Miguel Arturo Layún Prado (born 25 June 1988) is a Mexican professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Liga MX
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...
club
América.
Layún began his career in 2006 with
Veracruz
Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...
, and in 2009 signed for Italian club
Atalanta
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There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known ...
, becoming the first Mexican player to play in the
Serie A
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,
where he only made two substitute appearances. He returned to Mexico in 2010 with
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
, winning two league titles before joining Spanish club
Granada
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at the end of December 2014 and shortly after, English club
Watford
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Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
in January 2015. He joined Portuguese club
Porto
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on loan, and the club made the deal permanent the following season. In 2018, he joined Spanish club
Sevilla
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Gua ...
on loan.
An international since 2013, Layún represented Mexico at the
2014
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and
2018 FIFA World Cup
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s, the
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
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, and two
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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s, winning the
2015 edition.
Club career
Veracruz
Born in
Córdoba,
Veracruz
Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...
, Layún began his professional career with
C.D. Veracruz
Club Deportivo Veracruz, commonly known as Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, was a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Veracruz. ''El Aston'' was founded in 1943, and played in the Liga MX of Mexico. Their nickname, "Tiburones Ro ...
, in
his home state, in 2006. He debuted in the
Primera División
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during the
Clausura 2007 tournament on 28 April against
Necaxa
Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria.
History
Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...
. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.
He went on to stay with the club until 2009, with Veracruz ultimately being relegated to the
second division
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. Layún managed to score his only goal with Veracruz in a 5–1 victory against
Tampico Madero
Club Deportivo y Social Tampico Madero is a Mexican professional football club based in Tampico, Tamaulipas that plays in the Liga Premier de México.
History
CD Tampico
The club was founded on July 8, 1945 soon after the club played a promot ...
on 25 February 2009, scoring the fifth and final goal.
Atalanta
After his time with Veracruz, Layún had a successful trial with Italian club
Atalanta
Atalanta (; grc-gre, Ἀταλάντη, Atalantē) meaning "equal in weight", is a heroine in Greek mythology.
There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known ...
, transferring for €625,000. The move made Layún the first Mexican to play in the
Serie A
The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...
.
He made his league debut on 27 September 2009 in a 1–1 draw against
Chievo
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It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...
at the
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
The Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi is a stadium in Verona, Italy. It is the home of Hellas Verona of Serie A and was also the home of Chievo Verona until 2021. It also hosts the Women's Champions League matches of Bardolino Verona, some youth t ...
in
Verona
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, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute of the match for
Jaime Valdés
Jaime Andrés Valdés Zapata ( born 11 January 1981) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Primera B de Chile side Santiago Wanderers. He usually plays as midfielder. Valdés was member of his national under-20 national team in the 2001 FIFA W ...
, thus becoming the first Mexican to play an official match in
Serie A
The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...
. He made a second league appearance with the team against
Cagliari
Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...
on 1 November, again coming on as a substitute, replacing
Nicola Madonna
Nicola Madonna (born 31 October 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
Madonna and Daniel Bombardieri joined AlbinoLeffe in a joint-ownership bid for €100,000 each. AlbinoLeffe got full ownership from Atalanta ...
in the 66th minute of the match, which ended in a 3–0 defeat. Layún only managed two league appearances during the
season
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.
América
On 21 December 2009, Layún was officially transferred to
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
for the
Clausura 2010 tournament, becoming the club's second signing of the winter transfer window.
Layún scored his first goal for América on 2 May 2010 during the first-leg of the quarter-final match against
Toluca
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, which ended in a 2–2 at the
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca () is a multi-purpose stadium located in Mexico City. It is the official home of football clubs Club América and Cruz Azul as well as the Mexico national football team. The stadium sits at an altitude of above sea level. Wit ...
.
On 26 May 2013, Layún scored the final penalty in the shoot-out against
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
in the
Clausura 2013 Final, winning the first league championship in his career. He came on as a substitute, replacing
Diego Reyes in the first half of the match.
Prior to the
Apertura 2014, Layún was named one of four players that would captain the club throughout the tournament. He captained the team for the first time on 2 August in a league match against
Puebla
Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...
, with América winning the match 4–0. On 26 September, Layún scored four goals in the 4–1 victory over
Santos Laguna
Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up o ...
.
On 14 December 2014, Layún captained América to the league title following a 3–1 aggregate victory over
Tigres UANL
Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León. Foun ...
in the finals.
Watford
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On 30 December 2014, it was announced that Layún had transferred to
La Liga
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club
Granada
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on a five-year deal; however, he was expected to go on loan for the remainder of the season to English
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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club
Watford
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Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
.
On 9 January 2015, it was announced that Layún had signed a permanent four-and-a-half year deal with Watford, being handed the number 7 shirt. He made his Championship debut the following day in the 1–3 defeat to
Huddersfield Town
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, playing all ninety minutes.
In his first
season
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with the club, Layún played in 17 games, with Watford gaining promotion to the
Premier League
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. On 8 August, Layún scored on his Premier League debut in a 2–2 draw against
Everton at
Goodison Park
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.
Porto
On 31 August 2015, it was announced that Layún would join
Porto
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on a year-long loan deal with an option to buy for €6 million. On 12 September 2015, Layún made his official debut in a 3–1 win against
FC Arouca
Futebol Clube de Arouca () is a football club based in Arouca, Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,000-seat capacity.
History
Fou ...
, playing all 90 minutes. On 4 November, he scored his first goal for Porto in the team's 3–1 win over
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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in the
Champions League. Four days later, Layún scored his first league goal in Porto's 2–0 win over
Vitória Setúbal
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.
On 28 May 2016, it was announced that Porto had signed Layún on a permanent deal, with the reported €6 million fee to be paid in two installments.
Sevilla (loan)
On 30 January 2018, Layún joined Spanish
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...
outfit
Sevilla
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Gua ...
on a loan deal that ran for the remainder of the
2017–18 season and included a buyout option.
Villarreal
On 11 July 2018, Layún joined
Villarreal
Villarreal ( ca-valencia , Vila-real) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain.
The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's ...
on a three-year deal. On 31 August 2018, he would make his debut with the team coming in as a substitute for
Santi Cazorla
Santiago "Santi" Cazorla González (; born 13 December 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer. A former Spanish international, Cazorla operated primarily as an attacking midfielder, but also played as a winger, central midfielder or as a ...
at the 75th minute against
Girona
Girona (officially and in Catalan language, Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter River, Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in ...
, where Villarreal lost 1–0.
Monterrey
In January 2019, he moved to
Monterrey
Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...
. Despite interest from European clubs like Celta de Vigo and Milan for his services during the 2018 winter transfer season, Layun decided that financially and personally it was a better decision to be back in Mexico and still play at a high level. On 2 June 2021, Layún and Monterrey parted ways by mutual consent.
Return to América
On 3 June 2021,
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
signed Layún on one year deal, with the option of an additional year, on a free transfer from Monterrey.
International career
![Mex-Kor (47)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Mex-Kor_%2847%29.jpg)
In 2013, Layún received his first
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...
call up by coach
José Manuel de la Torre
José Manuel de la Torre Menchaca (born 13 November 1965), popularly nicknamed ''Chepo'', is a Mexican former professional footballer and a manager. As a player, de la Torre played as an attacking midfielder.
Playing career
"Chepo" came up ...
after his performances with Club América during the Clausura tournament. He was selected for the
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The competition began on 7 July 2013 at the ...
held in the
United States
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, with the entire squad being made up of players from the Mexican league. He made his debut on 11 July in the group stage match against
Canada
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at
CenturyLink Field
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in
Seattle
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. He played the entire ninety minutes in Mexico's 2–0 victory. Mexico was eventually eliminated from the competition by
Panama
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in the semi-finals.
Layún was called up again by interim coach
Víctor Manuel Vucetich
Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas (born 25 June 1955) is a Mexican professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Liga MX club Monterrey.
With a career spanning more than thirty years, Vucetich is one of the most ...
to participate in Mexico's last two World Cup qualifying matches against
Panama
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and
Costa Rica
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. Layún would play in both matches. Mexico nearly missed out on qualifying to the World Cup after Mexico's 2–1 loss to Costa Rica, however Mexico made it to the
Intercontinental playoff against
New Zealand
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. Layún again was called up by Mexico's new coach
Miguel Herrera
Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre (born 18 March 1968), popularly referred to by his nickname "Piojo" (Spanish for "louse"), is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager. He is the head coach of Liga MX club Tijuana.
A former ...
– his coach at Club América at the time – to play in the first leg, providing two assists for
Oribe Peralta
Oribe Peralta Morones (born 12 January 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is an Olympic gold medalist.
Peralta began his professional career with Morelia in 2003. He later played for León and Monter ...
in the 5–1 victory at the
Estadio Azteca
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. Mexico would qualify to the 2014 World Cup by defeating New Zealand by an aggregate score of 9–3.
On 8 May, Layún was included in Mexico's 23-man squad for the
2014 World Cup
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. He made his World Cup debut on 13 June against
Cameroon
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, playing as a left back. Mexico won the match 1–0. Layún started in all three group matches as Mexico advanced to the round-of-16, where Mexico was subsequently eliminated by The
Netherlands
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In May 2018, Layún was named in Mexico's squad for the
World Cup
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in Russia. He appeared in all four of Mexico's matches at the tournament.
Style of play
A fast player capable of attacking and defending, he can play as a left-back or right-back with the same effectiveness. ''
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'' described him as "very fast, skillful and posses a fantastic stride. The
ormer
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America player can leave behind midfielders and defenders in the blink of an eye.
..His abilities set him as the kind of player that provides depth through the sidelines but who can also take part in set pieces."
Andrés Corona Zurita of ''
Univision
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'' described him as, "
avinga crazy game style, powerful, fast, then slow and explosive again. Able to place a center on the forehead of the forward
He takes free throws, corners, penalties and hits well from afar."
Personal life
Miguel Layún is of
Lebanese descent, due to his paternal grandfather Yousseff Layún who immigrated to
Veracruz
Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...
, and of
Spanish
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descent, due to his maternal grandfather Guillermo Prado being born in Spain,
and as a result holds a
Spanish passport
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.
After making his debut for the national team in 2013, he became the second Lebanese-Mexican player after
Miguel Sabah
Miguel Sabah Rodríguez (born 14 November 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Throughout his career, he played for Guadalajara, Cruz Azul, Monarcas Morelia, and Club León. Sabah made his debut in the ...
to play for the
Mexico national team
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Mexico has qualified to seventeen World Cups and has qualified conse ...
. By far, he is the most successful Lebanese Mexican footballer in Mexico, and he is also popular in Lebanon, where people would cheer for him and the Mexican side.
Layún and fellow footballer
José Abella
José Javier Abella Fanjul (born 10 February 1994) is a Mexican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back for Liga MX club Atlas F.C., Atlas.
Club career
Abella made his ...
are
second cousin
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s; as their grandmothers are sisters, they have a great-grandparent in common. Layún's sister Mariana participated in the
2010 International Ballet Competition in which she won a bronze medal.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Layún goal.''
Honours
América
*
Liga MX
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...
:
Clausura 2013,
Apertura 2014
Porto
*
Primeira Liga
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:
2017–18
Monterrey
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Liga MX
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...
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Apertura 2019
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Copa MX
The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it wa ...
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2019–20
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CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions League, known officially as the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF. The tournament is contested by clubs from North Ameri ...
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2019
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2021
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Mexico
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CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup ( es, Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, french: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North Ameri ...
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2015
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CONCACAF Cup
The CONCACAF Cup (officially the CONCACAF Cup presented by Scotiabank for sponsorship reasons) was an international soccer play-off match to determine CONCACAF's entry into the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. The 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup w ...
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2015
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Individual
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Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...
Top Assists Leader:
2015–16
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CONCACAF Best XI:
2015
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2016
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CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions League, known officially as the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF. The tournament is contested by clubs from North Ameri ...
Team of the Tournament:
2019
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Layun, Miguel
1988 births
Living people
Mexico international footballers
Footballers from Veracruz
Sportspeople from Córdoba, Veracruz
Mexican people of Lebanese descent
Mexican people of Spanish descent
C.D. Veracruz footballers
Atalanta B.C. players
Premier League players
Serie A players
Mexican expatriate footballers
Mexican footballers
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Club América footballers
Liga MX players
Ascenso MX players
Granada CF footballers
Watford F.C. players
FC Porto players
Sevilla FC players
Villarreal CF players
C.F. Monterrey players
English Football League players
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2014 FIFA World Cup players
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Copa América Centenario players
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players
CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
Mexican expatriate sportspeople in England
Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Association football fullbacks
Primeira Liga players
La Liga players
Citizens of Spain through descent
2018 FIFA World Cup players
Sportspeople of Lebanese descent