BIOGRAPHY
Diego Rubio was born May 15, 1993, in Santiago, Chile. He is a forward in Major League Soccer.
Rubio made his professional debut for Colo-Colo in a pre-season friendly against Deportes La Serena as a starter. In another pre-season game, Diego scored his first unofficial goals for the club, in a 3–1 win against Unión Española, in which he scored two goals for his team, being named the man of the match. His Chilean Primera División came on February 14, 2011 against Unión San Felipe, as an 84th-minute substitution in a 2–0 away defeat. In a Copa Libertadores game played against Santos in Brazil, he scored his first professional goal, but the match finished in a 3–2 loss. On April 19th, Rubio scored his first two goals in the Primera División against La Serena, at 30th and 62nd minute, being named the man of the match, in a 4–1 home win.
On 8 March 2016, Rubio signed a season-long loan with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City as a Designated Player. He signed with the club on a permanent deal on 1 September 2016. Ahead of the 2019 season, Rubio was traded to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Kelyn Rowe, $200,000 of General Allocation Money and $100,000 of Target Allocation Money. On Feb. 20, 2019, Rubio signed a three-year contract extension through the 2022 season. Rubio enjoyed a career year with Colorado in 2019. He was the club's second leading scorer with 11 goals in 25 starts among 26 appearances—all MLS career highs.
In 2020, Rubio appeared in 17 matches, starting 13, in the regular season and playoffs. Rubio scored three goals, including game-winning goals on Sept. 12 against Real Salt Lake and Nov. 8 at Houston Dynamo. He also added four assists, including game-winning assists on Opening Day against D.C. United and on Nov. 4 to clinch a playoff berth at Portland Timbers. Rubio was named to the MLS Team of the Week in Weeks 11 and 24.
