Édgar Jahir Alaffita García (born 18 October 1996) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

UNAM The National Autonomous University of Mexico (, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countries. It also has 34 ...

Club career

Alaffita was discovered by Miguel Fuentes, who was San Luis's coach at the time, while playing for San Luis in various youth competitions. He signed his first professional contract in June 2013 and made his first team league debut on 30 August 2013, coming on as a 66' substitute for Néstor Olguín in a 2–1 win against

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. Alaffita was loaned out to

Club Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...

in June 2014. Alaffita joined Pumas Tabasco in May 2021. He became a consistent starter and rose to be club captain. Alaffita began training with the first team,

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, in late 2022. He was ultimately included on the team roster by manager Rafael Puente Jr. On 8 January 2023, Alaffita made his

debut with UNAM as a member of the starting lineup in their 2–1 win over Juárez. In June 2023, Alaffita signed with Atlético La Paz.

Honours

Club

Necaxa *

Ascenso MX Ascenso MX, also known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009 ...

: Apertura 2014, Clausura 2016 Alebrijes de Oaxaca *Ascenso MX: Apertura 2019

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