Lucas Ayala

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ayala and the second or maternal family name is Miño.

Lucas Emanuel Ayala Miño (born August 11, 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and current manager of Liga Premier de México club Gavilanes de Matamoros.^[1] Born in Argentina, he played for the Mexico national team.

Lucas Ayala

Ayala playing for Atlas
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Emanuel Ayala Miño
Date of birth	(1978-08-11) 11 August 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Racing Club
	Monterrey
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999	Saltillo
1999–2000	Tigres de Ciudad Juárez
2001	Correcaminos
2002	Tigrillos
2003	Zacatepec
2003	Chiapas Reserves
2004–2007	Veracruz	107	(6)
2007–2010	Tigres UANL	78	(2)
2008–2009	→ Atlas (loan)	16	(1)
2011–2013	Atlas	87	(1)
2014–2017	Correcaminos UAT	38	(1)
Total		326	(11)
International career
2009	Mexico	1	(0)
Managerial career
2019–2020	Atlas (assistant)
2020–2021	Atlético Veracruz
2022	Matamoros
2024	Galácticos del Caribe (AKL)
2025	Real Titán (AKL)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

On 16 January 2009, Ayala was called up to the Mexico national team. This caused some controversy among Mexico's native-born. He declared to the media that he wanted to give back the favours that Mexico has granted him such as his footballing career which started in Mexico, not Argentina. He was present with the squad that faced Sweden on 28 January 2009.

International caps

As of 28 January 2009

International appearances
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	28 January 2009	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, United States	Sweden	0–1	Friendly