Omar Campos (footballer, born 2002)
 Campos with Santos Laguna in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Santos Laguna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Santos Laguna | 109 | (3) |
| 2024– | Los Angeles FC | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Mexico U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 | |||
Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya (born 20 July 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
Club career
[edit]Santos Laguna
[edit]Born in Cuauhtémoc district of Mexico City, Campos grew up in the Tepito neighborhood before joining the youth setup at Santos Laguna in 2016.[1] On 17 January 2021, he made his professional debut for Santos Laguna under manager Guillermo Almada in a Liga MX game against Tigres UANL. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Juan Ferney Otero as Santos won 2–0.[2]
Campos scored his first professional goal on 6 February 2021 against Atlas, scoring the opening goal for Santos Laguna in their 1–1 draw.[3]
Los Angeles
[edit]On 30 January 2024, Campos joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC on a four-year deal.[4]
International career
[edit]In December 2021, Campos was included in the senior national team call-up by Gerardo Martino for a friendly match against Chile, set to take place on 8 December 2021.[5] However, he did not make an appearance in that match until doing so in December 2023.
Campos made his senior debut for Mexico on 16 December 2023, in a friendly match against Colombia.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 25 September 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos Laguna | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 20 | 1 | – | – | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 1 | – | 2[b] | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 39 | 1 | – | – | – | 39 | 1 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 0 | – | – | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 109 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 3 | |||
| Los Angeles FC | 2024 | MLS | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 6[a] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Career total | 132 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 148 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 16 December 2023[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Los Angeles FC
References
[edit]- ^ "Omar Campos pasó de repartir comida en Tepito a estar en la final con Santos Laguna". El Siglo de Durango. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Santos Laguna 2-0 Tigres UANL". Soccerway.
- ^ "Atlas 1–1 Santos Laguna". Soccerway.
- ^ "LAFC Acquires Mexican Defender Omar Campos From Santos Laguna Of Liga Mx". Los Angeles Football Club. 30 January 2024.
- ^ "¡Checa la convocatoria de México para enfrentar a Chile!". fanbolero.com (in Spanish). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (16 December 2023). "Colombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Omar Campos at Soccerway
- ^ Omar Campos at National-Football-Teams.com