Malin Diaz

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Malin Diaz
Personal information
Full nameMalin Diaz Pettersson
Date of birth (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubTyresö FF
Number12
Youth career
Vendelsö IK
AIK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012AIK58(5)
2013–Tyresö FF4(0)
National team
Sweden U19
2013–Sweden U233(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:25, 11 September 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 September 2013

Malin Diaz Pettersson (born 3 January 1994) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Tyresö FF of the Damallsvenskan, as a midfielder. She previously played for AIK.

Club career

Diaz made her debut for AIK in the Damallsvenskan as a 15-year-old against Sunnanå SK in October 2009. She started her first match a week later against Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, in which she also scored her first goal for the club.[1] She finished the 2009 season having played two matches, with one start and one goal.[2] After returning to AIK for the 2010 Damallsvenskan season, she made 16 starts in 19 appearances for a total of 1,488 minutes played. She scored two goals: one during a match against Kristianstad on 3 July in which AIK won 3–1 and another during a 2–2 draw against Umeå on 19 September.[2]

Following AIK's relegation, Diaz made 17 Norrettan appearances during the 2011 season, where she scored two goals and made five assists, as the club won promotion back to the Damallsvenskan. Diaz signed a new two-year contract with AIK ahead of the 2012 season.[1] She made 21 appearances with 19 starts for a total of 1,656 minutes on the pitch for AIK during the 2012 season.[2]

Playing for AIK in October 2012

In January 2013, with AIK relegated again after a 3–4–15 season ended with them bottom of the league table, Diaz signed for league champions Tyresö.[3] She reasoned that, although it would be difficult to break into the team, training alongside Tyresö's star names would improve her as a player.[4] She made her debut for Tyresö during a match against Sunnanå SK on 19 May 2013, which her new team won 10–2.[2]

International career

As a Swedish under-19 international, Diaz featured at the 2012 U-19 European Championship. She scored the victorious Swedish team's extra time goal in the 1–0 final win over Spain.[5] Reporters covering the tournament for UEFA praised Diaz's technique and passing, naming her among ten "emerging talents".[6]

In December 2012, national team coach Pia Sundhage called up Diaz to a senior squad training camp at Bosön.[7] Diaz has also been capped for Sweden at under-23 level.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mellerborg, Stefan (13 January 2012). "Malin Diaz förlänger" (in Swedish). AIK. Retrieved 10 September 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Malin Diaz". Soccer Way. Retrieved 15 September 2013. 
  3. "Christen Press och Malin Diaz klara för Tyresö". Tyresö FF. Retrieved 15 September 2013. 
  4. Nilsson, Alva (5 January 2013). "Malin Diaz förklarar: Därför blir det Tyresö" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013. 
  5. Crompton, Sam (15 July 2012). "Sweden match-winner Diaz realises dream". Uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 11 September 2013. 
  6. "Ten emerging talents from women's U19 finals". Uefa.com. UEFA. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2013. 
  7. "Sundhage tar med 17-åring på lägret" (in Swedish). Expressen. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013. 
  8. "U23 damlandslagets spelare 2013" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013. 

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