Gerald Díaz
Gerald Jadiel Díaz Agrait is a Puerto Rican professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Miami Fc of USL Championship and the [Puerto Rico national association football|football team|Puerto Rico national team].
Career
Díaz began playing in Puerto Rico at local club Caguas Bairoa. He later spent time in Spain in UD Vall de Uxó and Levante UD. He played on his first college year at Marshalltown Community College before returning to Puerto Rico in 2019 to play for Universidad del Sagrado Corazón.International career
Gerald was called up in 2016, for the Puerto Rico under-20 national team, for the first round of World Cup qualifiers.He made his debut with the senior Puerto Rico national team in July 2017, in a friendly match against Indonesia.
In 2018 he was called up once again for the U20 under head coach Amado Guevara for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he scored a goal. In July 2019, he played for the Puerto Rico national under-23 football team for the 2020 Olympic Games qualification where he scored one goal.
He scored his first international goal on October 15, 2019 on a 2-3 victory over Anguilla. On June 18, 2023 he scored the winning penalty in a shoot-out against Suriname in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match, taking Puerto Rico to their highest achievement in the competition's history to date.