Miguel Tapias

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tapias and the second or maternal family name is Dávila.
Miguel Tapias
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Tapias Dávila
Date of birth (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Minnesota United
Number 4
Youth career
2012–2016 Pachuca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Pachuca 59 (1)
2016–2018 → Zacatecas (loan) 35 (0)
2023– Minnesota United 57 (1)
International career
2015 Mexico U18[1]
2017 Mexico U20[1][2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024

Miguel Ángel Tapias Dávila (born 9 January 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.[3]

Club career

Tapias joined the Pachuca youth system at the age of 11,[4] and progressed through the under–15, under–17 and under–20 squads.[5]

Tapias was loaned out to Ascenso MX club Mineros de Zacatecas in the summer of 2016. He made his professional debut in their first match of the Apertura 2016 season, a 1–0 victory over FC Juárez on 16 July. He made 32 appearances for Zacatecas over the next two years, starting in all but one, before returning to Pachuca in June 2018.[6] First-team manager Pako Ayestarán handed Tapias his Liga MX debut on 21 July; he played the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to Monterrey at centre-back.[5] He scored his first goal two months later in a league win against Cruz Azul at home.[7] On 23 October, Tapias scored against Monterrey in the opening minutes of the Apertura 2018 Copa MX semi-final match, which Pachuca lost in penalties after a 3–3 draw.[8][9]

In February 2020, Tapias was named to the Liga MX team of the week for the first time in round four of the Clausura 2020 season.[10]

He transferred to Minnesota United on 8 February 2023. During the MLS 2023 season, Tapias appeared and started in 32 of the 34 regular-season matches. He scored his first MLS goal against the Colorado Rapids on March 18, 2023, when he put away a free kick with a header for the game-winning goal.[11]

Personal life

Tapias and his wife Leidy have a daughter called Regina.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 October 2024[12]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pachuca 2018–19 Liga MX 13 1 7 1 – – 20 2
2019–20 6 0 6 0 – – 12 0
2020–21 3 0 – – – 3 0
2021–22 24 0 – – – 24 0
2022–23 13 0 — — — 13 0
Total 59 1 13 1 — — 72 2
Zacatecas (loan) 2016–17 Ascenso MX 17 0 6 0 — — 23 0
2017–18 18 0 5 0 — — 23 0
Total 35 0 11 0 — — 46 0
Minnesota United 2023 MLS 32 1 2 0 — 4[b] 0 38 1
2024 25 0 — — 2[b] 0 27 0
Total 57 1 2 0 — 6 0 65 1
Career total 151 2 26 1 0 0 6 0 183 3
  1. ^ Includes Copa MX and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

Pachuca

References

  1. ^ a b c Torres, Edu (10 April 2018). "Miguel Tapias un singular zurdo" (in Spanish). Rectángulo Verde. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ Arnold, Jon (17 January 2017). "Chivas lead way in Mexico U-20 call-up" (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ "LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX". Ligamx.net. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  4. ^ "'Micky' Tapias, orgullo sonorense" (in Spanish). Vavel. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b de la Torre, Antonio (24 February 2019). "El hermosillense Micky Tapias ha encontrado su sitio en el Pachuca en la Liga MX" (in Spanish). El Imparcial. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Pachuca, regresa Miguel Tapias" (in Spanish). todomercadoweb.es. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Cruz Azul vs. Pachuca: Micky Tapias y su gran definición para el 2-0 a favor de los tuzos" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Rayados vence a Pachuca en penaltis y es el primer finalista de la Copa MX" (in Spanish). Marcas. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Duelo sonorense por la Final; Miguel Tapias anota pero Johan Vásquez avanza" (in Spanish). El Imparcial. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  10. ^ De La Cruz, Luis (3 February 2020). "Liga MX da a conocer el 11 ideal de la jornada comandado por Leo Fernández" (in Spanish). soyfutbol.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b MNUFC. "Miguel Tapias | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  12. ^ Miguel Tapias at Soccerway


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