Érik Lira
Érik Antonio Lira Méndez (born 8 May 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Érik Antonio Lira Méndez | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | UNAM | ||
| 2018–2020 | Necaxa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Necaxa | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | UNAM | 57 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cruz Azul | 68 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Mexico U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Mexico | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 April 2022 | |||
International career
On 27 October 2021, Lira made his senior national team debut under Gerardo Martino in a friendly match against Ecuador.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 October 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Necaxa | 2018–19 | Liga MX | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| UNAM | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 36 | 0 | — | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | — | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||||
| Cruz Azul | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 20 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 36 | 0 | — | – | – | 36 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 0 | — | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 125 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 137 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearance in Supercopa de la Liga MX
Honours
Cruz Azul
Individual
References
- "México inicia con cuatro debutantes ante Ecuador, entre ellos Santi Giménez". espndeportes.espn.com. October 27, 2021.
- Érik Lira at Soccerway
- Érik Lira at National-Football-Teams.com
- "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
External links
- Érik Lira at Soccerway
- Érik Lira at ESPN FC
- Érik Antonio Lira Méndez at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
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