Diego Fagundez

At 29 years old, Diego Fagundez has this physical status:

Club career

Fagnz was signed to a New England Revolution contract on November 15, 2010, making him the first homegrown player to play for the Revolution since its youth academy was enrolled. Despite being on the main roster, he continued to train and compete for the academy team.

In the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, he made his full professional debut on April 26, 2011, defeating D.C. United 32-1. On August 6, 2011, he made his league debut as a replacement against Chivas USA, where he drew a penalty (which was converted by Shalrie Joseph) and scored his first goal for New England.

Fagndez made a strong breakout season in 2013, scoring 13 goals and assisting 7. Fagndez quickly became one of MLS' top young talents, winning Player of the Week awards in week 14 of the 2013 MLS season. Fagndez obtained a US green card in October 2013, designating him as a domestic player under MLS squad rules. In August 2013, he was featured on an episode of documentary television show MLS 36.

Fagndez from Atalanta, B.C., has sparked rumors of interest ahead of the 2015 season. Fiorentina and Revolutionary Fiorentina, Fagndez's services were not able to match the Revolution's $4 million price.

Fagndez made the most appearances for his team in 2015 during his rookie season.

At the end of the 2017 MLS season, Fagndez was named Midnight Riders Man of Year.

Fagnez's father (who also works as his agent) took a tweet on October 28, 2018, hinting that this could be his son's last appearance for the Revolution. Fagnez's 50th career MLS goal was scored during the match against the Montreal Impact. He is the youngest player in MLS history to reach 50 goals.

Multiple sources confirmed that the Revolution turned down a bid from Club Nacional de Football for Fagundez on January 22, 2019.

Fagndez's 2020 labor contract option was used by the Revolution prior to the 2020 season.

Fagndez made his 244th appearance for the Revolution in the Chicago Fire's 2020 season opener, tying for fourth most appearances all time.

Fagnz was just one appearance away from breaking the Revolution's all-time appearance record, which had been held by Shalrie Joseph, going into the final match of the 2020 regular season against the Philadelphia Union. Fagndez did not appear in the match, thus ending the season one appearance shy of breaking the record. The Revolution lost the game 2-0.

Fagnez received a contract extension from the Revolution, as Fagndez's service was coming to an end, as well as other MLS clubs' and clubs in La Liga and Liga MX. For a fourth year, Fagndez had signed a three-year contract plus a club option.

The Revolution announced on December 8, 2020, that they would complete the season. Fagndez was listed as out of work with the company. He made a farewell post to the Revolution and their followers on Instagram, saying that it was time for him to move forward. Fagnez said in an interview with Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe that he wanted to stay with the team but that a low-ball bid was made, but he refused to accept it.

Fagndez agreed to a one-year contract with Austin FC on January 5, 2021. In his 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on April 24, 2021, Fagndez made his first appearance for his new team and scored his first goal in the franchise's history. He'll score again this week, this time notching the game winner in the franchise's 1-0 victory over Minnesota United. He was the Man of the Match for Austin's first-ever home match against the San Jose Earthquakes and quickly became a fan favorite.

In a 1-1 draw against the Seattle Sounders as a substitute, Fagundez scored his first goal of the 2022 season, an equalizer. In a 2-1 loss to San Antonio FC of the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, Austin had his first goal in national competition play. Fagundez's two second half assists helped him to victory 3-2 at D.C. United, with the game-winning goal being a key.

International career

Fagnez is a former Uruguay youth international. In October 2012, he made his Uruguay U20 debut. In that month, he appeared in two games for Uruguay U20 against Peru. In the first game he appeared as a substitute in the 83rd minute; in the second fixture he was brought on in the 45th minute.

In April 2013, he said he would be able to represent either Uruguay or the United States at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. However, he was not called up by Uruguay and was therefore unqualified to represent the United States at the time due to not having citizenship.

In August 2014, he was called up again for the Uruguay U20 national team and played in two games against Peru, a 1–0 win win over a 1–1 draw, and a 1–1 draw.

Fagnez was named up for the 2015 South American Youth Championship in January 2015. He was instrumental in Uruguay's 1–0 victory over Colombia.

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