Luis Fernando Fuentes Vargas (born 14 September 1986) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a left-back for

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club América.

Club career

Pumas

Fuentes played for

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and was called up by Pumas de la UNAM to be a substitute or to play in the

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and Interliga. Fuentes debut was on 7 March 2009 in a match against

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in which he came on as a substitute replacing Fernando Morales on the 82nd minute. Fuentes was part of the

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squads that won two championships, the Clausura 2009 and the Clausura 2011. For the Apertura 2016, Fuentes was selected team captain, at the suggestion of the team's prior captain, Darío Verón.

Loan to Monterrey

On 2 December 2016, Fuentes joined

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on a one-year loan agreement beginning with the Clausura 2017 tournament.

Xolos

Fuentes joined Xolos from Pumas for the Apertura 2018 season.

Loan to América

On 29 December 2019,

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announced that Fuentes would be joining the team for the Clausura 2020 on loan from Xolos. After the Clausura 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, América did not exercise the option to acquire Fuentes on a permanent deal and returned to Xolos.

América

On 26 August 2020, Fuentes re-joined

on a free transfer after his contract with Xolos ended and the border-town team did not renew it. América sought a defender prior to the transfer window close date as a result of the season-long injury sustained by Bruno Valdez against Monterrey.

International career

Fuentes made his debut for

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on 13 November 2015 against

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which Mexico won 3–0.

Honours

UNAM *

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: Clausura 2009, Clausura 2011 Monterrey * Copa MX: Apertura 2017 América *

: Apertura 2023, Clausura 2024 * Campeón de Campeones:

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* * 1986 births Living people People from Chetumal, Quintana Roo Footballers from Quintana Roo Men's association football fullbacks Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers C.F. Monterrey players Liga MX players {{Mexico-footy-defender-stub