Diego Montiel (footballer, born 1996) should not be confused with Diego Montiel (footballer, born 1995).
| Diego Montiel | |
| Fullname: | Diego Armando Montiel |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Santo Tomé, Argentina |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Atlético de Rafaela |
| Years1: | 2014–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Atlético de Rafaela |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Juventud Unida (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | Bragado |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
Diego Armando Montiel (22 April 1996 – 26 December 2021) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] [2]
Montiel began his career with Argentine Primera División club Atlético de Rafaela, with four years spent with the youth team.[3] His first taste of senior football came on 19 June 2013 when he was an unused substitute for a Copa Argentina tie with San Lorenzo.[1] He made his debut for the club on 24 August 2014 in a league win at La Bombonera versus Boca Juniors.[1] He scored his first goal for Rafaela four matches later in a home league defeat to River Plate.[1] Rafaela were relegated in 2016–17, Montiel subsequently signed a new contract but was immediately loaned to fellow Primera B Nacional side Juventud Unida.[4]
His first appearance for Juventud Unida came on 30 October 2017 versus Aldosivi, coming on for the final five minutes in a 2–0 defeat.[1] Montiel's first Juventud goal came in a league match with Deportivo Morón on 20 November.[1] Montiel terminated his contract with Rafaela in January 2019.[1] [5] Montiel subsequently had a stint in Torneo Regional Federal Amateur with Bragado in 2019, scoring twice across nine fixtures.[6]
Montiel died from meningitis on 26 December 2021, at the age of 25.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 2012–13 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||||
| Juventud Unida (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Bragado | 2019 | Federal Amateur | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | |||||