Francisco Venegas (footballer)
Mexican footballer (born 1998)
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Francisco Eduardo Venegas Moreno (born 16 July 1998)[1] is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club Querétaro.[2]
Full name
Francisco Eduardo Venegas Moreno
Date of birth
16 July 1998
Place of birth
Acámbaro, Guanajuato, Mexico
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
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| Full name | Francisco Eduardo Venegas Moreno | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Acámbaro, Guanajuato, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Querétaro | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Pachuca | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Pachuca | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Everton (loan) | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | UANL | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Mazatlán | 25 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Querétaro (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Querétaro | 46 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Mexico U17 | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Mexico U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mexico U23 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mexico | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 October 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career
Youth
Venegas was called up for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]
Venegas was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-23 team at the 2019 Pan American Games,[4] with Mexico winning the third-place match.[5]
Senior
Venegas made his senior national team debut under manager Gerardo Martino on 2 October 2019 in a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago. He substituted Sebastián Córdova in the 74th minute.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 August 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pachuca | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Everton (loan) | 2017 | Chilean Primera División | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | ||||
| UANL | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| Mazatlán | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 2 | – | – | 2[b] | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 81 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 8 | ||
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 2 October 2019[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
UANL
Mexico Youth
