Ángel Sepúlveda
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Sepúlveda with Querétaro in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ángel Baltazar Sepúlveda Sánchez | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Apatzingán, Michoacán, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Morelia | 25 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Toros Neza (loan) | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Querétaro | 87 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Morelia | 37 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Guadalajara | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Necaxa | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Tijuana | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Querétaro (loan) | 34 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Necaxa (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Querétaro | 50 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Cruz Azul | 72 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Mexico | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Ángel Baltazar Sepúlveda Sánchez (born 15 February 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Mexico national team.
Club career
Early career
Sepúlveda was born in Apatzingán, Michoacán. made his senior team debut on 18 September 2010, as a substitute in a match against Atlante in a 2 - 0 loss of Monarcas.[1]
Sepúlveda scored his first goal on 4 April 2011, against Chiapas that gave Monarcas the win in a 2 - 1 victory. He scored his second and third goal against Tempête Football Club during the preliminary rounds of the first leg and second leg of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. On 10 October 2011 he scored his fourth goal Pachuca to tie the game 2-2 during a regular season matchup of the 2011–12 Mexican Primera División season. On 4 December 2011 he came off as a substitute yet again replacing the injured Miguel Sabah and scored two goals against Santos Laguna to tie up the aggregate score 4-4 but due to Santos Laguna's higher seeding on the league table they failed to advance for the final of the Liguilla
Guadalajara
C.D Guadalajara announced the signing of Sepúlveda on 7 June 2018.
Cruz Azul
On 29 August 2023, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Sepúlveda.[2] On 4 October 2023, Sepúlveda scored a hat trick with his first goal coming via bicycle kick.[3]
On 9 November 2024, Sepúlveda scored a header during the last minute of the last league game for the Apertura 2024 against Tigres UANL which helped Cruz Azul break the record for most points during a short league season.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 June 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Morelia | 2010–11 | Mexican Primera División | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Mexican Primera División | 15 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 22 | 6 | |||
| 2012–13 | Liga MX | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 38 | 9 | |||
| Toros Neza (loan) | 2012–13 | Ascenso MX | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| Atlante | 2013–14 | Liga MX | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||
| Querétaro | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 37 | 6 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 9 | ||
| 2015–16 | Liga MX | 23 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | Liga MX | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Total | 87 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 107 | 16 | |||
| Morelia | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 37 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 41 | 7 | ||
| Guadalajara | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Necaxa | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Tijuana | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Querétaro (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 34 | 9 | — | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| Necaxa (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Querétaro | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga MX | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga MX | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5[c] | 2 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Total | 50 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 55 | 16 | ||||
| Cruz Azul | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 33 | 9 | — | — | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga MX | 39 | 14 | — | 8 | 9 | 3[c] | 0 | 50 | 23 | ||
| Total | 72 | 23 | — | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 32 | |||
| Career total | 406 | 78 | 45 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 481 | 105 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa MX
- ^ Includes CONCACAF Champions League/Cup
- ^ a b c Includes Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 18 June 2025[6]
| Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Mexico | 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 3 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[7]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 2 September 2016 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | El Salvador | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 16 July 2017 | Alamodome, San Antonio, United States | Curaçao | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 3. | 7 June 2025 | Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, United States | Switzerland | 2–3 | 2–4 | Friendly |
Honours
Querétaro
Cruz Azul
Mexico
Individual
- Liga MX Player of the Month: October 2024[10]
- Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2024[11]
- CONCACAF Champions Cup Best Player: 2025[12]
- CONCACAF Champions Cup Golden Boot: 2025[12]
- CONCACAF Champions Cup Best XI: 2025[13]
References
- ^ "Atlante 2 - 0 Morelia - mediotiempo.com". www.mediotiempo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23.
- ^ "Cruz Azul ficha de última hora a Ángel Sepúlveda como su nuevo delantero" (in Spanish). amp.marfa.com. 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ "Ángel Sepúlveda marca con Cruz Azul el primer hat-trick de su carrera con todo y chilena" (in Spanish). onefootball. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ "Cruz Azul rompe récord de puntos en torneos cortos y se perfila como favorito al título del Apertura 2024" (in Spanish). 2025-11-09. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ Ángel Sepúlveda at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Ángel Sepúlveda at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "A. Sepúlveda". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "United States 1-2 Mexico: Mauricio Pochettino's side beaten in Gold Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Mexico win first Nations League final thanks to Raúl Jiménez double". The Guardian. 24 March 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "El resurgir de Ángel Sepúlveda: La hazaña que le peleó y le ganó a Giakoumakis". 5 November 2024.
- ^ "El Once Ideal del Apertura 2024 de la Liga MX: América se lleva el protagonismo total tras conquistar el Tricampeonato". 18 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Sepúlveda, Allen, Mier earn 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup honors". CONCACAF. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ https://www.concacaf.com/champions-cup/news/mier-sepulveda-white-headline-champions-cup-best-xi/
External links
- Ángel Sepúlveda – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Ángel Sepúlveda at ESPN FC
- Ángel Sepúlveda at imscouting.com
- Ángel Sepúlveda at match-endirect.com
- Ángel Sepúlveda at FBref.com
- Ángel Sepúlveda at WorldFootball.net