Diego Montiel (footballer, born 1995)

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Diego Montiel
Personal information
Full name Diego Nicolas Montiel
Date of birth (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Västerås, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Vendsyssel
Number 20
Youth career
IK Franke
Västerås
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Västerås 1 (0)
2013–2014 Brommapojkarna 0 (0)
2014 Västerås 13 (3)
2015–2016 Dalkurd 53 (6)
2017 Sirius 5 (0)
2017 → Gefle (loan) 14 (2)
2018 Örgryte 28 (13)
2019 Beerschot 2 (0)
2019–2021 Vejle 43 (12)
2021– Vendsyssel 16 (2)
National team
2012 Sweden U17 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:50, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Diego Nicolas Montiel (born 26 April 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Vendsyssel FF.[1]

Club career[]

Montiel had youth spells with IK Franke and Västerås SK,[3] he made his first-team debut with the latter on 7 July 2012 in a Division 1 Norra match against Östersund.[1] In 2013, Montiel joined Allsvenskan club IF Brommapojkarna.[1][3] He was named on the substitutes bench twice for the club's 2014–15 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round ties against VPS.[1][4][5] After not appearing for the club's senior team he left and rejoined Västerås SK in 2014.[1] He went onto score three goals in thirteen fixtures during the 2014 Division 1 season.[1] In January 2015, Montiel completed a transfer to fellow Division 1 Norra team Dalkurd FF.[1]

He participated in twenty-four games in his debut season with them as they won promotion to the 2016 Superettan.[1] On 11 November 2016, it was announced that Montiel had agreed to sign for Allsvenskan side IK Sirius on a three-year contract and would officially join on 1 January 2017.[3] He made his debut for IK Sirius in a Svenska Cupen match versus Arameisk-Syrianska IF and scored the fifth goal in a 0–5 win.[1] On 28 July, Montiel joined Superettan side Gefle IF on loan.[6] He scored his first Gefle goal in his second match, on 6 August, against IFK Värnamo.[1] In total, Montiel scored two goals in fourteen matches for Gefle as they finished 12th.[1]

He terminated his contract with Sirius in November 2017.[7] On 5 December, Montiel agreed to join Superettan club Örgryte IS.[8][9] In his opening six matches, Montiel scored five goals and assisted four.[1][10] He ended the 2018 campaign as top scorer, netting thirteen goals alongside fourteen assists in twenty-eight appearances.[1][11] He departed at the conclusion of his contract in December.[12] At the end of the month, Montiel secured a move to Beerschot Wilrijk of the Belgian First Division B.[13] In July 2019, Beerschot allowed Montiel to speak to a Swedish club with a view to a transfer.[14] Västerås SK revealed he was training with them on 8 July.[15]

On 15 July 2019, Vejle BK confirmed that they had signed Montiel on a two-year contract.[16] He scored twice, versus Nykøbing and Vendsyssel FF, in his first three appearances for Vejle BK.[1][17]

After two seasons at Vejle, Montiel joined Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF on a two-year deal on 8 July 2021.[18]

International career[]

Montiel, who is of Uruguayan descent, has represented Sweden at U17 level, debuting in a friendly tournament match against Iceland U17 in July 2014.[19][20][21] His next cap came later that month in the same competition against Romania U17.[21]

Career statistics[]

As of 16 August 2019.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Västerås SK 2012 Division 1 Norra 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
IF Brommapojkarna 2013 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Västerås SK 2014 Division 1 Norra 13 3 2 0 — 0 0 15 3
Dalkurd FF 2015 24 3 3 0 — 0 0 27 3
2016 Superettan 29 3 1 0 — 0 0 30 3
Total 53 6 4 0 — 0 0 57 6
IK Sirius 2017 Allsvenskan 5 0 2 1 — 0 0 7 1
Gefle IF (loan) 2017 Superettan 14 2 1 0 — 0 0 15 2
Örgryte IS 2018 28 13 0 0 — 0 0 28 13
Beerschot Wilrijk 2018–19 First Division B 2 0 — — 6[a] 0 8 0
Vejle BK 2019–20 1st Division 4 2 0 0 — 0 0 4 2
Career total 120 26 9 1 0 0 6 0 135 27
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League play-offs

Honours[]

Dalkurd FF[22]
  • Division 1 Norra: 2015

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Diego Montiel profile". Soccerway. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Diego Montiel". World Football. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Diego Montiel till Sirius". IK Sirius Fotboll. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ^ "UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - History - VPS-Brommapojkarna". UEFA. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. ^ "UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - History - Brommapojkarna-VPS". UEFA. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Diego Montiel klar för Gefle". Gefle IF. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Montiel bryter med Sirius – öppnar för att stanna i GIF: "Det är absolut ett alternativ"". VLT. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Välkommen till Örgryte IS, Diego Montiel!". Örgryte IS. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Möt ÖIS nyförvärv Diego Montiel". Örgryte IS. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Öis tog tredje raka - skyttekungen avgjorde trots tio man". Fotbollskanalen. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Diego Montiel på väg bort från Örgryte". GP. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Diego Montiel lämnar ÖIS". Örgryte IS. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Zweedse revelatie kiest voor Beerschot". Beerschot Wilrijk. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Montiel naar Zweden". Beerschot Wilrijk. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Montiel i träning med VSK". Västerås SK. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  16. ^ Svensk midtbaneprofil til Vejle Boldklub, vejle-boldklub.dk, 15 July 2019
  17. ^ "Imponerende VB-nyindkøb: Bare gå hårdt til mig". Bold. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  18. ^ Vendsyssel FF henter Diego Montiel, vendsysselff.dk, 8 July 2021
  19. ^ "Keert Diego Montiel na drie maanden al terug van Beerschot Wilrijk naar Zweden?". GvA. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Montiel i blågul debut mot Island". Västerås SK Fotboll. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Diego Montiel". Swedish Football Association. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  22. ^ "Dalkurds historiska seger – är nu klart för Superettan 2016". DT. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

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