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Alejandro Mayorga
Mexican footballer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Manuel Alejandro Mayorga Almaraz (born 29 May 1997), nicknamed El Tren ("The Train"), is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Juárez.
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Early life
Mayorga joined C.D. Guadalajara's youth academy in 2014.
Club career
Guadalajara
2017–18: Debut season and CONCACAF Champions League title
He made his Liga MX debut under manager Matías Almeyda on 5 August 2017 in a 2–2 draw against Club Necaxa.[2]
Making three appearances and scoring one goal in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League in which Guadalajara won,[3] he was included in the tournament's Best XI.[4]
2018–19: Loan to Necaxa
In June 2018, he joined Necaxa on loan for the 2018 Apertura.[5]
2019–20: Loan to UNAM
In December 2019, he joined Club Universidad Nacional on loan for 2020.[6] On 12 January 2020, he made his debut against C.F. Pachuca in a 2–1 win. On 30 August, he scored his first goal with the team against Club Tijuana in a 3–0 victory.[7] Following an impressive Guardianes 2020 performance, in which Pumas U.N.A.M. managed to reach the championship final, Mayorga returned to Guadalajara.[8]
2021–22: Loan to Cruz Azul
On 5 January 2022, Mayorga joined Cruz Azul on an one-year loan, with an option to join the club permanently.[9] He returned to Guadalajara at the end on his loan.[10] In April 2023, he reached 100 games played with Chivas.[11]
Return to Necaxa
On 10 January 2024, Mayorga permanently joined Necaxa.[12]
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International career
Youth
Mayorga was called up by Marco Antonio Ruiz for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[13] Mayorga started in all of the national team's matches in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.
Mayorga participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing in four matches, where Mexico won the competition.[14]
Senior
Mayorga and Edson Álvarez were given the opportunity by Juan Carlos Osorio to be supporting practice squad players with the senior national team that participated at the 2017 Confederations Cup.[15] At the conclusion of the tournament, he got his first call up to the senior national side in the preliminary list for the subsequent Gold Cup, all before his Liga MX debut.[16] He eventually made it to the official 23-man list.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 April 2025[17]
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearance in Supercopa de la Liga MX
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
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Honours
Guadalajara
Necaxa
Cruz Azul
Mexico U23
Individual
- CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2018
References
External links
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