Gibrán Lajud

Manuel Gibrán Lajud Bojalil (born 25 December 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lajud and the second or maternal family name is Bojalil.
Gibrán Lajud
Personal information
Full name Manuel Gibrán Lajud Bojalil
Date of birth (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 25
Youth career
Cruz Azul
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Cruz Azul 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Tijuana (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2020 Tijuana 123 (0)
2020– Santos Laguna 0 (0)
National team
2015–2016 Mexico U23 20 (0)
2018– Mexico 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:12, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Lajud joined the youth academy of Cruz Azul in 2009, and made his way up the ranks through the academy, playing for the U-17 and U-20 squads. He was called up to the first team.[1]

Tijuana

Lajud joined Tijuana on loan for the 2014–15 season. On 26 July 2014, he made his professional debut against Club América. He came on as a substitute for the injured Cirilo Saucedo in the 73rd minute.

After the retirement Federico Vilar, Lajud was named the starting goalkeeper for Tijuana.

International career

Lajud was called up to the senior Mexico squad for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina in January 2018.[2] He did not appear in the match.

Honours

Mexico

International
  • CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2015
  • CONCACAF U-20 Championship Golden Glove: 2015

Personal life

Lajud is of Lebanese ancestry.[3]

References
  1. "Manuel Gibran Lajud Bojalil". LigaMX.net (in Spanish). LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  2. "Mexico vs Bosnia and Herzegovina". ESPN. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. Said Rodriguez (14 June 2014). "Refuerzo Xolos - Manuel Gibran Lajud de Cruz Azu" (in Spanish). San Diego Red. Retrieved 18 March 2015.


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