Jesús Alcántar

Jesús Alberto Alcántar Rodríguez (born 30 July 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Necaxa.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alcántar and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Jesús Alcántar
Personal information
Full name Jesús Alberto Alcántar Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003
Place of birth Caborca, Sonora, Mexico[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Necaxa
Number 6
Youth career
Cimarrones de Sonora
2020–2022 Necaxa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Necaxa 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Sporting CP B (loan) 22 (2)
International career‡
2020 Mexico U18 1 (0)
2021 Mexico U19 1 (0)
2021–2022 Mexico U20 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Club career

Born in Caborca, Sonora, Alcántar started his career with Cimarrones de Sonora before a move to Club Necaxa in 2020.[2] After making his first team debut in February 2022, he was loaned to Portuguese club Sporting CP to play for their 'B' team.[2]

International career

Alcántar was called up to the under-20 team by Luis Ernesto Pérez to participate at the 2021 Revelations Cup, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.[3] In June 2022, he was named into the final 20-man roster for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympics.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 May 2023[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Necaxa 2021–22 Liga MX 10–––10
Sporting CP B (loan) 2022–23 Liga 3 222–––222
Career total 232000000232

    Honours

    Mexico U20

    References
    1. Jesús Alcántar at WorldFootball.net
    2. Vazquez, Antonio (21 July 2022). "¿Quién es Jesús Alcantar, el mexicano que jugará en el Sporting Lisboa?" [Who is Jesús Alcantar, the Mexican who will play for Sporting Lisbon?]. goal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
    3. "Mexico to host U20 Revelations Cup Tournament". fmfstateofmind.com. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
    4. "Mexico announce squad for 2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship". fmfstateofmind.com. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
    5. Jesús Alcántar at Soccerway
    6. "Mexico wins Revelation Cup after win over the United States". SBNATION. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
    7. "Mexico defeats Peru to win U20 Revelations Cup". SBNATION. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.


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