In a video that shows Diaz traveling his hometown of Barrancas and greeting locals, social media users are connecting with him. Situated in the north of Colombia, the town has a population of just under 40,000 and is considered to be among the poorest areas of the country.

Diaz spent his childhood playing on sand fields and went on to represent Barranquilla and Atletico Junior in the top two divisions of Colombia. Both teams are based in the city of Barranquilla, which is located in the country’s north.

“For us in the Barranquilla Futbol Club is a cause of great pride to see Luis Diaz in Liverpool and the success he is having at the beginning and to know that he will succeed,” Barranquilla president Ernesto Rafael Herrera said in a February interview with Mirror Football.

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