Jair Díaz

Díaz's current-season form is down 54% on last season (Season 26→12), while his Rating eased 46→33. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Mazatlán · 16th	22	1	6.38	33	12
2024/25	Mazatlán · 16th	30	0	6.71	46	26
2023/24	Mazatlán · 14th	30	0	6.5	47	21
2022/23	Club Tijuana	21	0	6.58	—	—
2021/22	Atletico San Luis	29	0	6.62	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Mexico · international

Side	Apps	G
Mexico U21	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Díaz is a 28-year-old central defender at Puebla, rated 32.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 22nd of 56 on scout potential in the Liga MX. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (54.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Díaz.

Judged on this season alone, Díaz graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 10th of 14 of the 14 centre-backs in the Liga MX, on 1 clean sheet and 3.553 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 12). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 8th of 14 of the 14 centre-backs in the Liga MX. At 28 Díaz is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downRemarkably consistent

Current potential8th of 14 centre-backs · Liga MX Current season10th of 14 centre-backs · Liga MX 10th-best centre-back in the Liga MX 22nd in the Liga MX · potential 8th-highest potential centre-back in the Liga MX

32.9

Ratingi

8th of 14 centre-backs

12.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

54.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.55

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Puebla finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.55

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 22 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 54.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.9, Díaz carries the 8th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga MX of 14. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %54.6%

Available fixtures34 of 5

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.054

Goal contribution / 900.054

Defensive actions / 903.553

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %40

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %40

Cards / 900.431

Foul involvement / 901.83

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~9), then tapers with age. At 28, Díaz sits on 5.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Díaz's projected Rating — 32.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target2

Shots5

Passing

Assists1

Chances created2

Passes594

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success40%

Duels won61

Duels won %47.7%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles40

Interceptions16

Blocks10

Fouls committed25

Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

PueblaAug 2026 – nowFree

MazatlánJun 2023 – Aug 2026

Club TijuanaJun 2022 – Jun 2023

Atletico San LuisJul 2021 – Jun 2022

VVenados FCJan 2020 – Jul 2021

Tigres UANLuntil Jan 2020

About J. Díaz

Jair Alberto Díaz Vázquez is a 27-year-old centre-back who plays for Puebla, born on August 21, 1998 in San Luis Potosí, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Mexico. Puebla currently sit 5th of 18 in the Liga MX.

This season

In the current season, J. Díaz has made 22 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,672 minutes, with 8 yellow cards.

J. Díaz's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Puebla face Club America away in the Liga MX.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Díaz at 32.9 with a Season form score of 12.1, ranking 22nd of 56 centre-backs in the Liga MX. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Liga MX and the Campeones Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, J. Díaz has totalled 183 club appearances with 4 goals and 1 assist for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 30 appearances for Mazatlán.

J. Díaz's career has also included time at Mazatlán, Club Tijuana, Atletico San Luis, VVenados FC and Tigres UANL.

On the international stage, J. Díaz has represented Mexico U21 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Puebla finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points