Mateo Chávez
 Chávez with Mexico in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mateo Chávez García[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AZ | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Guadalajara[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Tapatío | 39 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Guadalajara | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | AZ | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Mexico U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Mexico | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Mateo Chávez García (born 12 May 2004) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar and the Mexico national team.
Club career
[edit]Guadalajara
[edit]Tapatío
[edit]Chávez made his professional debut with Tapatío on 29 September 2022, coming on as a 60th minute substitute against Venados.[3]
First team
[edit]Chávez made his first team, and Liga MX debut on 13 January 2024, in a 1–1 draw against Santos Laguna.[4][5] On 7 February 2024, Chávez made his CONCACAF Champions Cup debut in a 3–1 win against Forge.[6]
AZ
[edit]In 2025, Chávez signed for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar.[7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Chávez is the son of former professional footballer Paulo Chávez.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 April 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tapatío | 2022–23 | Liga de Expansión MX | 27 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||||
| Guadalajara | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 11 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 26 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Campeón de Campeones
- ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 2 July 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Tapatío
Mexico
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mateo Chávez at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Linaje Rojiblanco: Mateo Chávez". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Tapatío vs. Venados 1 - 0". Soccerway. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Guadalajara 1–1 Santos Laguna (13 Jan. 2024) Summary". Soccerway. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Mateo Chávez, hijo de 'Tilón' Chávez, debuta en Chivas con especial número". TUDN. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Chivas vence al Forge FC en Canadá". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Chávez Joins AZ Alkmaar as Chivas Secure Lucrative Sell-On Clause". dailysports.net. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Mateo Chavez Embarks on European Journey to Join AZ Alkmaar". www.footboom1.com. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "The amazing coincidence of Mateo Chávez and Armando González". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Mateo Chávez at Soccerway
- ^ Mateo Chávez at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "¡¡¡TAPATÍO ES CAMPEÓN DEL CLAUSURA 2023!!!". Club Deportivo Tapatío. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "United States 1-2 Mexico: Mauricio Pochettino's side beaten in Gold Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ https://www.iffhs.com/posts/4176
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