Luis Ángel Malagón Velázquez (born 2 March 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Necaxa.[1]
![]() Malagón in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Luis Ángel Malagón Velázquez | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Necaxa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Santos Laguna | |||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2020 | Morelia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2020 | Morelia | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Necaxa | 72 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Mexico U21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Mexico U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2021 |
Malagón was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-23 team at the 2019 Pan American Games,[2] with Mexico winning the third-place match.[3] He also participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship. In the final group stage match against the United States, he suffered an elbow injury, causing him to miss the rest of the tournament.[4] Mexico went on to win the competition. He was subsequently called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Malagón won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.[5]
Malagón got his first call-up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino for a friendly match against Chile in December 2021.[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Morelia | 2015–16 | Liga MX | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
Total | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
Necaxa | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 26 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 0 | |||||
2022–23 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||||
Total | 72 | 0 | — | — | — | 72 | 0 | |||||
Career totals | 82 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 |
Mexico U23
Club Necaxa – current squad | |
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Mexico men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists | ||
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