Mar Diano
{{Short description|Philippines Footballer}}
{{Philippine name|Azuero|Diano}}
{{Infobox football biography
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| name = Mar Diano
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| fullname = Mar Vincent Azuero Diano
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|07|24}}
| birth_place = Masbate City, Philippines
| height = {{height|m=1.74|precision=0}}
| position = Centre back
| currentclub = Kaya–Iloilo
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| collegeyears1 = –
| college1 = University of the East
| collegecaps1 =
| collegegoals1 =
| years1 = 2019
| clubs1 = Mendiola
| caps1 = 21
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020–2022
| clubs2 = Azkals Development Team
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = Kaya–Iloilo
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Philippines U19
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = Philippines U23
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2021–
| nationalteam3 = Philippines
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 06:50, 25 May 2023
| nationalteam-update = 02:20, September 10, 2022
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Mar Vincent Azuero Diano (born 24 July 1997) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Philippines Football League club Kaya–Iloilo and the Philippines national team.
College career
Diano attended the University of the East, playing for the UE Red Warriors football team in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).{{cite news |last1=del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=UE more organized under Arboleda's watch, says Mar Diano |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ue-more-organized-under-arboledas-watch-says-mar-diano/79218 |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=4 March 2017}} He played as a striker with the Red Warriors.{{cite news |last1=Guerrero |first1=Bob |title=UAAP 79 football preview: UP Maroons face tough title defense |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/uaap/uaap-season-79-football-preview-maroons-tough-title-defense |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=Rappler |date=30 January 2017 |language=en}}
Club career
=Mendiola 1991=
Diano has played in the Philippines Football League. In 2019, he was part of Mendiola F.C. 1991.{{cite news |last1=Co |first1=Adrian Stewart |title=Mendiola FC stuns Green Archers in PH Football League |url=https://www.panaynews.net/mendiola-fc-stuns-green-archers-in-ph-football-league/ |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=Panay News |date=26 July 2019 |quote=Cameroonian Souleyman Mbouombouo Neope and Mar Vincent Diano added a goal each for Mendiola.}}{{cite news |last1=Mariñas |first1=Romy P. |title='Kuya' Stephan, 'Kuya' Amani model minders of junior Azkals |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/11/25/news/top-stories/kuya-stephan-kuya-amani-model-minders-of-junior-azkals/658538 |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=The Manila Times |date=25 November 2019 |language=en}}
=Azkals Development Team=
In 2020, he joined Azkals Development Team (ADT), a club whose roster is meant to comprise prospects for the Philippine national team.{{cite news |title=Football: Another Azkals Development Team player to join Thai club |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/21/20/football-another-azkals-development-team-player-to-join-thai-club |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=21 December 2020 |language=en}}
In late 2020, Thai club Muangthong United reportedly wanted to sign in Diano after his 2020 season run with ADT.{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Jonas |title=Mar Diano, Dennis Villanueva join Thai football league |url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/12/23/mar-diano-dennis-villanueva-join-thai-football-league/ |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=23 December 2020}}{{cite news |title=ADT stars Gayoso, Diano attract foreign interest after PFL stint |url=https://www.espn.ph/story/_/id/30340061/adt-stars-jarvey-gayoso-mar-diano-attract-foreign-interest-pfl-stint |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=ESPN.com |date=18 November 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Masoy |first1=Niel Victor C. |title=Young athletes shine in the year of the pandemic |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/01/01/sports/young-athletes-shine-in-the-year-of-the-pandemic/820603 |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=The Manila Times |date=1 January 2021 |language=en}} However the transfer has not materialized and Diano remained with ADT. Diano would help ADT finish as runners-up at the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara.{{cite news |last1=Yumol |first1=David Tristan |title=Kaya FC-Iloilo reclaims Copa Paulino Alcantara crown |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/sports/2021/11/19/Kaya-Iloilo-reclaims-Copa-crown.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119154053/https://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2021/11/19/Kaya-Iloilo-reclaims-Copa-crown.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 19, 2021 |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=CNN Philippines |date=19 November 2021 |language=en}}
=Kaya-Iloilo=
International career
=Philippines U19=
Diano represented his country at the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship{{cite news |title=AFF U19: Laos make the cut after beating Philippines |url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/aff-u19-laos-make-the-cut-after-beating-philippines/ |access-date=28 November 2021 |publisher=Asean Football Federation |date=30 August 2015}}
=Philippines U22=
He was also part of the U22 squad at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, where he scored a goal against Timor-Leste.
=Philippines=
Diano had his first international cap for the Philippines national team during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Maldives 15 June 2021. He came in as a substitute for Justin Baas in the match which ended in a 1–1 draw.{{cite news |last1=del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=Azkals end World Cup Qualifiers campaign with Maldives stalemate |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/azkals-end-world-cup-qualifiers-campaign-with-maldives-stalemate/210909 |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=15 June 2021}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|25 May 2023.}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
| Mendiola 1991
|2019 |rowspan="4"|PFL |21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 24 | 1 | |
| rowspan="2"|Azkals Development Team
|2020 |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021
|colspan="2"|– | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 1 | ||
| Kaya–Iloilo
|23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| colspan="3"| Career total
!49!!1!!13!!1!!3!!0!!65!!2 |
Honors
Azkals Development Team
- Copa Paulino Alcantara runner-up: 2021
Kaya–Iloilo
- Philippines Football League: 2022–23{{cite news |last1=Del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=Kaya-Iloilo ends 27-year wait, takes PFL crown |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/kaya-iloilo-ends-27-year-wait-takes-pfl-crown/273107 |access-date=May 28, 2023 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=May 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527070800/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/kaya-iloilo-ends-27-year-wait-takes-pfl-crown/273107 |archive-date=May 27, 2023}}
- Copa Paulino Alcantara runner-up: 2022
References
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{{Kaya F.C.–Iloilo squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diano, Mar}}
Category:University of the East alumni
Category:University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's footballers
Category:Philippines men's international footballers
Category:Filipino men's footballers
Category:Mendiola F.C. 1991 players
Category:Kaya F.C.–Iloilo players
Category:Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Category:Azkals Development Team players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:SEA Games competitors for the Philippines