Ismael Díaz de León (born 12 May 1997) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Liga MX club León and the Panama national team.
Club career Born in Panama City, Díaz made his professional debut for Tauro on 2 September 2012 against Alianza, aged just 15 years and 2 months.Ismael Díaz nominado a los COS Awards - Tauro F.C. He had a trial with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in summer 2014.Ismaël Diaz (17) op stage bij PSV - Eindhovens Dagblad In August 2015, he joined Portuguese club FC Porto on a loan.Ismael Díaz es el nuevo fichaje del FC Porto de Portugal - La Prensa On 2017 the loan ended due to FC Porto order.
On 31 August 2019, Díaz joined Académico Viseu.Ismael Díaz ya viste el 10 con el Académico de Viseu, panamaamerica.com.pa, 31 August 2019 He left the club at the end of the year and returned to Tauro in January 2020.Ismael Díaz vuelve al Tauro y hace una gran promesa, futbolcentroamerica.com, 14 January 2020
On 6 January 2022, Ecuadorian Serie A club Universidad Católica, announced the signing of Ismael Díaz, in time for the start of the 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A season, as well as the 2022 Copa Libertadores. Díaz had made an immediate impact during his first two weeks at the club, scoring 2 league goals in his first 2 matches, which earned him being selected "Best Player of Matchday 1 of Serie A". Díaz then scored 2 more goals in the second stage of the Libertadores Cup group stage qualifiers, helping La Católica to a 3–1 aggregate win over Bolivian side Club Bolívar.https://www.rpctv.com/futbol-internacional/futbol/ismael-diaz-anota-el-partido-vuelta-la-copa-libertadores-n5670296 |date=2 March 2022
On 25 July 2025, Díaz joined Mexican club León.
International career He played at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.
Díaz made his senior debut for Panama in an August 2014 friendly match against Cuba.
In June 2018 he was announced to be part of Panama's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and he made one appearance as a substitute against Belgium in a 3–0 loss during the group stage.
On 8 July 2023, Díaz scored a hat-trick against Qatar during the quarter-finals of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup in a 4–0 win. On 24 June 2025, he scored another hat-trick in the Gold Cup, this time against Jamaica.
Career statistics International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPanama20141120151020161020177120183020211020228320231542024502025118202660Total5917
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
+ List of international goals scored by Ismael Díaz No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 20 August 2014 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 4–0 4–0 Friendly 2 12 July 2017 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States 1–1 2–1 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup 3 2 June 2022 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 2–0 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A 4 27 September 2022 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain 2–0 2–0 Friendly 5 10 November 2022 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–1 6 4 July 2023 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States 2–1 2–2 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup 7 8 July 2023 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States 2–0 4–0 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup 8 3–0 9 4–0 10 10 June 2025 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 2–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 11 16 June 2025 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States 2–0 5–2 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup 12 3–0 13 24 June 2025 Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States 1–0 4–1 14 2–0 15 3–1 16 28 June 2025 State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States 1–0 1–1 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup 17 14 October 2025 Rommel Fernández Stadium, Panama City, Panama 1–1 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Porto B Segunda Liga: 2015–16FC Porto B recebe troféu de campeão da Segunda Liga - Sapo Desporto Premier League International Cup: 2016–17
Panama Youth CONCACAF U-17 Championship runner-up: 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship runner-up: 2015
Panama CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2023 CONCACAF Nations League runner-up: 2024–25
Individual CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Boot: 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2023, 2025
References
External links
National team profile - FEPAFUT