Luis Alejandro Olivas Salcedo (born 10 February 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Guadalajara.[1]

Luis Olivas
Personal information
Full name Luis Alejandro Olivas Salcedo
Date of birth (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Guadalajara
Number 18
Youth career
2012–2020 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Guadalajara 44 (1)
2019–2020Tudelano (loan) 14 (2)
2020–2023Tapatío (loan) 25 (3)
2023–2024Mazatlán (loan) 21 (0)
International career
2017 Mexico U17 3 (0)
2021– Mexico 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
First place 2017 Panama Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 April 2022

Club career

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Before making his debut for Guadalajara, he spent time with Liverpool on a trial basis.[2]

On 5 August 2019, Olivas joined Spanish Segunda División B club Tudelano, on a one-year loan,[3] along with three other Mexican footballers (Ángel López, Edson Torres and Diego Cortés).[4]

After his return to Guadalajara, he spent the next 3 seasons playing for the first team and Tapatío (Guadalajara's reserve team).[5][6][7] Including matches against rivals Atlas in 2021[8] and América in 2022.[9]

On 16 June 2023, Olivas joined Mazatlán on loan.[10]

International career

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On November 27, 2021, Olivas was included in the senior national team call-up by Gerardo Martino for a friendly match against Chile set to take place on December 8.[11]

On December 8, 2021, Olivas made his senior debut for Mexico against Chile in a friendly match. Playing all 90 minutes, the match ended in a 2–2 draw.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 May 2024[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guadalajara 2020–21 Liga MX 6 0 6 0
2021–22 22 0 22 0
2022–23 16 1 16 1
Total 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 1
Tudelano (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División B 14 2 1 0 15 2
Tapatío (loan) 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 21 2 21 2
2022–23 4 1 4 1
Total 25 3 25 3
Mazatlán (loan) 2023–24 Liga MX 21 0 21 0
Career total 104 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 105 6

International

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As of match played 27 April 2022[14]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2021 1 0
2022 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Mexico U17

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Luis Alejandro Olivas Salcedo". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Mexican reveals Liverpool transfer interest – Travelled to Merseyside, impressed by what he saw". Sport Witness. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ CD Tudelano (5 August 2019). "¡BIENVENIDO LUIS! ¡AUPA TUDELANO!". twitter.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ Carasusán, Diego (5 August 2019). "El Tudelano incorpora a cuatro mexicanos". diariodenavarra.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Tapatío me catapultó a jugar en Chivas: Luis Olivas". Quadratin (in Mexican Spanish). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ Tapatío (28 September 2020). "Nuestro central Luis Olivas dentro del 1️⃣1️⃣ ideal de la jornada 6". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. ^ Toque Rojiblanco (3 February 2023). "Luis Olivas en el Tapatio por falta de minutos en #Chivas". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. ^ rhzunam80 (3 October 2021). "Atlas defeats Chivas in incident filled Clasico Tapatio". FMF State Of Mind. Retrieved 10 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ López Escalona, Arturo (14 March 2022). "Liga MX: Luis Olivas, defensa de Chivas, sufrió esguince de rodilla izquierda durante el Clásico Nacional". debate.com.mx. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Chivas se desprende de una de sus 'joyas': Luis Olivas jugará con Mazatlán FC". Marca México (in Mexican Spanish). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  11. ^ "¡Nuevos rostros! Convocatoria del Tata Martino ante Chile tendrá algunas sorpresas". www.mediotiempo.com. 27 November 2021.
  12. ^ "México lo tenía ganado, pero Chile lo amargó sobre el final". bolavip.com. 9 December 2021.
  13. ^ Luis Olivas at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Luis Olivas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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