Paulo César Díaz Huincales (Latin American Spanish: [ˈpawlo ˈði.as] born 25 August 1994), known as Paulo Díaz, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Chile national team.[3]
He got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against the United States in January 2015 and made his international debut in the match.[4]
He is the son of former defender Ítalo Díaz,[5] who played for the Chile national team in 2001. His younger brother, Nicolás, is a Chilean international footballer too.[6]
Díaz Huincales is of Mapuche descent.[7]
Díaz naturalized Argentine by residence in 2024.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palestino | 2013 | Chilean Primera División | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Chilean Primera División | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Chilean Primera División | 28 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7[b] | 0 | – | 45 | 7 | ||
| Total | 47 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 67 | 7 | |||
| Colo-Colo | 2015–16 | Chilean Primera División | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| San Lorenzo | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | – | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | – | 69 | 8 | |||
| Al-Ahli | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 4[e] | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| River Plate | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[b] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11[b] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
| 2025 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 1[i] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 143 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 204 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 263 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 75 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 381 | 29 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 March 2023 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile |  Paraguay |
2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
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