Érick Díaz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is González.

Érick Díaz
Personal information
Full name Érick Manuel Díaz González
Date of birth (2006-03-04) 4 March 2006
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Los Angeles FC 2, on loan from Tauro
Number 55
Youth career
Neftagol
Tauro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Tauro 16 (0)
2025– →Los Angeles FC 2 (loan) 22 (1)
2025 →Los Angeles FC (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Panama U17 10 (1)
2024– Panama U20 6 (0)
2023– Panama 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:32, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:32, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Érick Manuel Díaz González (born 4 March 2006) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the MLS Next Pro club Los Angeles FC 2, on loan from Tauro, and the Panama national team.

Club career

A youth product of the Panamanian club Tauro, Díaz debuted for their senior team in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol in 2023, and helped them win the 2023–24 edition of the competition.[1] On 27 February 2025, he was loan out to MLS Next Pro club Los Angeles FC 2 on a year-long loan, with an option for 3 seasons until 2028.[2] On 25 July 2025, he was called up to the senior Los Angeles FC squad on a short-term loan for a Major League Soccer match against the Portland Timbers.[3]

International career

Díaz was called up to the Panama U17s for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4] On 27 August 2023, he debuted with the senior Panama national team for a friendly 2–1 win over Bolivia.[5] He also made the squad for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6] He again was called up to the Panama U20s for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]

Personal life

Díaz is the son of the Panamanian former international footballer Neftalí Díaz.[8]

Honours

Tauro

References

  1. ^ a b "Tauro fue contundente y es el campeón de la LPF 2024". www.prensa.com. 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Erick Díaz llega cedido a Los Ángeles FC 2 de la MLS Next Pro". www.rpctv.com.
  3. ^ "LAFC2". LAFC2.
  4. ^ Da Silva, Alexander (1 November 2023). "PANAMÁ SUB-17: LOS 21 ELEGIDOS PARA EL MUNDIAL SUB-17 DE INDONESIA" [PANAMA U-17: THE 21 CHOSEN FOR THE U-17 WORLD CUP IN INDONESIA]. fepafut.com (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Panamá se quedó con el amistoso: Venció 2-1 a Bolivia". TNT Sports.
  6. ^ Sarabia, André (12 July 2024). "Los 21 convocados de Panamá para el Campeonato Sub-20 de CONCACAF" (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ Jaime A. Chávez Rivera (25 September 2025). "Erick Díaz, de la Sub-20, quiere aprovechar las oportunidades". Panamá América.
  8. ^ "Conoce a tu mundialista Sub-17: Érick Díaz – Federación Panameña de Fútbol".
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