Ángel Sepúlveda
Mexican footballer (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ángel Baltazar Sepúlveda Sánchez[a] (born 15 February 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Baltazar Sepúlveda Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Apatzingán, Michoacán, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Morelia | 25 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Toros Neza (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Querétaro | 87 | (11) |
| 2017–2018 | Morelia | 37 | (5) |
| 2018 | Guadalajara | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Necaxa | 19 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Tijuana | 19 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Querétaro (loan) | 34 | (9) |
| 2021 | → Necaxa (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Querétaro | 50 | (14) |
| 2023– | Cruz Azul | 64 | (23) |
| International career | |||
| 2016– | Mexico | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2025 | |||
Club career
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Early Career
Sepúlveda was born in Apatzingán, Michoacán. made his senior team debut on 18 September 2010, as a substitute in a match against Atlante in a 2 - 0 loss of Monarcas.[1]
Sepúlveda scored his first goal on 4 April 2011, against Chiapas that gave Monarcas the win in a 2 - 1 victory. He scored his second and third goal against Tempête Football Club during the preliminary rounds of the first leg and second leg of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. On 10 October 2011 he scored his fourth goal Pachuca to tie the game 2-2 during a regular season matchup of the 2011–12 Mexican Primera División season. On 4 December 2011 he came off as a substitute yet again replacing the injured Miguel Sabah and scored two goals against Santos Laguna to tie up the aggregate score 4-4 but due to Santos Laguna's higher seeding on the league table they failed to advance for the final of the Liguilla
Guadalajara
C.D Guadalajara announced the signing of Sepúlveda on 7 June 2018.
Cruz Azul
On 29 August, 2023, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Sepúlveda.[2] On 4 October 2023, Sepúlveda scored a hat trick with his first goal coming via bicycle kick.[3]
On 9 November, 2024, Sepúlveda scored a header during the last minute of the last leauge game for the Apertura 2024 against Tigres UANL which helped Cruz Azul break the record for most points during a short league season.[4]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 24 November 2024[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 2 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[6]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 September 2016 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  El Salvador | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 16 July 2017 | Alamodome, San Antonio, United States |  Curaçao | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Honours
Querétaro
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sepúlveda and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
References
External links
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