Fabricio Díaz

Fabricio Díaz Badaracco (born 3 February 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.

Early life
Díaz was born in La Paz, Canelones on 3 February 2003 to Gabriel Díaz and Verónica Badaracco. He is of maternal Italian descent.

Liverpool Montevideo
Díaz is a youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo. He made his professional debut for the club on 2 February 2020 in a 4 –2 win against Nacional in the 2020 Supercopa Uruguaya, playing the whole 120 minutes in the match and scoring the team's fourth goal. He also made his league and continental debut later in the same month: A 2–0 win against Llaneros de Guanare in the Copa Sudamericana on 12 February, and a week later, a 1–0 win against Plaza Colonia on 19 February, respectively.

Al-Gharafa
On 18 September 2023, despite having received offers from Barcelona in Spain and Brighton in England, Díaz joined Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa on a five-year deal.

International career
Díaz is a former Uruguayan youth international. On 22 March 2022, he was called up to the senior team for the first time as a replacement for Matías Vecino who tested positive for COVID-19. On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He served as captain of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.

Honours
Liverpool Montevideo
 * Uruguayan Primera División: 2023
 * Supercopa Uruguaya: 2020

Uruguay U20
 * FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2023
 * South American U-20 Championship runner-up: 2023

Individual
 * Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2022