David Diosa (born 4 December 1992) is a Colombian

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who currently plays for Valley United FC in the

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(NISA).

Personal

Diosa was born in Medellin, Colombia and moved to the United States with his mother and sister when he was 11 years old. Diosa grew up in

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and attended Martin Luther King High School.

Club career

In 2010, Diosa was a member of the New York Cosmos Academy Under-18 team. Diosa scored the first goal for a Cosmos side in 25 years when he scored for the U-18 team in a

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match against Connecticut's South Central Premier. Diosa also scored in a match against Newtown Pride FC. In 2011, he was a member of the New York Cosmos Under-23 that participated in the Premier Development League.

Professional career

Diosa signed with the

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on July 5, 2013 and made his professional debut in the Cosmos’ 1–0 victory over Atlanta on November 2, 2013, when he played 38 minutes as a substitute. Diosa scored his first professional goal on August 30, 2014 in the team's 2–2 draw at

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. Diosa finished the 2014 season with one goal and one assist in nine appearances for the team. On December 3, 2015 it was announced that the Cosmos had signed Diosa to a contract extension. In 2017, Diosa signed with

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, but was transferred back to the Cosmos a month later. On April 6, 2021, Diosa was signed by

side

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ahead of the 2021 Spring NISA season.

References

External links

New York Cosmos player profile

NISA player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diosa, David 1992 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers People from Jackson Heights, Queens New York Cosmos (2010) players OKC Energy FC players Real Monarchs players Richmond Kickers players New Amsterdam FC players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players USL League One players National Independent Soccer Association players Soccer players from New York (state) Footballers from Medellín 21st-century Colombian sportsmen