Alan Cervantes

Alan Cervantes
Cervantes with Santos Laguna in 2023
Personal information
Full name Alan Josué Cervantes Martín del Campo[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998[1]
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
América
Number 13
Youth career
2013–2017 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Guadalajara 24 (1)
2017 → León (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2024 Santos Laguna 149 (1)
2024– América 56 (2)
International career‡
2015–2016 Mexico U17 7 (0)
2017–2018 Mexico U20 10 (0)
2018 Mexico U21 8 (0)
2021 Mexico U23 7 (0)
2021–2023 Mexico 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up2021 United StatesTeam
Olympic Qualifying Championship
Winner2020 Mexico
Toulon Tournament
Runner-up2018 FranceTeam
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
First place2015 HondurasTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2023

Alan Josué Cervantes Martín del Campo (born 17 January 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club América.

Club career

Guadalajara

Cervantes joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2013. He continued through Chivas Youth Academy successfully going through U-15, U-17 and U-20 youth system.[2] Until being given the chance to join first division team Club León making his professional debut under Javier Torrente.[3]

León (loan)

Cervantes joined Leon on a one-year loan without purchase option. He made his professional debut coming in as a substitute against Atlas on 22 July 2017 ending in a 3–0 loss[4]

Club América

On 14 July 2024, Cervantes joined América.

International career

Youth

Cervantes captained all of the national team's matches in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.

Cervantes was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[5] where Mexico would finish runners-up.

Cervantes participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing in four matches, where Mexico won the competition.[6]

Senior

On 3 July 2021, Cervantes made his senior national team debut in a 4–0 victory against Nigeria, coming in as a substitute in the 81st minute for Érick Gutiérrez.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 26 August 2026[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Global Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guadalajara 2017–18 Liga MX 20—1[a]0——30
2018–19 9140—1[b]0—141
2019–20 13030———160
Total 241701010—331
León (loan) 2017–18 Liga MX 8040———120
Santos Laguna 2019–20 3040———70
2020–21 410———1[c]0420
2021–22 320—2[a]0——340
2022–23 3603[d]0———390
2023–24 361———2[c]0381
2024–25 10————10
Total 14917020—301581
América 2024–25 Liga MX 331—2[a]0—2[c]0371
2025–26 1911[e]02[a]01[f]01[c]0241
2026–27 40———4[c]080
Total 56210401070692
Career total 237419070201002754
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Leagues Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sky por México
  5. ↑ One appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  6. ↑ Appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup play-in

International

As of match played on 7 June 2023[9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202140
202310
Total50

Honours

Guadalajara

América

Mexico Youth

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: CD Guadalajara" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cervantes product of Chivas" (in Spanish). Chivaspassion .com.mx. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cervantes Mexican Promise". Daleleon .com.mx (in Spanish). Jorge Ramos Pérez. 2017-08-14. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". Ligamx.net. 1998-01-17. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  5. ↑ "Revelan convocatoria del Tri Sub-21 para el torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". ESPN (in Spanish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "México derrotó a Honduras en penales y se alzó como campeón de Concacaf rumbo a Tokio". Infobae. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Mexico crush inexperienced Nigeria in final friendly before Gold Cup". www.fmfstateofmind.com. July 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ Alan Cervantes at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Alan Cervantes at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ↑ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (15 December 2024). "América beats Monterrey to lift 3rd-straight Liga MX trophy". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2024.