Adrián Alexei Aldrete Rodríguez (born 14 June 1988) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Morelia

Born in

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...

, Aldrete began his football career with Monarcas Morelia as a defender and midfielder. During his time as a player in Morelia, Mexico U-17 coach Jesús Ramírez spotted young Aldrete and gave him a spot in the Mexico team in the

2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the eleventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Players born after 1 January 1988 could particip ...

, which Mexico would win. After his participation in the World Cup, he was loaned to

Dorados de Sinaloa Dorados de Sinaloa, or Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based on Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. History Dorados de Sinaloa was founded on August 9, 2003. The Dorados was the youngest team to play on First Division de México, hav ...

for the Clausura 2006 season because he was not used in the first team and he needed to "gain experience". After his six-month loan to Dorados, Aldrete returned to Morelia and made his first appearance on 5 August 2006 under coach Hugo Hernández in a 0–2 defeat against Atlante. In that match, he played the entire match. Aldrete had been a regular starter for Monarcas Morelia. In 2012 after making nearly 200 league appearances for Morelia, it was announced that Aldrete would be transferred to América in May 2012 for the Apertura 2012 season.

Dorados (loan)

Aldrete was loaned to

for the Clausura 2006 season. Aldrete made his professional debut as a footballer with Dorados, he made his debut 21 January 2006 at age 17 in a game against Atlante, which ended in a 0–0 draw. During his stint in Sinaloa, Adrian made seven league appearances, scoring an

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against Monarcas Morelia, his parent club, in a match which ended in a 3–3 draw. He had little participation with the club and returned to Morelia after six months.

América

In May 2012, Aldrete transferred to América for the Apertura 2012 season. He made his debut with the club on 21 July 2012 in a league game against

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. Aldrete won his first league championship with América after defeating cross-town rivals

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in the

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via a

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. He played 62 minutes until being substituted by

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Cruz Azul

On 6 June 2016, it was announced that Aldrete would join Cruz Azul for the Apertura 2016 in the

Pumas UNAM

On 1 July 2022, it was announced that Aldrete would join

for the Apertura 2022 in the

as free agent.

International career

Youth

Aldrete was chosen by coach Jesús Ramírez to participate in the

held in

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. He played as a

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in the tournament rather than a defender, which was his natural position. He played the full 90 minutes in each tournament game, although he did not play in the match against Turkey. Aldrete did play the final against

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, beating them 3–0 and achieving for Mexico its first U-17 championship. In 2007 Aldrete was chosen again by coach Jesús Ramírez to participate in the

2007 U-20 World Cup CONCACAF qualifying tournament The 2007 CONCACAF U-20 Qualifying Tournament was held to determine the four CONCACAF entrants into the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Canada. The tournament final was held in two groups of four with the top two from each group advan ...

, playing in all of the matches and Mexico qualified for the

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, which Aldrete also participated in. Mexico was eliminated in a quarter-final match against

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. Aldrete participated in the

2006 Central American and Caribbean Games The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30. Host city *Main host city **Cartagena de Indias *Subsites: **Barranquilla, Colombia ( ...

and was one of the youngest members on the team, being age 18. Mexico was eliminated in a quarter-final round match against

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Career statistics

Honours

Morelia * SuperLiga:

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América *

: Clausura 2013 Santos Laguna *

: Clausura 2015 *

Copa MX The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it wa ...

: Apertura 2014 *

Campeón de Campeones ''Campeón de Campeones'' ( es, Champion of Champions) is an annual Mexican football competition established in 1942. In its current form, the winner of the Apertura season faces the winner of the Clausura season, for both Liga MX and Liga MX Feme ...

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Cruz Azul *

: Guardianes 2021 *

: Apertura 2018 *

Supercopa MX The Supercopa MX ( en, Supercup MX) was a Mexican football championship contested by the winners of the Apertura and Clausura Copa MX. History In June 2013 Liga MX president Decio De María announced the winners of Apertura and Clausura Copa MX w ...

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Leagues Cup The Leagues Cup is an annual association football competition between clubs from Major League Soccer and Liga MX in North America. It debuted in July 2019 with four teams participating from each league. The first edition was a single-eliminati ...

Mexico U17 *

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Individual *

Best XI: Guardianes 2020

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aldrete, Adrian 1988 births Living people Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Association football fullbacks Mexican footballers Mexico youth international footballers Mexico under-20 international footballers Mexico international footballers 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2015 Copa América players Atlético Morelia players Dorados de Sinaloa footballers Club América footballers Santos Laguna footballers Cruz Azul footballers Liga MX players