Luis Montes

Luis Arturo Montes Jiménez (born 15 May 1986) is a Mexican professional footballer who captains and plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club León.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montes and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
Luis Montes
Montes in 2012
Personal information
Full name Luis Arturo Montes Jiménez
Date of birth (1986-05-15) 15 May 1986
Place of birth Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Léon
Number 10
Youth career
Pachuca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Indios de Ciudad Juárez 7 (0)
2007–2013 Pachuca 83 (7)
2011–2013 → León (loan) 75 (12)
2013– León 241 (41)
National team
2013–2020 Mexico 25 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

He started his career playing for Pachuca's youth team. When he was 19 years old, he was loaned out to second-tier Indios de Ciudad Juarez.

He made his professional debut on January 8, 2006, in a league game against Irapuato, entering the game as a substitute for Luis Esqueda in the 79th minute in the Olimpico Benito Juarez Stadium.

He returned to Pachuca for the Clausura 2007 tournament and remained at the team through the Clausura 2011 tournament. He played 86 official league games for the first team, plus 25 international games in the Copa Sudamericana, CONCACAF Champions League, Club World Cup, Copa Libertadores and the now-defunct North American SuperLiga.

At the start of the 2011-12 season, he was transferred to, then second division side, Club Léon on a yearlong loan. He became an important first team player, playing a total of 38 games between the Apertura 2011 and the Clausura 2012 Tournaments. Club Léon clinched the Liga de Ascenso title, now Ascenso MX, and the promotion to the Primera Division.

In 2014, he was injured by a tackle after he had scored in a friendly international match against Ecuador, breaking his tibia and fibula making him ineligible for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

International career

Montes made his senior international debut for Mexico as a second-half substitute in a goalless friendly with Peru on 17 April 2013.[1] He was selected by coach José Manuel de la Torre to participate in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup held in the United States, and scored his first international goal on his third Mexico appearance, in a 3–1 win over Martinique in the group stage of the Gold Cup on 14 July.[2]

Montes was selected in October 2013 by new coach Miguel Herrera to dispute the Intercontinental play-off between Mexico and New Zealand in which he played both games and helped Mexico qualify to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Luis Montes received his first call up in 2014, in Mexico's first game in 2014 against South Korea. Eventually Montes was called up to be in Mexico's squad for the 2014 World Cup along with teammates, Carlos Peña, José Vázquez, and Rafael Márquez.

On 31 May 2014, in a friendly match against Ecuador two minutes after scoring a long range goal, Montes suffered a double fracture [tibia and fibula] in a challenge with Segundo Castillo. Due to the injury Montes missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup and did not return to action until 8 February 2015 against UNAM.[3][4]

On 23 March 2019, Montes returned to international football in a 3–1 victory against Chile after a two-year absence. He also scored Mexico's fourth goal three days later in a 4–2 victory over Paraguay.

Career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[5]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 July 2013Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, United States Martinique2–03–12013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
224 July 2013Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States Panama1–11–22013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
331 May 2014AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States Ecuador1–03–1Friendly
426 March 2019Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States Paraguay4–24–2Friendly
59 June 2019AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States Ecuador2–13–2Friendly

Honours

Club
Pachuca
León

International
Mexico

Individual

References
  1. "Debutó juarense Luis Montes con Selección Mexicana ante Perú" [Luis Montes of Juarez made his debut for Mexico against Peru]. tiempo.com.mx (in Spanish). 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. "Mexico stops Martinique, books a Gold Cup quarterfinal berth". CONCACAF. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. "Montes injury sours Mexico win". ESPN. 31 May 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. Patrick Clarke (31 May 2014). "Luis Montes Injury: Updates on Mexico Star's Leg and Return". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  5. "L. Montes". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. "Liga MX anuncia 11 Ideal del C2019 con 8 lugares ocupados entre Tigres y León". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 3 June 2019.
  7. De la Cruz, Luis (16 December 2020). "Liga MX: León, Pumas y Cruz Azul se 'roban' el 11 ideal del Guardianes 2020". SoyFutbol.com (in Spanish).
  8. "Leon's Luis 'Chapito' Montes named Liga MX MVP after title-winnng season". ESPN. 19 December 2020.
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