Mariano Díaz Mejía
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mariano Díaz Mejía | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Premià de Mar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Espanyol | ||
| 2006–2008 | Premià | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sánchez Llibre | ||
| 2009–2011 | Badalona | ||
| 2011–2012 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Badalona | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Real Madrid C | 46 | (18) |
| 2014–2016 | Real Madrid B | 44 | (32) |
| 2016– | Real Madrid | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Dominican Republic | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:05, 6 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 January 2016 |
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Mariano Díaz Mejía (born 1 August 1993), simply known as Mariano, is a Spanish-born Dominican footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a striker.
Born in Premià de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Mariano started his youth career with local side RCD Espanyol, and appeared for lowly CE Premià and Fundaciò Sánchez Llibre. In 2009, he joined CF Badalona, and made his senior debut on 21 August 2011, replacing Iñaki Goikoetxea for the final 21 minutes of a 1–0 loss at CD Teruel in the Segunda División B season; he made two more appearances off the bench. On the 31st, he made his first start, playing the entirety of a 3–1 loss at RB Linense for the season's Copa del Rey, scoring his team's consolation.
Shortly after, Mariano signed with Real Madrid, returning to youth football. In August 2012 he was promoted to the Madrilenian side's C-team also in the third level. He became a regular in his second season there, with 15 goals in 26 games including a hat-trick on 22 December 2013 in a 5–2 home win over Sestao River Club. The following 18 January, Mariano made his professional debut at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, appearing with the reserves in a 1–2 loss against Sporting de Gijón, for the Segunda División championship; he came on for the final five minutes in place of Raúl de Tomás.
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