Manuel Gibrán Lajud Bojalil (born 25 December 1993) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Early career

Lajud joined the youth academy of

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in 2009, and made his way up the ranks through the

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, playing for the under-17 and under-20 squads. He was called up to the

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Tijuana

Lajud joined

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on loan for the 2014–15 season. On 26 July 2014, he made his professional debut against

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. He came on as a substitute for the injured

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in the 73rd minute. After the retirement of

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, Lajud was named the starting goalkeeper for Tijuana.

International career

Mexico

Lajud was called up to the senior

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squad for a friendly against

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in January 2018. He did not appear in the match. He made his debut for Mexico in a 3–2 friendly win over

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on 10 December the same year.

Lebanon

During the

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, the

Lebanese Football Association The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) ( ar, الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم, Al-Ittiḥād Al-Lubnānī Likurat Al-Qadam; french: Fédération Libanaise de Football) is the governing body of association football in Lebanon. ...

attempted to include Lajud to play for

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, after Lebanon qualified for the

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; Lajud has yet to complete the FIFA one-time switch requirement in order to join the Lebanon national football team.

Personal life

Lajud is of Lebanese descent. He received his

Lebanese passport The passport of the Republic of Lebanon ( ar, جواز سفر الجمهورية اللبنانية) (french: Passeport de la République libanaise) is a passport issued to the citizens of the Republic of Lebanon to enable them to travel outsid ...

on 6 November 2021.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Mexico Youth *

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* CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

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* Pan American Silver Medal:

Individual * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Best XI:

* CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Golden Glove:

References

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* * * * * 1993 births Living people Footballers from Mexico City Mexican people of Lebanese descent Mexican men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Cruz Azul footballers Club Tijuana footballers Santos Laguna footballers Liga MX players Olympic footballers for Mexico Mexico men's international footballers Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Citizens of Lebanon through descent {{Mexico-footy-goalkeeper-stub