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(Redirected from Diego Valdez (Paraguayan footballer)) Paraguayan football player (born 1993)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valdez and the second or maternal family name is Samudio.
Diego Valdez
Personal information
Full name Diego Gabriel Valdez Samudio
Date of birth (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Paraguay
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2011–2012 Rubio Ñu
2012–2013 Herreros Bueno
2013–2016 Deportivo Capiatá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Sportivo San Lorenzo 16 (1)
2019–2021 Atlético San Luis 3 (1)
2020–2021 → Sol de América (loan) 51 (11)
2022 Guaraní 11 (0)
2023 Guaireña 18 (3)
2023–2024 Neftchi 23 (3)
International career
2019– Paraguay 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 April 2019

Diego Gabriel Valdez Samudio (born 14 November 1993), known as Mudo Valdez (Spanish, the mute), is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Neftchi PFK.

Professional career

Valdez spent his early career in the lower leagues of Paraguay with Rubio Ñu, Herreros Bueno, and Deportivo Capiatá before moving to Sportivo San Lorenzo in 2016. He made his professional debut with Sportivo San Lorenzo in a 1-0 Paraguayan Primera División win over Club River Plate on 22 January 2019.

On 28 August 2023, Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi announced the signing of Valdez to a one-year contract with the option of a second. On 24 July 2024, Neftçi announced the departure of Valdez after the option on his contract wasn't taken up.

International career

Valdez made his debut for the Paraguay national football team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Peru on 22 March 2019.

Personal life

Valdez received the nickname "El Mudo" (Spanish for mute) from his coach, Xavi Roura, for how quiet Valdez was.

References

  1. Mudo Valdez at Soccerway
  2. "La gran sorpresa en la lista casera de Berizzo". d10.ultimahora.com.
  3. ""Neftçi"dən növbəti transfer". neftchi.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. "Dieqo Valdezə uğurlar arzulayırıq!". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. "Diego Valdez es llamado por primera vez a la selección paraguaya". Tigo Sports.
  6. ""No pude seguir porque no tenía para mi pasaje" - Deportes". ABC Color.

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