Andrés Montaño (footballer)
Mexican footballer (born 2002)
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Andrés Anarbol Montaño Mora (born 22 May 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
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| Full name | Andrés Anarbol Montaño Mora | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 May 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cruz Azul | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Morelia | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Mazatlán | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Mazatlán | 58 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Cruz Azul | 46 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Mexico U21 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Mexico U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Mexico | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Mazatlán
Montaño began his professional development in the youth academy of Morelia before moving to Mazatlán in 2020. He made his professional debut in Liga MX on 11 March 2022, in a match against Monterrey under manager Gabriel Caballero.[1] On 16 February 2023, he scored his first professional goal in a league match against Pachuca.[2]
Cruz Azul
On 19 June 2024, Montaño joined Cruz Azul for a reported fee of approximately $4 million.[3] On 11 May 2025, during the second-leg of the Clausura 2025 quarter-finals against Léon, he was substituted in the eighth minute due to injury. Two days later, the club announced that he had suffered an ACL injury in his left knee and would undergo surgery.[4]
International career
Montaño was called up by Raúl Chabrand to participate with the under-21 team at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, where Mexico finished the tournament in third place.[5]
Montaño made his senior national team debut on 31 May 2024, in a friendly match against Bolivia which took place at Chicago's Soldier Field.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 6 September 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mazatlán | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 26 | 4 | — | — | 3[b] | 2 | 29 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 61 | 8 | ||||
| Cruz Azul | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 28 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | 13 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2026–27 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 61 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 122 | 15 | ||
- Includes CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
- Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
International
- As of match played on 31 May 2024[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Mexico | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Cruz Azul