Gerardo Arteaga

Gerardo Daniel Arteaga Zamora (born 7 September 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Belgian Pro League club Genk.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arteaga and the second or maternal family name is Zamora.
Gerardo Arteaga
Arteaga lining up for Mexico in 2018
Personal information
Full name Gerardo Daniel Arteaga Zamora[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998[1]
Place of birth Zapopan, Jalisco, México
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Genk
Number 5
Youth career
2013–2016 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Santos Laguna 89 (1)
2020– Genk 12 (1)
National team‡
2018 Mexico U21 5 (0)
2019– Mexico U23 5 (0)
2018– Mexico 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2019

Club career

Santos Laguna

Arteaga joined Santos Laguna's youth academy in 2013.[2] On 1 October 2016, under manager José Manuel de la Torre, Arteaga made his professional debut in the Liga MX against Querétaro ending in a 1–1 draw.[3]

Genk

On 26 July 2020, Santos Laguna announced the departure of Arteaga to Belgian club Genk for a reported fee of €3.5 million on a 5-year contract.[4] Arteaga made his debut with the club on 24 August against Westerlo in a 2–2 draw.[5]

International career

Mexico U-21

Arteaga was included in the final roster that participated at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[6] He would go on to appear in all five matches, as Mexico would go to the final against England, where Mexico lost 2–1.[7]

Mexico U-23

Arteaga was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the Mexico U-23 team at the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[8] Mexico won third place at the tournament.[9]

Mexico national football team

He was called up by interim manager Ricardo Ferretti for September friendlies against Uruguay and the United States.[10] He made his senior debut against the United States, where Mexico lost 0–1.[11]

Honours

Club
Santos Laguna

References
  1. "Gerardo Daniel Arteaga Zamora". Ligamx.net. Liga MX. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. "EL CANTERANO GERARDO ARTEAGA DEBUTÓ EN COPA MX". ClubSantos.mx. 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  3. "Gerardo Daniel Arteaga Zamora". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  4. "¡Mexicano a Europa! Gerardo Arteaga es nuevo jugador del Genk de Bélgica". Medio Tiempo. 26 July 2020.
  5. "Gerardo Arteaga colaboró en su debut con el Genk".
  6. "Revelan convocatoria del Tri Sub-21 para el torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". ESPN (in Spanish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  7. Simpson, Christopher. "England Beat Mexico to Win 2018 Toulon Tournament Final, 3rd Straight Title". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
  9. "Mexico clinch third place in 2019 Toulon Tournament after win on penalty kicks". Fmfstateofmind.com. 15 June 2019.
  10. "Revelan lista del Tricolor con 7 debutantes; Alanís es la otra novedad". MedioTiempo. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  11. Martínez, Enrique (11 September 2018). "Con Lainez y Alvarado de titulares y 4 debuts más, así va el Tri vs. EE.UU". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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