Jonathan Yael Padilla Sandoval (born 19 December 2005) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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 ...

Club career

Born in Guadalajara,

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in the Mexican state of

, Padilla joined the academy of Mexican side

at under-13 level, in 2018. Having progressed through the academy, he was named on the bench by manager Veljko Paunović for four games in the Clausura 2023, but did not feature. Ahead of the following season, he was brought into the first team for their pre-season tour of the United States, where the team would play against

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and Pachuca. He was again named on the bench on 3 July 2023, for a

game against León, and would come on as a second-half substitute for

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. Just seven minutes after entering the field of play, he received the ball from Víctor Guzmán on the right hand side of the penalty area, before striking the ball past León goalkeeper

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at a tight angle. With this winning goal in a 2–1 victory, he became Guadalajara's youngest Liga MX goal-scorer. In Guadalajara's following game against

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, Padilla was named among the starters. In the 38th minute, a looped cross from Fernando Beltrán was headed back across the penalty area by

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, with Padilla drilling a half-volley past San Luis goalkeeper Andrés Sánchez for his second goal in two games. Following the game, manager Veljko Paunović said of Padilla: "We have a diamond in the rough that we have to polish", also stating that the midfielder showed "tremendous potential".

International career

Padilla featured in two

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matches against the

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in September 2021.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Padilla, Yael 2005 births Living people Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football wingers Liga MX players C.D. Guadalajara footballers