Luis Gerardo Chávez Magallón (born 15 January 1996) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for Russian Premier League club

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and the Mexico national team.

Club career

On 27 August 2023, Chávez signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League club

, with an option for fifth year.

International career

On 27 April 2022, Chávez made his senior national team debut under

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in a friendly match against

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. In October 2022, Chávez was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man

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for the

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, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster. On 30 November, Chávez scored a goal from a free kick against

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as Mexico overpowered Saudi Arabia 2–1 to send Saudi Arabia out of the tournament. Despite his team's failure to progress from the group stage as well, his goal was a 30-yard free kick goal hailed as a "stunner" and "amazing goal" by the media.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

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

Honours

Pachuca *

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: Apertura 2022 Mexico * CONCACAF Gold Cup:

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Individual *

All-Star:

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Best Defensive Midfielder:

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* CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI:

References

External links

Luis Chávez
at Club Tijuana * * Living people 1996 births Men's association football midfielders Club Tijuana footballers C.F. Pachuca players FC Dynamo Moscow players Liga MX players Liga Premier de México players Russian Premier League players Footballers from Jalisco 2022 FIFA World Cup players Mexican men's footballers 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2024 Copa América players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players Mexican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Russia {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-stub