Néstor Araujo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Néstor "El Shrek" Araujo Razo | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos Laguna | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cruz Azul | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Cruz Azul | 49 | (0) |
| 2013– | Santos Laguna | 98 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Mexico U-20 | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Mexico U-23 | 18 | (0) |
| 2011– | Mexico | 10 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2012 | |||
Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo (born 29 August 1991), is a Mexican footballer Defender, currently playing for Santos Laguna in Mexico's Liga MX on loan from Cruz Azul.[1] On 4 July, he scored his first goal for the nation in 2011 Copa America match against Chile.[2] He is an olympic gold medalist.[3]
Career
Araujo made his Primera Division debut for Cruz Azul in September 2010.[4] He had been with the club for five years before breaking into the first team, and he played 90 minutes in the 3–0 home victory against Querétaro.[5] On 5 June 2013 he was loaned out to Santos Laguna as part of the Draft 2013. His older brother, Félix, is also a defender who currently plays for U. de G..
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 July 2011 | Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina |  Chile |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2011 Copa América |
Honours
- Santos Laguna
International
- Mexico
- Pan American Games: 2011
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship: 2011
- CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2012[6]
- Toulon Tournament: 2012
- Summer Olympics: 2012
References
- ^ "espndeportes". Espndeportes.espn.go.com. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". bbc.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Néstor Araujo – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- ^ Ballinas, Diana (19 September 2010). "Néstor Araujo, feliz por su debut en triunfo celeste" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.
- ^ http://trireport.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/mexico-wins-olympic-qualifying-tournament/
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from February 2013
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Mexican footballers
- Mexico under-20 international footballers
- Mexico international footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Santos Laguna footballers
- Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Liga MX players
- 2011 Copa América players
- Copa América Centenario players
- Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco
- Footballers from Jalisco
- Olympic footballers of Mexico
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Mexico
- Olympic medalists in football
- Mexico youth international footballers
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists
- Association football defenders