Gilberto Sepúlveda
Mexican Footballer attempt (born 1999)
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Gilberto "Tiba" Sepúlveda López (born 4 February 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team.
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| Full name | Gilberto Sepúlveda López[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Guadalajara | 183 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Mexico U20 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Mexico U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Mexico | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Guadalajara
Sepúlveda made his professional debut with Guadalajara on 8 January 2019, during a Copa MX group stage match against Cimarrones de Sonora in a 2–1 victory.[2] He made his Liga MX debut with the club on 1 September, playing the entire match in a 1–1 tie against Cruz Azul.[3]
International career
Youth
On 25 October 2018, Sepúlveda was called up by Diego Ramírez to participate in that year's CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[4] As Mexico would finish runner-up in the tournament, he was listed in the tournament's Best XI.[5] In April 2019, Sepúlveda was included in the 21-player squad to represent Mexico at the U-20 World Cup in Poland.[6]
Sepúlveda participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.[7]
Senior
Sepúlveda received his first senior national team call up by Gerardo Martino for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A matches against Panama and Bermuda in November 2019.[2] On 30 September 2020, he made his debut with the national team in a friendly match against Guatemala, coming on as a substitute during the second half for a 3–0 victory.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guadalajara | 2018–19 | Liga MX | – | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 40 | 2 | – | – | — | 40 | 2 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 1 | – | – | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 148 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 148 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 4 | ||
- Appearance in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 10 June 2023[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
