As part of strengthening the squad towards Clausura 2026, the Guadalajara has incorporated one of the most lethal Mexican forwards in the last Liga MX tournaments, because from this moment on Angel Sepúlveda joins the ranks Red and white to add their quality, experience and scoring instinct.
Who is Ángel Sepúlveda?
• He was born in Apatzingán, Michoacán, and is 34 years old.
• Plays center forward. Although he has played different roles in his career, the attacking axis is the area that has led him to compete for a place in the next World Cup.
His record as a footballer
• Ángel He has 2 titles at the club level: he was crowned in the 2016 Copa MX with Querétaro, in addition to being champion in the Concacaf Champions Cup in 2025 with Cruz Azul.
• With the Mexican National Team he also has a couple of trophies, since in 2025 he was part of the national team that won the Gold Cup and the Nations League.
• In addition, the ‘Cuate’ He is the current individual scoring champion of the Concacaf Champions Cup, having scored 9 goals.
• He was also recognized as the MVP of the 2025 Concachampions.
What is your career as a player?
• El ‘Cuate’ He carried out his training process in the Monarcas Morelia quarry, a team with which he debuted in 2010. Some of the teams he has played for are Toros Neza, Atlante, Querétaro, Necaxa and Xolos. In fact, in 2018 he had a brief stint with the Guadalajara.
• His most recent club was Cruz Azul, where he has had outstanding performances that have put him on the radar of Javier Aguirre, who is considering him as one of his options for the attack of the Mexican National Team in next year’s World Cup.
What will he bring to Guadalajara? What are his conditions?
Angel Sepúlveda will add a lot to the squad Herd, since his football skills are extremely compatible with the style of play he proposes Gabriel Milito. He is a tall forward, who has a good presence in the area, in addition to complementing that aspect with very good skills to get closer to playing and supporting the midfielders.
He ‘Cuate‘He is an attacker with very good resources to finish actions and also with a refined individual technique, which allows him to play in the post under pressure from rival defenders. Sepúlveda He is a striker with an associative profile due to his good understanding of the game on the outskirts of the area and who also adds in play resolution situations.
WELCOME TO CHIVAS, ANGEL!!!
Technical information of Ángel Sepúlveda
• 401 games played in Liga MX
• 23,292 minutes played
• 82 goals in Liga MX
• 43 assists in Liga MX
• 4 titles (2016 MX Cup, 2025 Concachampions, 2025 Gold Cup and 2025 Nations League).
