Érik Antonio Lira Méndez (born 8 May 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
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| Full name | Érik Antonio Lira Méndez | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 May 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | UNAM | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Necaxa | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Necaxa | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | UNAM | 57 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Cruz Azul | 111 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Mexico U23 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Mexico | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
International career
editOn 27 October 2021, Lira made his senior national team debut under Gerardo Martino in a friendly match against Ecuador.[1]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 23 May 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Necaxa | 2018–19 | Liga MX | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| UNAM | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 36 | 0 | — | – | 2[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | — | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||||
| Cruz Azul | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 20 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 36 | 0 | — | – | – | 36 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 35 | 0 | — | – | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 91 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 148 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 160 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa de la Liga MX
International
edit- As of match played 10 September 2024[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
editCruz Azul
Mexico U23
Individual
References
edit- ^ "México inicia con cuatro debutantes ante Ecuador, entre ellos Santi Giménez". espndeportes.espn.com. October 27, 2021.
- ^ Érik Lira at Soccerway
- ^ Érik Lira at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
External links
edit- Érik Lira at Soccerway
- Érik Lira at ESPN FC
- Érik Antonio Lira Méndez at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
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