Jesús Gallardo

Jesús Daniel Gallardo Vasconcelos (born 15 August 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger and left-back for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Mexico national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gallardo and the second or maternal family name is Vasconcelos.
Jesús Gallardo
Gallardo with Mexico at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Jesús Daniel Gallardo Vasconcelos[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-15) 15 August 1994[1]
Place of birth Cárdenas, Tabasco, Mexico
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger / Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Monterrey
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2010 Once Hermanos
2011–2013 Jaguares de la 48
2013–2016 UNAM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 UNAM 82 (11)
2018– Monterrey 91 (9)
National team‡
2016– Mexico 49 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Youth

Gallardo began his career at 15 years old with Once Hermanos from 2009,[2] until making the switch to Jaguares de la 48 in 2011,[3] and ultimately getting the attention of first division team Club Universidad Nacional. From there, in 2013,[3] he joined Pumas UNAM Youth Academy, successfully going through the U-20 team and Pumas Morelos.

UNAM

In 2014, Gallardo was eventually promoted to the first team by coach Guillermo Vázquez.[3] Gallardo scored his first goal with UNAM in a Copa MX group stage match against Toluca on 16 September 2014 that marked his debut with the jersey that ended 2–2 but didn't make his competitive league debut in Liga MX until 23 November 2014 which ended in a 4–2 win against Monterrey.[4]

On 21 November 2016, he would score a brace against W Connection F.C. during the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage that ended 8–1.[5]

On 9 August 2017, during an Apertura 2017 Copa MX group stage match against Monterrey, he would score the tying goal during stoppage time, leaving the match 1–1.[6]

Monterrey

On 29 May 2018, Gallardo joined Monterrey.[7] He would make his debut with the team on 21 July 2018 as a starter against Pachuca, winning 1–0.[8] On 29 September, he would score his first goal with Monterrey, scoring on the 74th minute in a 3–0 win over Tijuana.[9] On 20 October, in a league match against Toluca, he scored the tying goal at the 73rd minute in which Monterrey would later go on to win 2–1.[10]

On 23 October he scored the decisive penalty in the shootout of the Apertura 2018 Copa MX semi-finals against Pachuca, sending his team to the final.[11] On 3 November he provided an assist and scored a goal in Monterrey's 2–0 victory over Veracruz.[12]

As Monterrey won the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League Finals against crosstown rivals Tigres UANL,[13] he was included in the Team of the Tournament.[14]

At the end of the December, he would win the Apertura championship finals against América.[15]

With Monterrey's victory of the 2019–20 Copa MX, they had obtained the continental treble.[16]

International career

Gallardo got his first call up to the senior Mexico side to replace the injured Ángel Sepúlveda for matches against New Zealand and Panama in October 2016,[17] making his international debut on the 8th of the month as a starter against New Zealand in a 2–1 victory, contributing a crucial pass for the winning goal.[18]

On 28 June 2017, Gallardo was called up to participate in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[19] managing to appear in all games until their 1–0 semi-final loss against Jamaica.

Gallardo celebrating following Mexico's 1–0 win over Germany during the 2018 FIFA World Cup

In May 2018 he was named in Mexico’s preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia,[20] and in June 2018, Gallardo was named in Mexico's 23-man squad for the World Cup.[21] During Mexico's final group stage match against Sweden, he would receive a yellow card at the 13th second of the match for his elbow contact made with Ola Toivonen's face, marking it as the fastest yellow card given in FIFA World Cup history.[22] He would go on to play as a starter for all of the group stage matches, including the round-of-16 loss against Brazil.[23]

He was included in Gerardo Martino's preliminary roster for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup[24] and was eventually in the final list.[25] He appeared in all matches of the tournament, as Mexico defeated the United States in the final.[26] He was listed in the tournament's Best XI.[27] Following the victory, Martino declared Gallardo to be the best player of the match.[28]

Style of play

Gallardo is known for intensity, pace, and physical strength, allowing him to be both dangerous and intense during a whole match.[29][30] FIFA described him as "Gallardo's many assets include his speed, ability to take people on and his selfless distribution. A regular source of assists and the archetypal team player, he is adept at pressing high up the pitch and catching opponents out of position."[23]

Starting off as a left-winger on the club level, former Mexico national team coach Juan Carlos Osorio used him on a more defensive position as left-back.[31][30] With the arrival of new national team coach Gerardo Martino, he chose to keep him as a left-back.[32]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 February 2021[33]
Club Season League Cup Continental International Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
UNAM 2014–15 Liga MX 13081——211
2015–16 104020—70
2016–17 346—52—398
2017–18 34552——397
Total 821117372—10616
Monterrey 2018–19 Liga MX 4247182—577
2019–20 32581—20426
2020–21 17000—00170
Total 919152822011613
Career total 173203251542022229

International
As of 17 November 2020[34]
Mexico national team
YearAppsGoals
201620
2017160
2018140
2019120
202050
Total490

Honours

Club
Monterrey

International
Mexico

Individual

References
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  2. Valencia, Mauricio (26 November 2019). "Jesús Gallardo: 5 años de Primera". Tabasco Hoy (in Spanish).
  3. Guerrero Atilano, Rubén (4 October 2016). "Descubriendo a Gallardo". Milenio (in Spanish).
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  5. "Pumas UNAM 8–1 W Connection FC". ESPN. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. "Pumas le roba un punto al Monterrey en la Copa MX". Mexico.as.com (in Spanish). AS. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  7. Marshall, Tom (29 May 2018). "Mexico international winger Jesus Gallardo swaps Pumas for Monterrey". ESPN. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  8. "Pachuca 0–1 Monterrey". ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. Hernández Rosete, Sahid (29 September 2018). "A Rayados le bastó menos de 90' y una tormenta para golear a Xolos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  10. "Rayados remonta en casa para vencer al Toluca". Marca (in Spanish). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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  16. "¡TRI-PLE-TE! | Rayados consiguió triplete y ahora va por el campeonato del Guard1anes 2020". 90 Min (in Spanish). 5 November 2020.
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  18. Ocampo, Andrés (8 October 2016). "Discreto debut de Jesús Gallardo con la Selección". Vavel. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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  21. "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México". MiSeleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  22. "Jesus Gallardo's yellow card for Mexico fastest in World Cup history". ESPN. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  23. "Jesus GALLARDO". FIFA. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  24. Martínez Villar, Enrique (14 May 2019). "Marco Fabián vuelve y no está Tecatito; anuncian lista previa de México para Copa Oro". Mediotiempo.com.
  25. "Convocatoria Final para Copa Oro 2019". MiSeleccion.mx (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 5 June 2019.
  26. Straus, Brian (7 July 2019). "Mexico Turns Tide, Wins Gold Cup Title Again vs. Wasteful USMNT". Sports Illustrated.
  27. "2019 Concacaf Gold Cup - Best XI". goldcup.org. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  28. "Para Martino, Jesús Gallardo fue el mejor jugador del partido". Goal.com (in Spanish). 8 July 2019.
  29. Saraiva, Jose Miguel. "Talent Radar: CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 U-23 Team of the Tournament". Outsideoftheboot.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  30. Moran, Nayib (17 January 2018). "Jesus Gallardo's versatility could earn him a place in Mexico's World Cup squad". ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  31. Arnold, Jon (21 January 2018). "Pumas winger Jesus Gallardo continues making Mexico case". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  32. Arnold, Jon (28 June 2019). "Martino finds ideal fullbacks for his system in Gallardo, Rodriguez". Goal.com.
  33. Jesus Gallardo Stats
  34. "Jesús Gallardo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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