Mariano Díaz
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Mariano with Real Madrid in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mariano Díaz Mejía | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Premià de Mar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| 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 | 40 | (32) |
| 2016–2017 | Real Madrid | 8 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Lyon | 37 | (18) |
| 2018–2023 | Real Madrid | 52 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Sevilla | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Dominican Republic | 2 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Mariano Díaz Mejía (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾjano ˈði.aθ meˈxi.a]; born 1 August 1993), better known as Mariano, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Spain, he plays for the Dominican Republic national team.
Shortly after making his debut for Badalona in 2011, Mariano joined Real Madrid, where he played in the C-team and then the reserves, where he was top scorer in the 2015–16 Segunda División B. He then began playing with the first team, and was part of their squad that won La Liga, the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2016–17. He was subsequently signed by Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais, but returned to Madrid one year later, spending the next five seasons with Los Blancos before joining Sevilla for a single season in 2023.