Giovani Casillas

Giovani Daniel Casillas Chávez (born January 4, 1994 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for La Piedad. Casillas won the U17 World Cup in Mexico 2011.[1]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Casillas and the second or maternal family name is Chávez.
Giovani Casillas
Personal information
Full name Giovani Daniel Casillas Chávez
Date of birth (1994-01-04) January 4, 1994
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 La Piedad
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2011 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Guadalajara 7 (0)
2013 → Chivas USA (loan) 5 (1)
2014 → Chiapas (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Coras (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Tampico Madero (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2018 La Piedad 37 (2)
2019– Real Zamora 2 (0)
National team‡
2011 Mexico U17 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 23, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 22, 2013

Career

Club

Growing up in the Club Deportivo Guadalajara youth system, Giovani Casillas made his first team debut during the 2011 World Football Challenge in a friendly against FC Barcelona, where he scored the third goal in a 4-1 win. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 on August 6, 2011 in a 0-0 Pumas-Chivas, entering in the 82nd minute for Jesús Sánchez.[2] However, a knee injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. In 2012, he rejoined the first team, and made six appearances, including two as a starter. He also appeared in four Copa Libertadores 2012 matches.

On February 21, 2013 sister club Chivas USA announced they had acquired Giovani Casillas and teammates Mario de Luna and Edgar Mejia on loan from CD Guadalajara.[3] He scored his first professional goal against FC Dallas on March 10, 2013 in a 3-1 win. The goal came in stoppage time in the 93rd minute on an assist from fellow Guadalajara loanee Edgar Mejia.

International

Casillas was a member of the Mexico U17 side that won the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Honours

Club
Guadalajara

Mexico

References
  1. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/164529/giovani-casillas-chavez?cc=5901
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2011-08-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Chivas add three players". mediotiempo.com. February 21, 2013. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  4. "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.


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