Luis Chávez (footballer)

Luis Gerardo Chávez Magallón (born 15 January 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Pachuca and the Mexico national team.[2]

Luis Chávez
Chávez with Mexico at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Luis Gerardo Chávez Magallón[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996[1]
Place of birth Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Pachuca
Number 24
Youth career
2011 Pachuca
2012–2017 Tijuana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Tijuana 71 (3)
2019– Pachuca 135 (14)
International career
2022– Mexico 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2023

International career

On 27 April 2022, Chávez made his senior national team debut under Gerardo Martino in a friendly match against Guatemala.[3]

In October 2022, Chávez was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster.[4] On 30 November, Chávez scored a goal from a free kick against Saudi Arabia as Mexico overpowered Saudi Arabia 2–1 to send Saudi Arabia out of the tournament.[5] Despite his team's failure to progress from the group stage as well, his goal was a 30-yard free kick goal hailed as a "stunner" and "wonder goal" by the media.[6][7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 May 2023[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tijuana 2014–15 Liga MX 4090130
2015–16 10081181
2016–17 9160151
2017–18 252302[lower-alpha 1]0302
2018–19 23051281
Total 713312201045
Pachuca 2019–20 Liga MX 20260262
2020–21 403403
2021–22 356356
2022–23 4032[lower-alpha 1]0423
Total 1351460200014314
Career total 20617372400024719

International

As of match played 19 April 2023[9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 2022121
202320
Total141

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 November 2022Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar Saudi Arabia2–02–12022 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Pachuca

Individual

References

  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Mixeco" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Luis Gerardo Chávez Magallón". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. "Mexico held to goalless stalemate by Guatemala in Orlando friendly". espn.com. 27 April 2022.
  4. Moro, Omar (14 November 2022). "Lista de convocados de la Selección Mexicana al Mundial de Qatar 2022". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
  5. Hernandez, Cesar (30 November 2022). "2022 World Cup: Mexico's win over Saudi Arabia not enough to clinch knockout round appearance". ESPN.
  6. "WATCH: Luis Chavez's wonder goal for Mexico in FIFA World Cup Group C match against Saudi Arabia". TimesNow. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  7. "Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico: Luis Chavez scores stunner but Mexico out of 2022 World Cup on goal difference to Poland". Eurosport. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  8. Luis Chávez at Soccerway
  9. Luis Chávez at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.


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