Lucas Emanuel Ayala Miño (born August 11, 1978) is a former professional

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who played as a

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and current

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club

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. Born in Argentina, he played for the Mexico national team.

International career

On 16 January 2009, Ayala was called up to the Mexico national team. This caused some controversy among Mexico's native-born. He declared to the media that he wanted to give back the favours that Mexico has granted him such as his footballing career which started in Mexico, not Argentina. He was present with the squad that faced

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on 28 January 2009.

International caps

''As of 28 January 2009''

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* * * 1978 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Sportspeople of Argentine descent Mexican people of Basque descent Men's association football midfielders Argentine men's footballers Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers Correcaminos UAT footballers Zacatepec F.C. players C.D. Veracruz footballers Tigres UANL footballers Atlas F.C. footballers {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub