Rafael Durán Martínez (born 20 August 1997) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as an

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for

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team

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, on loan from

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Club career

Tigres UANL

Durán would make his professional debut during an

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group stage match against

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, coming in as a substitute at the 61st minute. The game tied 1–1. He would score his first goal with Tigres on 21 October 2018 in a league match against

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, scoring turning the score in favor of Tigres 2–1 but eventually tying 3–3.

Honours

Tigres UANL *

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* * 1997 births Living people Mexican men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Tigres UANL footballers Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-stub