Gilberto "Tiba" Sepúlveda López (born 4 February 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Guadalajara

Sepúlveda made his professional debut with

on 8 January 2019, during a Copa MX group stage match against Cimarrones de Sonora in a 2–1 victory. He made his

debut with the club on 1 September, playing the entire match in a 1–1 tie against Cruz Azul.

International career

Youth

On 25 October 2018, Sepúlveda was called up by Diego Ramírez to participate in that year's CONCACAF U-20 Championship. As Mexico would finish runner-up in the tournament, he was listed in the tournament's Best XI. In April 2019, Sepúlveda was included in the 21-player squad to represent Mexico at the U-20 World Cup in Poland. Sepúlveda participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.

Senior

Sepúlveda received his first senior national team call up by Gerardo Martino for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A matches against

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and

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in November 2019. On 30 September 2020, he made his debut with the national team in a

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against

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, coming on as a substitute during the second half for a 3–0 victory.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Mexico U23 * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

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Individual * CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Best XI: 2018

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* * * 1999 births Living people Mexican men's footballers Men's association football defenders C.D. Guadalajara footballers Liga MX players Tercera División de México players People from Guasave Footballers from Sinaloa Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexico men's international footballers 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 21st-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-footy-defender-1990s-stub