Fernando Tapia Méndez (born 17 June 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club UANL.[2]

Fernando Tapia
Personal information
Full name Fernando Tapia Méndez
Date of birth (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Tigres UANL
(on loan from Quéretaro)
Number 31
Youth career
2014–2022 América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 América 0 (0)
2023Venados (loan) 11 (0)
2023Quéretaro (loan) 5 (0)
2024– Quéretaro 10 (0)
2024–Tigres UANL (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2023– Mexico U23 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024

Tapia was born in Villahermosa, Tabasco.[3]

On 1 July 2022, América included Tapia in their official roster for Clausura 2022 having been assigned jersey number 35.[4]

Honours

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Mexico U23

References

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  1. ^ "Fernando Tapia Méndez - LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga MX". LigaMX.net (in Spanish). Liga MX. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Atlético de San Luis bailó y goléo al Querétaro en el clásico de la 57". Esto (in Spanish). Esto. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ Torres, Mauricio (8 August 2023). "Who is Quéretaro hero Fernando Tapia?". Diario AS. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Números de jersey confirmados de la plantilla del América 2022-23". 90min.com (in Spanish). 90 Minutos. Retrieved 22 January 2020.