de Europa". rfef.es (in Spanish). 12 July 2024.
- ^ "¡La Rojita, a la final!". as.com (in Spanish). 25 July 2024.
- ^ "L'équipe de France échoue en finale de l'Euro U19 face à l'Espagne". www.lequipe.fr (in French). 28 July 2024.
- ^ "2-0: ¡Bravo por España, campeona del Europeo Sub-19 tras tumbar a Francia!". www.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Paco Gallardo cita a 24 futbolistas para la concentración de Francia de septiembre" [Paco Gallardo names 24 players for September's training camp in France] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 28 August 2025.
- ^ "2024 Under-19 EURO final: Spain 2-0 France". UEFA. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.