Miguel Tapias
Miguel Ángel Tapias Dávila (born January 9, 1997 in Hermosillo, Sonora) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger or centre-back for Liga MX club Pachuca.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Ángel Tapias Dávila | ||
Date of birth | January 9, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger / Centre-back[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Pachuca | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2016 | Pachuca | ||
2019 | Pachuca | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Pachuca Premier | 2 | (1) |
2016– | Pachuca | 19 | (1) |
2016–2018 | → Zacatecas (loan) | 35 | (0) |
National team | |||
2015 | Mexico U18[1] | ||
2017 | Mexico U20[1][2] | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2020 |
Club career
He joined the Pachuca youth system at the age of 11,[4] and progressed through the under–15, under–17 and under–20 squads.[5]
Tapias was loaned out to Ascenso MX club Mineros de Zacatecas in the summer of 2016. He made his professional debut in their first match of the Apertura 2016 season, a 1–0 victory over FC Juárez on 16 July. He made 32 appearances for Zacatecas over the next two years, starting in all but one, before returning to Pachuca in June 2018.[6] First-team manager Pako Ayestarán handed Tapias his Liga MX debut on 21 July; he played the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to Monterrey at centre-back.[5] He scored his first goal two months later in a league win against Cruz Azul at home.[7] On 23 October, Tapias scored against Monterrey in the opening minutes of the Apertura 2018 Copa MX semi-final match, which Pachuca lost in penalties after a 3–3 draw.[8][9]
In February 2020, he was named to the Liga MX team of the week for the first time in round four of the Clausura 2020 season.[10]
References
- Torres, Edu (10 April 2018). "Miguel Tapias un singular zurdo" (in Spanish). Rectángulo Verde. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- Arnold, Jon (17 January 2017). "Chivas lead way in Mexico U-20 call-up" (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX". Ligamx.net. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- "'Micky' Tapias, orgullo sonorense" (in Spanish). Vavel. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- de la Torre, Antonio (24 February 2019). "El hermosillense Micky Tapias ha encontrado su sitio en el Pachuca en la Liga MX" (in Spanish). El Imparcial. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "Pachuca, regresa Miguel Tapias" (in Spanish). todomercadoweb.es. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "Cruz Azul vs. Pachuca: Micky Tapias y su gran definición para el 2-0 a favor de los tuzos" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "Rayados vence a Pachuca en penaltis y es el primer finalista de la Copa MX" (in Spanish). Marcas. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- "Duelo sonorense por la Final; Miguel Tapias anota pero Johan Vásquez avanza" (in Spanish). El Imparcial. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- De La Cruz, Luis (3 February 2020). "Liga MX da a conocer el 11 ideal de la jornada comandado por Leo Fernández" (in Spanish). soyfutbol.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.