Carlos Acevedo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acevedo and the second or maternal family name is López.
Carlos Acevedo
Personal information
Full name Carlos Acevedo López
Date of birth (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 1
Youth career
2013–2017 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Santos Laguna 161 (1)
International career‡
2021– Mexico 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2023

Carlos Acevedo López (born 19 April 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Santos Laguna, which he captains, and the Mexico national team.[2]

Club career

Acevedo made his Liga MX debut with Santos Laguna on 20 August 2016 in a match against Cruz Azul which resulted in a 3–1 defeat.[3]

Prior to the start of the 2021 Guardianes tournament, club manager Guillermo Almada named him as captain following the departure of former captain Julio Furch to sibling club Atlas.[4]

On September 10, 2022, Acevedo scored a header against Querétaro during the 99th minute of the match, helping Santos secure a 3-3 draw.[5]

International career

In December 2021, Acevedo received his first call-up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino, and made his debut on 8 December 2021, in a friendly match against Chile.[6]

In June 2024, Acevedo was called up by Jaime Lozano to the 2024 Copa America following the injury of the starting goalkeeper Luis Malagón. Acevedo played 0 matches in the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 March 2024[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos Laguna 2016–17 Liga MX 1 0 — — — 1 0
2017–18 2 0 13 0 — — 15 0
2018–19 6 0 3 0 — — 9 0
2019–20 3 0 7 0 1[a] 0 — 11 0
2020–21 42 0 — — — 42 0
2021–22 29 0 — 2[a] 0 — 31 0
2022–23 37 1 — — — 37 1
2023–24 25 0 — — — 25 0
2024–25 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 145 1 23 0 3 0 — 171 1
Career total 145 1 23 0 3 0 0 0 171 1
  1. ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

International

As of match played 19 April 2023[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2021 1 0
2022 3 0
2023 2 0
Total 6 0

Honours

Santos Laguna

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ "Carlos Acevedo". Santos Laguna. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ próximamente con las poderosisinas águilas del americ "Liga MX Profile". ligabancomer.mx. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Historia de vida: Carlos Acevedo fue corrido por Santos y ahora es titular". TUDN (in Spanish). 6 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Guillermo Almada reveló las razones por las que Carlos Acevedo fue el capitán de Santos contra Cruz Azul". Infobae (in Spanish). 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "¡INCREÍBLE! Gol de Carlos Acevedo rescata a Santos de Querétaro". Infobae (in Spanish). 11 September 2021.
  6. ^ "¡Checa la convocatoria de México para enfrentar a Chile!". fanbolero.com. December 6, 2021. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Carlos Acevedo at Soccerway
  8. ^ Carlos Acevedo at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. ^ "LIGA MX announces Carlos Acevedo as the 26th player of LIGA MX's All-Star team to face MLS All-Stars Aug 10 in Minnesota". Major League Soccer. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.