Ángel Baltazar Sepúlveda Sánchez (born 15 February 1991) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...

and the Mexico national team.

Club career

Early career

Sepúlveda was born in

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, Michoacán. made his senior team debut on 18 September 2010, as a substitute in a match against Atlante in a 2 - 0 loss of Monarcas. Sepúlveda scored his first goal on 4 April 2011, against

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that gave Monarcas the win in a 2 - 1 victory. He scored his second and third goal against Tempête Football Club during the preliminary rounds of the first leg and second leg of the

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. On 10 October 2011 he scored his fourth goal Pachuca to tie the game 2-2 during a regular season matchup of the

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. On 4 December 2011 he came off as a substitute yet again replacing the injured

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and scored two goals against

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to tie up the aggregate score 4-4 but due to Santos Laguna's higher seeding on the league table they failed to advance for the final of the Liguilla

Guadalajara

C.D Guadalajara announced the signing of Sepúlveda on 7 June 2018.

Cruz Azul

On 29 August 2023, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Sepúlveda. On 4 October 2023, Sepúlveda scored a

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with his first goal coming via

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. On 9 November 2024, Sepúlveda scored a header during the last minute of the last league game for the Apertura 2024 against

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which helped Cruz Azul break the record for most points during a short league season.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.''

Honours

Querétaro *

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: Apertura 2016 Cruz Azul *

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Mexico *

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: 2024–25 Individual *

Player of the Month: October 2024 *

Best XI: Apertura 2024 *

Best Player:

Golden Boot:

References

External links

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Ángel Sepúlveda
at imscouting.com
Ángel Sepúlveda
at match-endirect.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sepulveda, Angel 1991 births Living people People from Apatzingán Footballers from Michoacán Mexican men's footballers Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Atlético Morelia players Toros Neza footballers Atlante F.C. footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Club Necaxa footballers Club Tijuana footballers Men's association football forwards Mexico men's international footballers 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Indigenous Mexicans