Ángel Zaldívar Caviedes (born 8 February 1994) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga MX club

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, on loan from Guadalajara.

Club career

Guadalajara

Zaldívar made his official debut on 28 July 2013 in a home game against

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He scored his first league goal in a match against

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in which the team tied 1–1 in the last minute.

Coras (loan)

He was sent out on loan to

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in 2015 in order to gain playing time and experience.

Return to Guadalajara

On his return to Guadalajara he scored his first and second league goals against

C.F. Pachuca Club de Fútbol Pachuca is a Mexican professional football team based in Pachuca, Hidalgo, that competes in Liga MX. Founded by Cornish miners from Camborne and Redruth in 1901, it is one of the oldest football clubs in the Americas, and was ...

which ended in a 4–4 draw. Zaldivar scored his 1st 2016 league goal and 4th professional goal with Guadalajara against Puebla to make the game 2–0 which the game ended in a 3–0 win for

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. He is a favorite when it comes to penalties, where his shooting abilities shine.

Monterrey (loan)

On January 1, 2019, it was announced that Zaldivar had joined

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on loan for 1 year. On January 5, 2019, he made his debut in a 5–0 win against Pachuca he scored in the 84th minute.

Puebla (loan)

On January 3, 2020

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announced that they had acquired Zaldivar for a 6-month loan.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Guadalajara * Liga MX: Clausura 2017 *

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, Clausura 2017 *

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: 2016 *

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Monterrey * Liga MX: Apertura 2019 *

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Mexico Youth *

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* Pan American Silver Medal:

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References

External links

*http://www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx/jugadores/24/ngel-zaldvar-caviedes#.VS2hnvnF9T0 {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaldivar, Angel 1994 births Living people Mexico men's international footballers Mexican men's footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Coras FC footballers C.F. Monterrey players Club Puebla players Liga MX players Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Men's association football forwards Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games