Luis Arturo Montes Jiménez (born 15 May 1986), also known as Chapito, is a Mexican professional footballer.
 Montes with Everton in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luis Arturo Montes Jiménez[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1986[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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| Pachuca | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Indios | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | Pachuca | 86 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | → León (loan) | 75 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2023 | León | 290 | (42) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Everton (loan) | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Mexico | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editMontes started his career playing for Pachuca's youth team. When he was 19 years old, he was loaned out to second-tier Indios de Ciudad Juárez.
Montes made his professional debut on January 8, 2006, in a league game against Irapuato, entering the game as a substitute for Luis Esqueda in the 79th minute in the Olimpico Benito Juarez Stadium.
Montes returned to Pachuca for the Clausura 2007 tournament and remained at the team through the Clausura 2011 tournament. He played 86 official league games for the first team, plus 25 international games in the Copa Sudamericana, CONCACAF Champions League, Club World Cup, Copa Libertadores and the now-defunct North American SuperLiga.
At the start of the 2011–12 season, Montes was transferred to, then second division side, Club Léon on a yearlong loan. He became an important first team player, playing a total of 38 games between the Apertura 2011 and the Clausura 2012 Tournaments. Club Léon clinched the Liga de Ascenso title, now Ascenso MX, and the promotion to the Primera Division.
International career
editMontes made his senior national team debut as a second-half substitute in a goalless friendly with Peru on 17 April 2013.[2] He was selected by coach José Manuel de la Torre to participate in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup held in the United States, and scored his first international goal on his third Mexico appearance, in a 3–1 win over Martinique in the group stage of the Gold Cup on 14 July.[3]
Montes was selected in October 2013 by new coach Miguel Herrera to dispute the Intercontinental play-off between Mexico and New Zealand in which he played both games and helped Mexico qualify to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Luis Montes received his first call up in 2014, in Mexico's first game in 2014 against South Korea. Eventually Montes was called up to be in Mexico's squad for the 2014 World Cup along with teammates, Carlos Peña, José Vázquez, and Rafael Márquez.
On 31 May 2014, in a friendly match against Ecuador two minutes after scoring a long range goal, Montes suffered a double fracture [tibia and fibula] in a challenge with Segundo Castillo. Due to the injury Montes missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup and did not return to action until 8 February 2015 against UNAM.[4][5]
On 23 March 2019, Montes returned to international football in a 3–1 victory against Chile after a two-year absence. He also scored Mexico's fourth goal three days later in a 4–2 victory over Paraguay.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 3 July 2019[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2013 | 8 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 25 | 5 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[7]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 14 July 2013 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, United States |  Martinique |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2 | 24 July 2013 | Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States |  Panama |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 3 | 31 May 2014 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States |  Ecuador |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 26 March 2019 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States |  Paraguay |
4–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 9 June 2019 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States | Ecuador |
2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Honours
editPachuca
León
Mexico
Individual
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup Top Scorer: 2008 (Shared)
- Liga MX Player of the Month: October 2020[9]
- Liga MX Best XI: Clausura 2019,[10] Guardianes 2020[11]
- Liga MX Most Valuable Player: Guardianes 2020[12]
- Liga MX Best Offensive Midfielder: 2020–21
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Debutó juarense Luis Montes con Selección Mexicana ante Perú" [Luis Montes of Juarez made his debut for Mexico against Peru]. tiempo.com.mx (in Spanish). 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Mexico stops Martinique, books a Gold Cup quarterfinal berth". CONCACAF. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Montes injury sours Mexico win". ESPN. 31 May 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ Patrick Clarke (31 May 2014). "Luis Montes Injury: Updates on Mexico Star's Leg and Return". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ Luis Montes at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "L. Montes". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Straus, Brian (7 July 2019). "Mexico Turns Tide, Wins Gold Cup Title Again vs. Wasteful USMNT". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "El 'Chapito' Montes es el Jugador del Mes en FIFA 21".
- ^ "Liga MX anuncia 11 Ideal del C2019 con 8 lugares ocupados entre Tigres y León". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 3 June 2019.
- ^ De la Cruz, Luis (16 December 2020). "Liga MX: León, Pumas y Cruz Azul se 'roban' el 11 ideal del Guardianes 2020". SoyFutbol.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Leon's Luis 'Chapito' Montes named Liga MX MVP after title-winning season". ESPN. 19 December 2020.
External links
edit- Luis Montes at Soccerway
- Luis Montes at ESPN FC
- Luis Montes – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Luis Montes at National-Football-Teams.com