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Luis Chávez (footballer)
Mexican footballer (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luis Gerardo Chávez Magallón (born 15 January 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and the Mexico national team.
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Club career
Chávez began his career at the youth academy of Tijuana and made his professional debut for the club in July 2014, playing in a league match against Puebla. Five years later, he was transferred to Pachuca.
Following the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Chávez attracted interest from a number of Mexican clubs; however, he decided to decline all of these offers in favour of a move to European football.
In July 2023, Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow reached an agreement to sign Chávez; however, economic sanctions against Russian entities prevented Pachuca from completing the deal. On 27 August, the transfer was completed after Chávez paid his own release clause.[3] He signed a four-year contract and went on to become the first Mexican player to participate in Russian football.[4]
In late June 2025, Chávez sustained a serious injury during training while on international duty. He will be out of action for the rest of the year.[5]
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International career
On 27 April 2022, Chávez made his senior national team debut under Gerardo Martino in a friendly match against Guatemala.[6]
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.[7] 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, attaining him the player of the match award.[8] 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 "amazing goal" by the media,[9][10] as it was nominated as best goal of the tournament.[11]
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Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 May 2025[12]
- Includes Copa MX, Russian Cup
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
International
- As of match played 23 March 2025[13]
International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
Honours
Pachuca
Mexico
Individual
References
External links
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