Jesús Daniel Gallardo Vasconcelos (born 15 August 1994) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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or left-winger for

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club

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and the

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Club career

Youth

Gallardo began his career at 15 years old with Once Hermanos from 2009, until making the switch to Jaguares de la 48 in 2011, and ultimately getting the attention of first division team

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. From there, in 2013, he joined

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youth academy, successfully going through the U-20 team and

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UNAM

In 2014, Gallardo was eventually promoted to the first team by coach

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. Gallardo scored his first goal with UNAM in a

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group stage match against

on 16 September 2014 that marked his debut with the jersey that ended 2–2 but didn't make his competitive league debut in

until 23 November 2014 which ended in a 4–2 win against

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. On 21 November 2016, he would score a brace against W Connection F.C. during the

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that ended 8–1. On 9 August 2017, during an

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group stage match against Monterrey, he would score the tying goal during stoppage time, leaving the match 1–1.

Monterrey

On 29 May 2018, Gallardo joined Monterrey. He would make his debut with the team on 21 July 2018 as a starter against

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, winning 1–0. On 29 September, he would score his first goal with Monterrey, scoring on the 74th minute in a 3–0 win over

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. On 20 October, in a league match against

, he scored the tying goal at the 73rd minute in which Monterrey would later go on to win 2–1. On 23 October he scored the decisive penalty in the shootout of the

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semi-finals against Pachuca, sending his team to the

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. On 3 November he provided an assist and scored a goal in Monterrey's 2–0 victory over

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. As Monterrey won the

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against crosstown rivals

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, he was included in the Team of the Tournament. At the end of the December, he would win the Apertura championship finals against América. With Monterrey's victory of the

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, they had obtained the

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International career

Gallardo received his first call up to the senior national team to replace the injured Ángel Sepúlveda for matches against

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and

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in October 2016, making his international debut on the 8th of the month as a starter against New Zealand in a 2–1 victory, contributing a crucial pass for the winning goal. On 28 June 2017, Gallardo was called up to participate in the

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, managing to appear in all games until their 1–0 semi-final loss against

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. In May 2018, Gallardo was named in Mexico's preliminary 28-man

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for the

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, and in June, was ultimately included in the final 23-man roster. During Mexico's final group stage match against Sweden, he would receive a

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at the 13th second of the match for his elbow contact made with Ola Toivonen's face, marking it as the fastest yellow card given in

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history. He would go on to play as a starter for all of the group stage matches, including the round-of-16 loss against

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. He was included in

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's preliminary roster for the

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and was eventually in the final list. He appeared in all matches of the tournament, as Mexico defeated the

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in the

. He was listed in the tournament's Best XI. Following the victory, Martino declared Gallardo to be the best player of the match. In October 2022, Gallardo was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man

for the

, and in November, was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster.

Style of play

Gallardo is known for intensity, pace, and physical strength, allowing him to be both dangerous and intense during a whole match.

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described him as "Gallardo's many assets include his speed, ability to take people on and his selfless distribution. A regular source of assists and the archetypal team player, he is adept at pressing high up the pitch and catching opponents out of position." Starting off as a left-winger on the club level, former Mexico national team coach

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used him on a more defensive position as

. With the arrival of new national team coach Gerardo Martino, he chose to keep him as a left-back.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.''

Honours

Monterrey *

: Apertura 2019 *

: 2019–20 *

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Mexico *

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Individual *

Team of the Tournament:

Best XI:

* CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallardo, Jesus 1994 births Living people Mexico men's international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Men's association football utility players Club Universidad Nacional footballers C.F. Monterrey players Liga MX players Liga Premier de México players Tercera División de México players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2022 FIFA World Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players CONCACAF Champions Cup-winning players Footballers from Tabasco People from Cárdenas, Tabasco Mexican men's footballers