Ángel Zaldívar
Mexican footballer (born 1994)
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Ángel Zaldívar Caviedes (born 8 February 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward and currently plays for Alajuelense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Zaldívar Caviedes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guadalajara | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2023 | Guadalajara | 174 | (34) |
| 2015 | → Coras (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Monterrey (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Puebla (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 31 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | Juárez | 28 | (9) |
| 2026– | Alajuelense | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Mexico U23 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Mexico | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 December 2023 | |||
Club career
Guadalajara
Zaldívar made his official debut on 28 July 2013 in a home game against Querétaro F.C.[2] He scored his first league goal in a match against Chiapas F.C. in which the team tied 1–1 in the last minute.
Coras (loan)
He was sent out on loan to Coras de Tepic in 2015 in order to gain playing time and experience.
Return to Guadalajara
On his return to Guadalajara he scored his first and second league goals against C.F. Pachuca which ended in a 4–4 draw. Zaldivar scored his 1st 2016 league goal and 4th professional goal with Guadalajara against Puebla to make the game 2–0 which the game ended in a 3–0 win for C.D. Guadalajara. He is a favorite when it comes to penalties, where his shooting abilities shine.
Monterrey (loan)
On January 1, 2019, it was announced that Zaldivar had joined Monterrey on loan for 1 year. On January 5, 2019, he made his debut in a 5–0 win against Pachuca he scored in the 84th minute.
Puebla (loan)
On January 3, 2020 Puebla announced that they had acquired Zaldivar for a 6-month loan.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 December 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guadalajara | 2012–13 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 3 | 12[a] | 3 | — | 35 | 6 | |||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 9 | 15[b] | 2 | — | 47 | 11 | |||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 20 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 7 | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 4 | – | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 174 | 34 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 220 | 41 | ||
| Coras (loan) | 2014–15 | Ascenso MX | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | |
| Monterrey (loan) | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 13 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Puebla (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 9 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Atlético San Luis (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 18 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 13 | 4 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 15 | 4 | |||
| Total | 31 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 240 | 45 | 47 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 297 | 54 | ||
- includes 1 match from the 2016 Supercopa MX
- includes one match from the 2017 Campeón de Campeones
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 21 November 2018[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
Guadalajara
- Liga MX: Clausura 2017[5]
- Copa MX: Apertura 2015,[6] Clausura 2017[7]
- Supercopa MX: 2016[8]
- CONCACAF Champions League: 2018[9]
Monterrey
Mexico Youth