Guillermo Fernando "Memo" Diaz (born October 16, 1995) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

College

Diaz began playing

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in 2014, before moving to the

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in 2016, where he played two further seasons of soccer.

Laredo Heat

Following college, Diaz played a season with

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side

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in 2018.

El Paso Locomotive

On February 21, 2019, Diaz signed for

side

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ahead of their inaugural season.

Oakland Roots

On January 11, 2021, Diaz joined

ahead of their inaugural season in the USL Championship.

References

1995 births Living people UNLV Rebels men's soccer players Laredo Heat players El Paso Locomotive FC players National Premier Soccer League players USL Championship players American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from New Mexico Oakland Roots SC players 21st-century American sportsmen Yavapai Roughriders men's soccer players People from Doña Ana County, New Mexico {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub