Manuel Gibrán Lajud Bojalil (born 25 December 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.
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| Full name | Manuel Gibrán Lajud Bojalil[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Cruz Azul | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Cruz Azul | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Tijuana (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Tijuana | 125 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Santos Laguna | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Mexico U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Mexico U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Mexico U23 | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Mexico | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editEarly career
editLajud joined the youth academy of Cruz Azul in 2009, and made his way up the ranks through the academy, playing for the under-17 and under-20 squads. He was called up to the first team.[2]
Tijuana
editLajud joined Tijuana on loan for the 2014–15 season.[3] On 26 July 2014, he made his professional debut against Club América. He came on as a substitute for the injured Cirilo Saucedo in the 73rd minute.
After the retirement of Federico Vilar, Lajud was named the starting goalkeeper for Tijuana.
Santos Laguna
editOn 10 July 2020, Lajud joined Santos Laguna.[4]
International career
editMexico
editLajud was called up to the senior Mexico squad for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina in January 2018.[5] He did not appear in the match. He made his debut for Mexico in a 3–2 friendly win over Costa Rica on 10 December the same year.[6]
Lebanon
editDuring the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, the Lebanese Football Association attempted to include Lajud to play for Lebanon, after Lebanon qualified for the third round; Lajud has yet to complete the FIFA one-time switch requirement in order to join the Lebanon national football team.[7]
Personal life
editLajud is of Lebanese descent.[8] He received his Lebanese passport on 6 November 2021.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 1 February 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tijuana (loan) | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Tijuana | 2015–16 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 125 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 152 | 0 | ||
| Santos Laguna | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 145 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 175 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editMexico Youth
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2013
- Central American and Caribbean Games: 2014
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2015
- Pan American Silver Medal: 2015
Individual
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Best XI: 2015
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Golden Glove: 2015
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Manuel Gibran Lajud Bojalil". LigaMX.net (in Spanish). LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Todos los fichajes del Draft Apertura 2014 de la Liga MX | TUDN Liga MX | TUDN". www.tudn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Editorial (7 October 2020). "Gibrán Lajud, nuevo arquero de Santos Laguna". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Mexico vs Bosnia and Herzegovina". ESPN. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Mexico vs. Costa Rica - Football Match Report - October 11, 2018 - ESPN".
- ^ "Gibran Lajud could play the World Cup with Lebanon". Today in 24 English. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Said Rodriguez (14 June 2014). "Refuerzo Xolos - Manuel Gibran Lajud de Cruz Azu" (in Spanish). San Diego Red. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ Gibran Lajud [@gibranlajud] (6 November 2021). "Con mucho orgullo les comparto que he recibido mi pasaporte Libanes" – via Instagram.
- ^ Gibrán Lajud at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Gibrán Lajud". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
External links
edit- Gibrán Lajud at Soccerway
- Gibrán Lajud at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Gibrán Lajud at ESPN FC
- Gibrán Lajud at Olympics.com
- Gibrán Lajud on Twitter
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