Mariano Díaz Mejía

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Mariano
Personal information
Full name	Mariano Díaz Mejía
Date of birth	(1993-08-01) 1 August 1993^[1]
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid C
Youth career
2002–2006	Espanyol
2006–2008	Premià de Mar
2008–2009	Sánchez Llibre
2009–2011	Badalona
2011–2012	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2011	Badalona	3	(0)
2012–	Real Madrid C	33	(13)
2014–	Real Madrid B	1	(0)
National team^‡
2013–	Dominican Republic	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 January 2014

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Mejía.

Mariano Díaz Mejía (born 1 August 1993), simply known as Mariano, is a Dominican international footballer who plays for Real Madrid C in Spain, as a forward.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Mariano started his youth career with local RCD Espanyol, and appeared for lowly Premià de Mar and Fundaciò Sánchez Llibre. In 2009 he joined CF Badalona, and made his senior debuts in the 2011–12 season, in Segunda División B. Shortly after Mariano signed with Real Madrid, returning to youth football.

In August 2012 he was promoted to the Madrilenian's C-team also in the third level; on 18 January 2014 Mariano made his professional debut, appearing with the reserves in a 1–2 home loss against Sporting de Gijón, for the Segunda División championship.^[2]

International career

Mariano is eligible for Dominican Republic through his mother, a native of San Juan de la Maguana, despite being born in Spain.

He made his international debut on 24 March 2013, in a friendly against Haiti, and scored the last of a 3–1 victory.^[3]

International goals

Scores and results list the Dominican Republic's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	March 24, 2013	Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal	Haiti	3–0	3–1	Friendly

References

↑ Mariano Díaz Mejía profile at Soccerway
↑ Los rojiblancos meten máxima presión al Deportivo (Rojiblancos puts maximum pressure on Deportivo); Marca, 18 January 2014 (Spanish)
↑ "Mariano, from Madrid to the Caribbean". Marca. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

External links

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Persondata
Name	Mariano Díaz Mejía
Alternative names	Mariano
Short description	Dominican footballer
Date of birth	1 August 1993
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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