Luis Montes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Arturo Montes Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad Juárez, México | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder Left Midfielder Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | León | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pachuca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005 | Indios de Ciudad Juárez | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Pachuca | 128 | (24) |
| 2011– | Club León | 66 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Mexico | 5 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Luis Arturo Montes Jiménez (born 15 May 1986 in Ciudad Juárez) is a Mexican footballer currently playing for Club León of the Liga MX mainly playing as a Central midfielder.
Club career
He started his career playing for Pachuca's youth team, although when he was 19 years old, he was loaned out to Indios de Juarez de la Primera 'A', now Ancenso MX.
He made his professional debut while he played for Indios de Juarez, on January 8, 2006: in a league game against Irapuato entering the game as a substitute for Luis Esqueda at the 79 minute, In the Olimpico Benito Juarez Stadium.
He came back to Pachuca for the Clausura 2007 tournament and remains in the team until the Clausura 2011 tournament. He played 86 official league games for the first team, plus 25 international games in the Copa Sudamericana, CONCACAF Champions League, Club World Cup, Copa Libertadores and the now defunt North American SuperLiga.
At the Beginning of the Apertura 2011 tournament, he is transferred to Club Leon on loan for a year, and became an important first team player for The Emeralds, playing a total of 38 games between the Apertura 2011 and the Clausura 2012 Tournaments. Clinching the title of the Liga de Ancenso, now Ancenso MX. As a result, the team was promoted back to the Primera Division.
International career
Montes was selected by coach José Manuel de la Torre to participate in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup held in the United States . he made his debut July 11, 2013 in the group stage match against Canada. he scored his first international goal for Mexico in a 3-1 win over Martinique in his second match with Mexico on 14 July 2013.[1] Montes was selected in October 2013 by new coach Miguel Herrera to dispute the Intercontinental play-off between Mexico and New Zealand to see who qualifies to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 July 2013 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, United States |  Martinique | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2. | 24 July 2013 | Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States |  Panama | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Honours
- León
- Liga MX (1): Apertura 2013
References
- ↑ "Goal of the day: Luis Montes (Mexico) vs Martinique". inside World Soccer. 15 July 2013.
- ↑ "Luis Montes's Senior National Team Goals".
External links
- Profile at transfermarket
- Profile at soccerway
- Luis Montes at ESPN FC
- Luis Montes Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
- Luis Montes at National-Football-Teams.com
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