# Fabricio Díaz

Fabricio Díaz Badaracco (born 3 February 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.

## Early life

Díaz was born in La Paz, Canelones on 3 February 2003 to Gabriel Díaz and Verónica Badaracco. He is of maternal Italian descent.

## Club career
### Liverpool Montevideo

Díaz is a youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo. He made his professional debut for the club on 2 February 2020 in a 4 –2 win against Nacional in the 2020 Supercopa Uruguaya, playing the whole 120 minutes in the match and scoring the team's fourth goal. He also made his league and continental debut later in the same month: A 2–0 win against Llaneros de Guanare in the Copa Sudamericana on 12 February, and a week later, a 1–0 win against Plaza Colonia on 19 February, respectively.

### Al-Gharafa

On 18 September 2023, despite having received offers from Barcelona in Spain and Brighton in England, Díaz joined Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa on a five-year deal.

## International career

Díaz is a former Uruguayan youth international. On 22 March 2022, he was called up to the senior team for the first time as a replacement for Matías Vecino who tested positive for COVID-19. On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He served as captain of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 13 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Liverpool Montevideo | 2020 | UPD | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Liverpool Montevideo | 2021 | UPD | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Liverpool Montevideo | 2022 | UPD | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| Liverpool Montevideo | 2023 | UPD | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Liverpool Montevideo | Total | Total | 107 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 122 | 5 |
| Al-Gharafa | 2023–24 | QSL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Al-Gharafa | 2024–25 | QSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Al-Gharafa | Total | Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 123 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 146 | 6 |
* ↑ Includes Copa Uruguay, Emir of Qatar Cup
* ↑ Includes Qatari Stars Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ One appearance, one goal in Supercopa Uruguaya; one appearance in championship playoff
* 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ One appearance each in Torneo Intermedio final and championship playoff
* ↑ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final
* ↑ Appearance in Qatar Cup
* ↑ Appearance in AFC Champions League Elite

## Honours

Liverpool Montevideo
* Uruguayan Primera División: 2023
* Supercopa Uruguaya: 2020
Uruguay U20
* FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2023
* South American U-20 Championship runner-up: 2023
Individual
* Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2022