Giovani Daniel Casillas Chávez (born 4 January 1994) is a Mexican professional
footballer who last played as a
midfielder for
Real Zamora. Casillas won the U17 World Cup in Mexico 2011.
Club career
Growing up in the
Club Deportivo Guadalajara youth system, Giovani Casillas made his first team debut during the
2011 World Football Challenge in a friendly against
FC Barcelona, where he scored the third goal in a 4–1 win. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 on August 6, 2011, in a 0-0 Pumas-Chivas, entering in the 82nd minute for
Jesús Sánchez. However, a knee injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. In 2012, he rejoined the first team, and made six appearances, including two as a starter. He also appeared in four
Copa Libertadores 2012 matches.
On February 21, 2013, sister club
Chivas USA announced they had acquired Giovani Casillas and teammates
Mario de Luna
Mario Humberto De Luna Saucedo (born 5 January 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UAT.
Club career
C.D. Guadalajara
A product of Chivas youth team, CD Tapatio, de Luna made his professional debut on No ...
and
Edgar Mejia on loan from
CD Guadalajara. He scored his first professional goal against
FC Dallas on March 10, 2013, in a 3–1 win. The goal came in stoppage time in the 93rd minute on an assist from fellow Guadalajara loanee Edgar Mejia.
International career
Casillas was a member of the
Mexico U17 side that won the
2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues ...
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Honours
Guadalajara
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Copa MX:
Apertura 2015
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Mexico U17
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FIFA U-17 World Cup:
2011
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1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco
Men's association football midfielders
Mexican men's footballers
Mexico men's youth international footballers
C.D. Guadalajara footballers
Chivas USA players
Chiapas F.C. footballers
Coras FC footballers
C.D.S. Tampico Madero footballers
C.F. La Piedad footballers
Mexican expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Liga MX players
Major League Soccer players
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