Gilberto "Tiba" Sepúlveda López (born 4 February 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Guadalajara.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gilberto Sepúlveda López | ||
Date of birth | (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Guadalajara | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Guadalajara | 97 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Mexico U20 | 13 | (2) |
2021 | Mexico U23 | 5 | (0) |
2020– | Mexico | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2021 |
Sepúlveda made his professional debut with Guadalajara on 8 January 2019, during a Copa MX group stage match against Cimarrones de Sonora in a 2–1 victory.[1] He made his Liga MX debut with the club on 1 September, playing the entire match in a 1–1 tie against Cruz Azul.[2]
On 25 October 2018, Sepúlveda was called up by Diego Ramírez to participate in that year's CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[3] As Mexico would finish runner-up in the tournament, he was listed in the tournament's Best XI.[4] In April 2019, Sepúlveda was included in the 21-player squad to represent Mexico at the U-20 World Cup in Poland.[5]
Sepúlveda participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.[6]
Sepúlveda received his first senior national team call up by Gerardo Martino for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A matches against Panama and Bermuda in November 2019.[1] On 30 September 2020, he made his debut with the national team in a friendly match against Guatemala, coming on as a substitute during the second half for a 3–0 victory.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Guadalajara | 2018–19 | Liga MX | – | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 0 | |||||
2021–22 | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | 26 | 1 | |||||
2022–23 | 18 | 0 | – | – | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 97 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 1 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mexico | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Mexico U23
Individual
C.D. Guadalajara – current squad | |
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Mexico squad – 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up | ||
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