Néstor Araujo
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Full name | Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 29 August 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | América | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2013 | Cruz Azul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo[3] | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Cruz Azul | 49 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Santos Laguna | 106 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2022 | Celta | 133 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | América | 34 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Mexico U20 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Mexico U23 | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2023 | Mexico | 67 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2023 |
Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo (born 29 August 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club América. He is an Olympic gold medalist.[4]
Araujo began his career with Cruz Azul in 2010, and played with the club for three years before joining Santos Laguna, initially in a loan deal which the club made permanent the following year. At Santos, he played in over 100 matches, winning the Liga MX on two occasions.
He competed internationally since 2011: Araujo played at the
Club career
Cruz Azul
Araujo joined
In 2010, Enrique Meza promoted Araujo to the first team.[5] On 19 September, he made his Primera División debut for Cruz Azul,[6] playing 90 minutes in the 3–0 home victory against Querétaro.[7]
Santos Laguna
On 5 June 2013, Araujo joined
In May 2018, Santos Laguna defeated Toluca to win the Clausura tournament following a 3–2 aggregate score in the finals. Araujo missed the finals due to an injury he suffered while on international duty with the Mexico national team.[13]
Celta de Vigo
On 14 June 2018, Araujo joined Spanish club Celta de Vigo on a five-year contract.[14] On 21 July, he made his debut in a friendly match against Espanyol.[15]
América
On 24 June 2022, Araujo returned to Mexico and joined Club América on permanent basis.[16] In September 2023, he suffered a knee injury and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[17]
International career
Araujo received his first international call up in 2011 during the
Araujo would be an international regular under
On 27 March 2018, during a friendly match against
Araujo was part of the squad that won the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[21]
In October 2022, Araujo was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster.[22]
Personal life
Néstor has an older brother, Félix, who is also a professional footballer.[23]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 March 2024[24]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cruz Azul | 2010–11 | Liga MX | 17 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | 24 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
Total | 49 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 66 | 0 | |||
Santos Laguna (loan) | 2013–14 | Liga MX | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
Santos Laguna | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 16 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
2015–16 | 36 | 1 | — | 8[b] | 0 | — | 44 | 1 | ||||
2016–17 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
Total | 106 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 7 | ||
Celta | 2018–19 | La Liga | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
2019–20 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||||
2021–22 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
Total | 133 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 136 | 4 | ||||
América | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4[e] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
Total | 34 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 351 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 410 | 11 |
- ^ Includes Copa MX and Copa del Rey
- ^ CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 10 June 2023[25]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mexico | 2011 | 3 | 1 |
2016 | 8 | 0 | |
2017 | 13 | 2 | |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 8 | 0 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 14 | 0 | |
2022 | 9 | 0 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 67 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Araujo goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 4 July 2011 | Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan , Argentina |
Chile | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2011 Copa América |
2 | 24 March 2017 | Mexico City , Mexico |
Costa Rica | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 24 June 2017 | Kazan Arena, Kazan , Russia |
Russia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup |
Honours
Cruz Azul
Santos Laguna
América
Mexico U20
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2011
Mexico U23
- Pan American Games: 2011
- Toulon Tournament: 2012
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2012
- Olympic Gold Medal: 2012
Mexico
Individual
- Liga MX Best XI: Clausura 2017
- Liga MX Best Defender: 2016–17
- CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI: 2021[28]
References
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of Players: Mixeco" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Profile". RC Celta. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo - Ficha Jugador
- ^ a b "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". BBC. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Néstor Araujo – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- ^ Ballinas, Diana (19 September 2010). "Néstor Araujo, feliz por su debut en triunfo celeste" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.
- ^ "Oficial: Néstor Araujo es nuevo jugador de Santos Laguna". El Siglo de Torreón. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Santos Laguna goleó 3-0 a Correcaminos UAT en Copa MX". Fox Sports. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Ruiz, Alberto. "La Copa MX se quedó en el cielo... Santos, Campeón". MedioTiempo. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Santos se proclamó Campeón ante un histórico Gallo". MedioTiempo. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "¡Santos Laguna, Campeón de Campeones!". El Siglo de Torreón. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "¡La tercera, ya no! Santos es Campeón en el que había sido su Infierno". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Celta de Vigo anuncia fichaje de Nestor Araujo". espn.com.mx. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Néstor Araujo debutó en partido amistoso con Celta de Vigo". ESPN. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ @ClubAmerica (24 June 2022). "Bienvenido al Nido" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Néstor Araujo suffers knee ligament injury and will miss the rest of Liga MX Apertura 2023". Diario AS. 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Néstor Araujo abandona el partido ante Croacia por una lesión en la rodilla". MARCA Claro. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ Marshall, Tom (14 May 2018). "Rafa Marquez makes Mexico's preliminary World Cup squad". ESPN. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ Arnold, Jon. "Mexico's 2018 World Cup roster: Who joins Chicharito & Guardado in final 23-man squad?". Sporting News. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Nestor Araujo: "To win the Gold Cup is an amazing feeling"". Gold Cup. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Moro, Omar (14 November 2022). "Lista de convocados de la Selección Mexicana al Mundial de Qatar 2022". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Félix Araujo vs. Néstor Araujo, disputa familiar en la Selva" (in Spanish). Marca Claro. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Néstor Araujo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ a b Néstor Araujo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (18 December 2023). "Club América extends Liga MX record to 14 titles after defeating Tigres". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Straus, Brian (7 July 2019). "Mexico Turns Tide, Wins Gold Cup Title Again vs. Wasteful USMNT". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ CONCACAF [@CNationsLeague] (8 June 2021). "Here is the Best XI of the Concacaf Nations League Finals" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
- Néstor Araujo at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Néstor Araujo – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Néstor Araujo at ESPN FC
- Néstor Araujo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Néstor Araujo at Olympics.com
- Néstor Araujo on Twitter