Gilberto Sepúlveda

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sepúlveda and the second or maternal family name is López.
Gilberto Sepúlveda
Personal information
Full name Gilberto Sepúlveda López[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 3
Youth career
2013 Diablos Azules de Guasave[2]
2014–2019 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Guadalajara 156 (5)
International career‡
2018–2019 Mexico U20 13 (2)
2021 Mexico U23 5 (0)
2020– Mexico 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2021 United States Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2023

Gilberto "Tiba" Sepúlveda López (born 4 February 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Guadalajara.

Club career

Guadalajara

Sepúlveda made his professional debut with Guadalajara on 8 January 2019, during a Copa MX group stage match against Cimarrones de Sonora in a 2–1 victory.[3] He made his Liga MX debut with the club on 1 September, playing the entire match in a 1–1 tie against Cruz Azul.[4]

International career

Youth

On 25 October 2018, Sepúlveda was called up by Diego Ramírez to participate in that year's CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[5] As Mexico would finish runner-up in the tournament, he was listed in the tournament's Best XI.[6] In April 2019, Sepúlveda was included in the 21-player squad to represent Mexico at the U-20 World Cup in Poland.[7]

Sepúlveda participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.[8]

Senior

Sepúlveda received his first senior national team call up by Gerardo Martino for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A matches against Panama and Bermuda in November 2019.[3] On 30 September 2020, he made his debut with the national team in a friendly match against Guatemala, coming on as a substitute during the second half for a 3–0 victory.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 May 2024[10][11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guadalajara 2018–19 Liga MX – 6 0 – – 6 0
2019–20 18 0 5 0 – – 23 0
2020–21 35 0 – – – 35 0
2021–22 26 1 – – – 26 1
2022–23 40 2 – – — 40 2
2023–24 29 1 – – 1[a] 0 30 1
2024–25 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 148 4 11 0 0 0 1 0 160 4
Career total 148 4 11 0 0 0 1 0 160 4
  1. ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 10 June 2023[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2020 2 0
2021 3 0
2023 3 0
Total 8 0

Honours

Mexico U23

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  3. ^ a b "El sinaloense Gilberto Sepulveda tiene su primer llamado a Selección mayor".
  4. ^ "Así vivió Gilberto Sepúlveda su debut".
  5. ^ "With the surprise of Diego Lainez, Mexico release call up for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". FMF State of Mind. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. ^ "TSG announces the 2018 CU20 Best XI". CONCACAF.com. 21 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-20". MiSeleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  8. ^ "México derrotó a Honduras en penales y se alzó como campeón de Concacaf rumbo a Tokio". Infobae. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  9. ^ Marshall, Tom (30 September 2020). "Mexico beats Guatemala in first match of 2020 at empty Estadio Azteca". ESPN.
  10. ^ Gilberto Sepúlveda at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Liga MX Profile". Liga MX. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  12. ^ Gilberto Sepúlveda at National-Football-Teams.com


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