Omar Campos
 Campos with Santos Laguna in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Santos Laguna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Santos Laguna | 109 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Los Angeles FC | 27 | (2) |
| 2025– | Cruz Azul | 49 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Mexico U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 December 2023 | |||
Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya (born 20 July 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.[1]
Club career
Santos Laguna
Born in Cuauhtémoc district of Mexico City, Campos grew up in the Tepito neighborhood before joining the youth setup at Santos Laguna in 2016.[2] On 17 January 2021, he made his professional debut for Santos Laguna under manager Guillermo Almada in a Liga MX game against Tigres UANL. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Juan Ferney Otero as Santos won 2–0.[3]
Campos scored his first professional goal on 6 February 2021 against Atlas, scoring the opening goal for Santos Laguna in their 1–1 draw.[4]
Los Angeles
On 30 January 2024, Campos joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC on a four-year deal.[5] Campos started in 17 of 27 matches with LAFC.[6]
Campos scored the winning goal in a 3–1 victory against Sporting KC in the US Open Cup on 25 September 2024.
Cruz Azul
On 5 January 2025, Campos joined Liga MX side Cruz Azul on a permanent transfer.[7]
International career
On 6 December 2021, Campos received his first call-up to the senior national team.[8] He made his senior debut on 16 December 2023, in a friendly match against Colombia.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 22 August 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental[a] | Intercontinental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos Laguna | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 39 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 109 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 116 | 3 | |||
| Los Angeles FC | 2024 | MLS | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6[b] | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Cruz Azul | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 6 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 38 | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 48 | 2 | |||
| 2026–27 | 5 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 185 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 220 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes CONCACAF Champions League/Cup
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ↑ Appearances in 2022 Copa por México
- ↑ Appearance in FIFA Intercontinental Cup
- ↑ Appearance in 2026 Campeón de Campeones
International
- As of match played on 16 December 2023[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Los Angeles FC
Cruz Azul
Individual
References
- ↑ "LAFC's Omar Campos heads to Cruz Azul in a shocking MLS-to-Liga MX transfer". MLS Multiplex. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ↑ "Omar Campos pasó de repartir comida en Tepito a estar en la final con Santos Laguna". El Siglo de Durango. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ "Santos Laguna 2-0 Tigres UANL". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Atlas 1–1 Santos Laguna". Soccerway.
- ↑ "LAFC Acquires Mexican Defender Omar Campos From Santos Laguna Of Liga Mx". Los Angeles Football Club. 30 January 2024.
- ↑ mlssoccer. "Omar Campos | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ↑ "LAFC transfer Omar Campos to Cruz Azul". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ↑ "¡Checa la convocatoria de México para enfrentar a Chile!". fanbolero.com (in Spanish). 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (16 December 2023). "Colombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ Omar Campos at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ Omar Campos at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "LAFC defeats Sporting KC in extra time to win U.S. Open Cup". ESPN. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ↑ "2026 LIGA MX All-Star Team Roster". Major League Soccer. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
External links
- Profile Archived 16 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine at Santos Laguna
- Omar Campos at Soccerway
- Omar Campos at WorldFootball.net
- 2002 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen
- CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Footballers from Mexico City
- Liga MX players
- Los Angeles FC players
- Major League Soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football full-backs
- Mexican men's footballers
- Mexico men's international footballers
- Santos Laguna footballers
- Sportspeople from Mexico City