Rodolfo Cota Robles (born 3 July 1987) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club León and the Mexico national team.

Club career

Pachuca

Cota made his professional debut for

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on 21 September 2007 against

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Puebla

In 2014 it was announced Cota was sent out on loan to

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 ...

. He made his debut against

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in a 1–0 victory. In April 2015, he won the Copa MX after defeating

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Guadalajara

On 11 June 2015,

announced they had signed Cota on loan in order to create competition with José Antonio Rodríguez, after club veteran

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was sold to Dorados de Sinaloa. Cota then quickly rose to be the first-choice goalkeeper after his performances in the Copa MX, becoming champion after defeating Monarcas Morelia the Copa MX final, and became a key figure in the club's twelfth

title win against

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 ...

. He was named in the Best XI of the tournament and won the Golden Glove award for the season. The following season, he proved to be vital again as Guadalajara won the

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against

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club

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, as he was rewarded the Golden Glove of the tournament and named in the Best XI.

León

On 16 May 2018, Cota was loaned out to Pachuca's sibling club León. Cota controversially wore a jersey to protest against

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during a match against

Club 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 Company ...

on 22 February 2020. The shirt had the figure of a woman lying in a pool of blood in the shape of a map of Mexico. Cota may be suspended for three matches and fined MXN $300,000 (US $15,000).

International career

Youth

Cota represented the

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squad at the

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Senior

In September 2016, Cota received his first senior national team call-up under coach

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for October

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against

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and

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. Cota was included in the preliminary roster for the

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in Russia as a replacement for

José de Jesús Corona José de Jesús Corona Rodríguez (born 26 January 1981) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and captains for Liga MX club Cruz Azul. Corona is an Olympic gold medalist, captaining Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympi ...

since he picked up an injury. Cota made his debut on 1 June 2017 in a friendly match against

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at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, concluding in a 3–1 victory. Cota was subsequently included in Mexico's final roster for the tournament. In October 2022, Cota was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man

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for the

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, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster, but did not receive any minutes on the field during the tournament.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Puebla * Copa MX: Clausura 2015 Guadalajara *

: Clausura 2017 * Copa MX:

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, Clausura 2017 * Supercopa MX:

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León *

: Guardianes 2020 *

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Individual *

Golden Glove: 2016–17 *Liga MX Best XI: Clausura 2017 *

Golden Glove:

Best XI:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cota, Rodolfo 1987 births Living people Mexican footballers Mexico under-20 international footballers Mexico international footballers C.F. Pachuca players Club Puebla players C.D. Guadalajara footballers Liga MX players Association football goalkeepers Footballers from Sinaloa Sportspeople from Mazatlán 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Club León footballers 2022 FIFA World Cup players