Mario Humberto De Luna Saucedo (born 5 January 1988) is a Mexican professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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.
Club career
C.D. Guadalajara
A product of
Chivas youth team,
CD Tapatio, de Luna made his professional debut on November 9, 2008, against
Puebla F.C. in the 2008
Apertura
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. At the 2009
Interliga
InterLiga was an association football competition and the qualification method between eight Mexican clubs to determine two clubs qualified for the Copa Libertadores, it was held from 2004 to 2010.
History
From 1998 to 2003, the Mexican clubs c ...
de Luna replaced the injured
Jonny Magallón performing brilliantly in the tournament, although he suffered an injury in the final. On September 6, 2009, he scored his first goal in the
Primera División de México
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helping Chivas to a 2–2 draw against Puebla.
CD Chivas USA
On February 21, 2013, sister club
Chivas USA
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announced they had acquired Mario de Luna and teammates
Giovani Casillas and
Edgar Mejia on loan from
CD Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A de C.V. (;), nicknamed ''"Chivas"'' () and simply known as Guadalajara or internationally as Chivas de Guadalajara, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in the Guadalajara metropolit ...
.
After pushing and verbally abusing a ball boy during a game against the Portland Timbers on May 12, 2013, de Luna earned a yellow card for "Foul and abusive language" directed towards a child.
Honours
Guadalajara
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Copa Libertadores
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runner-up:
2010
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Necaxa
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Copa MX
Copa MX, also known as Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons, was an association football competition in Mexico and the domestic cup tournament for clubs at the highest and second levels of Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Copa ...
:
Clausura 2018
References
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1988 births
Footballers from Aguascalientes City
Living people
21st-century Mexican sportsmen
Men's association football defenders
Mexican men's footballers
C.D. Guadalajara footballers
Chivas USA players
Club Puebla players
Club Necaxa footballers
Atlético San Luis footballers
Correcaminos UAT footballers
Municipal Grecia players
Liga MX players
Ascenso MX players
Liga de Expansión MX players
Major League Soccer players
Liga FPD players
Mexican expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica
Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica
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