Richard Diaz

Richard Diaz

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Lakewood, Calif.

High School:
St. John Bosco

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 180

Position:
D

A talented defender who could return as a starter on the Hoyas defense ... battled through a knee injury for the duration of the 2005 & 2006 seasons

2006: started in each of the season's first four games at right back before knee surgery ended his season

2005: Played in eight games, starting four straight games (9/28-10/11) ... lost a good amount of time due to a torn knee ligament ...

2004: Earned GU's Rookie of the Year Award after starting every game on defense...took three shots on the year and recorded an assist against Navy

Prior to Georgetown: Four year member of Cal-South ODP Team...traveled with ODP to play in England and Germany...invited to the US U-17 National Camp...member of U-19 Irvine Strikers Soccer Club...winner of 2001 & 2003 Premier League...2002 U-16 State Cup Champions and 2002 U-16 Regional Finalist...named Rookie of the Year as freshman, Defensive MVP sophomore year, MVP junior and senior year...named First Team All-league junior year...recipient of Academic All-CIF scholar athlete award in senior year and was team captain...received academic honors as a "Top 25" student as a sophomore and senior...member of the California Scholastic Federation and the National Honor Society.

Diaz's Career Statistics

YearGP/GSShotsGoalsAssistsPoints
20064/43000
20058/40000
200421/213011
Totals33/293011