Alán Montes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alán Isidro Montes Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Sonora | ||
| 2020–2023 | Necaxa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2026 | Necaxa | 55 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Monterrey (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Raya2 (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Kansas City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Serik Spor (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2026– | Cruz Azul | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2026 | |||
Alán Isidro Montes Castro (born 26 October 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
Early life
Montes was born on 26 October 2000. Born in Hermosillo, Mexico, he is the younger brother of Mexico international César Montes.[1]
Career
As a youth player, Montes joined the youth academy of Mexican side Sonora. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Mexican side Necaxa in 2020 and was promoted to the club's senior team the same year.
Ahead of the 2021–22 season, he was sent on loan to Mexican side Monterrey, where he made four league appearances and scored zero goals. During the summer of 2025, he was sent on loan to American side Sporting Kansas City, where he made eight league appearances and scored zero goals. Six months later, he was sent on loan to Turkish side Serikspor.[2] In July 2026, Montes returned to Necaxa.
Style of play
Montes plays as a defender. American newspaper The Kansas City Star wrote in 2025 that he is "a physically imposing center back".[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 August 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Necaxa | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 34 | 2 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 20 | 2 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||
| Monterrey (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Raya2 (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga de Expansión MX | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Sporting Kansas City (loan) | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Serikspor (loan) | 2025–26 | TFF 1. Lig | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Cruz Azul | 2026–27 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 101 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 8 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in Leagues Cup
Honours
Cruz Azul
References
- ↑ "César y Alan, la dinastía Montes se hace presente en Liga MX" [César and Alan, the Montes dynasty makes its presence felt in Liga MX] (in Spanish). Grada Norte. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ Alán Montes at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "¿Quién es Alan Montes? Nuevo jugador de Cruz Azul".
- ↑ "Can Alan Montes stabilize Sporting KC's back line in 2025?". The Kansas City Star. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ Alán Montes at Soccerway
External links
- Alán Montes at Soccerway
- Alán Montes at WorldFootball.net
- 2000 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Cimarrones de Sonora players
- Club Necaxa footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Footballers from Hermosillo
- Footballers from Sonora
- Liga de Expansión MX players
- Liga MX players
- Major League Soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Mexican expatriate men's footballers
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Mexican men's footballers
- Raya2 Expansión players
- Serikspor footballers
- Sporting Kansas City players
- Sportspeople from Hermosillo
- Sportspeople from Sonora
- TFF 1. Lig players