Manuel Alejandro Mayorga Almaraz (born 29 May 1997) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a left-back for

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club

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Club career

Mayorga joined C.D. Guadalajara's youth academy in 2011. He made his

debut under manager

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on 5 August 2017 in a 2–2 draw against

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. Making three appearances and scoring one goal in the

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in which Guadalajara won, he was included in the tournament's Best XI. In June 2018, he joined Necaxa on loan for the 2018 Apertura. In December 2019, he joined

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on loan for 2020. On 12 January 2020, he made his debut against C.F. Pachuca in a 2–1 win. On 30 August, he scored his first goal with the team against Club Tijuana in a 3–0 victory. Following an impressive Guardianes 2020 performance in which Pumas U.N.A.M. managed to reach the championship final, Mayorga returned to Guadalajara.

International career

Youth

Mayorga was called up by Marco Antonio Ruiz for the

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. Mayorga started in all of the national team's matches in the

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in South Korea. Mayorga participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing in four matches, where Mexico won the competition.

Senior

Mayorga and

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were given the opportunity by

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to be supporting practice squad players with the senior national team that participated at the

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. At the conclusion of the tournament, he got his first call up to the senior national side in the preliminary list for the subsequent Gold Cup, all before his

debut. He eventually made it to the official 23-man list.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Guadalajara *

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Necaxa * Supercopa MX:

Cruz Azul *

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Mexico U23 * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

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Individual *

Best XI:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayorga, Alejandro 1997 births Living people Mexican men's footballers Footballers from Durango Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexico men's youth international footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Club Necaxa footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers Liga MX players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Men's association football fullbacks