Luis Ángel Landín Cortés (born 23 July 1985) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Club

Landín began his career in the youth development system of

Pachuca Pachuca (; ), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the east-central Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca Municipality, Pach ...

. Landín made

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(Mexico First Division) debut in 2004 with the Pachuca senior team and played with the club until 2007. For the Apertura 2007, Landín was sold to Monarcas Morelia where he served as a

. For the Clausura 2009, he was loaned to

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. Landín signed with

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side

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on 20 August 2009, as the club's first Designated Player. Landin was released by the

on 14 July 2010 after less than one season with the team. Landín signed with Atlante on 14 July 2010 and was on loan two days later. After a few years playing at

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, Landin signed with Brownsville Barracudas as a designated player for the MASL 2015–2016 season in September 2015. He resigned on January 24. ending his indoor soccer venture with 15 goals and 23 points (goals & assists). He signed with Costa Rican club Pérez Zeledon in May 2016. After a poor first season where he scored only 2 goals, he ended as second best scorer at the Campeonato de Verano 2017 in the

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with 13 goals, just below Erick Scott. He didn't extend his contract becoming a free agent. Landín signed with C.S. Herediano on 27 April 2017.

International

Landín made his senior national team debut on 1 March 2006, in a friendly against

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. Landín was called in to replace the injured

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in the

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, where he made two appearances. He also played for Mexico U-23 in the

2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament The 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying was the twelfth edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams ...

as Mexico failed to qualify for Olympic medal competition.

Personal

In 2009, Landín married his girlfriend.Luis Angel Landín deja la solteria
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Career statistics

International

Honours

Pachuca *

Mexican Primera División Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divi ...

: Clausura 2006, Clausura 2007 *

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Guastatoya *

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: Apertura 2020 Mexico *

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third place:

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Landin, Luis Angel 1985 births Living people C.S.D. Municipal players C.F. Pachuca players Atlético Morelia players Cruz Azul footballers Houston Dynamo FC players Club Puebla players Querétaro F.C. footballers Tecos F.C. footballers Liga MX players Mexico men's international footballers 2007 Copa América players Footballers from Zamora, Michoacán Mexican men's footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Major League Soccer players Designated Players (MLS) Men's association football forwards RGV Barracudas FC players Major Arena Soccer League players 21st-century Mexican sportsmen