Now that he has returned to B.C. to play for Vancouver FC, Alejandro Diaz is in the market for a two-bedroom residence, somewhere in the Lower Mainland, that can accommodate his active seven-month-old son.

鈥淗e鈥檚 growing so fast,鈥� Diaz laughed.

His return comes less than a year after the high-scoring 27-year-old Mexican-born striker was transferred, from Victoria Canadian Premier League franchise Pacific FC, to Norwegian second tier first-dvision club Sogndal, in August of 2022.

On Tuesday, July 11, Vancouver FC announced a deal has been struck that will see Diaz play for the 91原创-based CPL expansion team.

When Diaz was playing for Victoria鈥檚 Pacific FC in 2021, he led the club to their first-ever championship.

In 2022, he had another outstanding season with Victoria, scoring 13 goals in 18 league matches to become became the club鈥檚 all-time top goal scorer before moving to the Norwegian team, for what said at the time to be the second-largest transfer fee in CPL history.

Now that he is back in B.C., on the roster of a 91原创-based expansion team that is half-way through its first season, Diaz described himself as 鈥渟uper happy and excited.鈥�

鈥淚 came here to do my best, to work hard,鈥� Diaz told the 91原创 Advance Times.

鈥淎nd also, hopefully, I can score a lot of points for them, and hopefully this year we can make it to the championship,鈥� Diaz added.

He said his tour with the Norway team sharpened his skills.

鈥淭actically, I think I improved a lot,鈥� Diaz commented.

鈥淥ver there, it was a little bit faster. The football is like a little bit quicker. So I think I can I can bring that here.鈥�

Vancouver FC Head Coach Afshin Ghotbi observed that Diaz has proven he 鈥渃an not only score but dominate in attack in the Canadian Premier League.鈥�

鈥淲ith his addition, we believe we greatly improve our chances to qualify for the playoffs and beyond in our inaugural season,鈥� Ghotbi said. 鈥淕oals win games, and Diaz scores them in bunches.鈥�

Diaz is the only player to register two hat tricks in league history and is one of just five CPL players to score three goals in one match.

A 2022 analysis posted to football tactics and analysis website described Diaz as 鈥渙ne of the most exciting, flamboyant, energetic, tactically intelligent, heroic figures of the Canadian Premier League 鈥� with an incredibly vast skill set that extends to all phases of the game.鈥�

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