Adrián Arturo Diz Pe (born 4 March 1994) is a Cuban professional
footballer
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USL Championship
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club
Hartford Athletic
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Club career
A tall central defender, Diz played for local teams Las Tunas and
Ciudad de la Habana
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Santos Laguna
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Founded in 1983 as Club Santos I ...
agreed to sign four Cuban players for the 2016 Apertura season, with Diz being one of them. He however had reportedly disappeared in February 2016.
On 17 March 2021, Diz joined USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.
Diz signed with USL Championship club
FC Tulsa
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History
The club was founded as Tulsa Roughnecks FC by Jeff and Dale Hubbard, br ...
on 26 January 2022.
Diz was transferred to
Indy Eleven
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on March 1, 2023. The terms and the transfer fee were not disclosed. Diz made 31 league appearances in the
2023 USL Championship season
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, scoring three goals. Diz remained with the club for the 2024 season, making 33 total appearances and scoring one goal, earning two league Team of the Week selections. Diz helped Indy Eleven reach a historic
semifinal
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in the
U.S. Open Cup
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Atlanta United FC
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in the process. Indy Eleven initially announced that Diz would remain with the club for a third consecutive season on 20 November 2024, but on 27 January 2025, his transfer to fellow USL Championship side
Hartford Athletic
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2011 Pan American Games
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2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
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The United States defeated Canada 3–0 in the ...
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2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
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2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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2012 Caribbean Cup
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Cuba
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in a June 2012
FIFA World Cup qualification
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match against
Panama
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and has earned a total of 13 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in three FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, and played at five
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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