Néstor Araujo

Néstor Araujo
Personal information
Full name Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo
Date of birth (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Celta
Number 4
Youth career
2007–2013 Cruz Azul
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Cruz Azul 49 (0)
2013–2018 Santos Laguna 134 (3)
2018– Celta 6 (0)
National team‡
2011 Mexico U-20 12 (0)
2011–2012 Mexico U-23 18 (0)
2011– Mexico 27 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2018

Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo (born 29 August 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Celta de Vigo and the Mexico national team.

A Mexican international since his debut in 2011, he has represented Mexico at the 2011 Copa America, Copa America Centenario, and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. He was also an Olympic gold medalist at 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Club career

Youth career

Araujo joined Cruz Azul's youth academy in 2007. He continued through Cruz Azul Youth Academy successfully going through Cruz Azul Premier and U-20. Until finally reaching the first team, Enrique Meza was the coach that promoted Araujo to the first team.[3]

Cruz Azul

Araujo made his Primera Division debut for Cruz Azul in September 2010.[4] He had been with the club for five years before breaking into the first team, and he played 90 minutes in the 3–0 home victory against Querétaro.[5]

Santos Laguna

On 5 June 2013 he was loaned out to Santos Laguna as part of the Draft 2013.

Celta de Vigo

On 14 June 2018, Araujo joined Spanish outfit Celta de Vigo on a five-year contract.[6]

International career

He received his first international call up in 2011 during the 2011 Copa America. In his international debut, he scored in a 2–1 loss against Chile during their first group stage match. He would go on to appear in the rest of the group stage matches and Mexico would end up last in the group. He would not be called up again until 2016.

He would be an international regular under Juan Carlos Osorio, participating in various friendlies, the CONCACAF 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the Copa America Centenario, and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

In May 2018 he was named in Mexico’s preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia but had to withdraw due to experiencing tendonitis during his injury recovery.[7][8]

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[9]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
1.4 July 2011Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina Chile1–01–22011 Copa América
2.24 March 2017Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Costa Rica2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.24 June 2017Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia Russia1–12–12017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Honours

Club

Cruz Azul
Santos Laguna

International

Mexico U23

Individual

Personal life

Araujo has an older brother, Félix, is also a defender who currently plays for Jaguares de Chiapas.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". BBC. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Néstor Araujo – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Ballinas, Diana (19 September 2010). "Néstor Araujo, feliz por su debut en triunfo celeste" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.
  6. ↑ "Celta de Vigo anuncia fichaje de Nestor Araujo". espn.com.mx. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  7. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  8. ↑ Arnold, Jon. "Mexico's 2018 World Cup roster: Who joins Chicharito & Guardado in final 23-man squad?". Sporting News. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Araujo, Néstor". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  10. ↑ http://trireport.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/mexico-wins-olympic-qualifying-tournament/
  11. ↑ "Félix Araujo vs. Néstor Araujo, disputa familiar en la Selva" (in Spanish). Marca Claro. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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