Mateo Chávez
Mexican footballer (born 2004)
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Mateo Chávez García (born 12 May 2004) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar and the Mexico national team.[3]
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Chávez with Mexico in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mateo Chávez García[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AZ | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Guadalajara[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Tapatío | 39 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Guadalajara | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | AZ | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Mexico U23 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Mexico | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Guadalajara
Tapatío
Chávez made his professional debut with Tapatío on 29 September 2022, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute against Venados.[4]
First team
Chávez made his first team, and Liga MX debut on 13 January 2024, in a 1–1 draw against Santos Laguna.[5][6] On 7 February 2024, Chávez made his CONCACAF Champions Cup debut in a 3–1 win against Forge.[7]
AZ
On 15 May 2025, Chávez signed for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar on a four-year agreement with a transfer fee of €2 million for 75% of Chavez's rights while Guadalajara retains the other 25%.[8][9][10] On 10 August, he made his Eredivisie debut, providing an assist, in a 4–1 victory against Groningen.[11]
On 17 May 2026, Chávez scored his first goal for the club, the second for his side in a 3–3 draw against NAC Breda.[12]
On 2 August, Chávez was in the starting eleven of Johan Cruyff Shield against PSV Eindhoven as AZ won the match 4–0, winning the club's second Dutch Super Cup.[13]
International career
In March 2024, Mexico under-23 team coach Ricardo Cadena included Chávez in the roster for friendlies against Argentina.[14]
In June 2025, Chávez was included in Javier Aguirre's roster for the Gold Cup.[15]
Chávez was named in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted on home soil.[16][17] On 24 June, he scored his first international goal and was named Man of the Match in a 3–0 victory over Czech Republic in the third group-stage match of the World Cup.[18]
Personal life
Chávez is the son of former professional footballer Paulo Chávez.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 August 2026[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tapatío | 2022–23 | Liga de Expansión MX | 27 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||||
| Guadalajara | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 11 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 26 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| AZ | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in Campeón de Campeones
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
International
- As of match played 24 June 2026[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Mexico | 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chávez goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 24 June 2026 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | 11 |  Czech Republic |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Tapatío
AZ Alkmaar
Mexico
Individual
