Mexico National Team 2016

Mexico National Team
FIFA Ranking June 2016 #16

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Format: Position, Player Name, Club, Birth Place, Birth Year

Starting Roster

• GK, Jesus Corona, Cruz Azul, Guadalajara, 1981
• D, Nestor Araujo, Santos Laguna, Guadalajara, 1991
• D, Yasser Corona, Queretaro, Nayarit, 1987
• D, Rafael Marquez, Atlas, Michoacan, 1979
• D, Diego Reyes, Real Sociedad, Mexico DF, 1992
• D, Jorge Torres Nilo, Tigres UANL, Tijuana, 1988
• D, Miguel Layun, Porto, Cordoba, 1988
• F, Hirving Lozano, Pachuca, Mexico DF, 1995
• F, Raul Jimenez, Benfica, Pachuca, 1991
• F, Jesus Manuel Corona, Porto, Hermosillo, 1993
• F, Javier Aquino, Tigres UANL, Oaxaca, 1990
• GK, Alfredo Talavera, Toluca, Jalisco, 1982
• GK, Guillermo Ochoa, Malaga, Guadalajara, 1985
• F, Chicarito, Bayer Leverkusen, Guadalajara, 1988
• D, Hector Moreno, PSV, Culiacan, 1988
• M, Hector Herrera, Porto, Tijuana, 1990
• M, Candido Ramirez, Monterrey, Leon, 1993
• M, Andres Guardado, PSV, Guadalajara, 1986
• F, Oribe Peralta, Club America, Coahuila, 1984
• M, Jesus Dueñas, Tigres UANL, Michoacan, 1989
• M Carlos Peña, Tamaulipas, Guadalajara, 1990
• D, Paul Aquilar, Club America, Sinaloa, 1986
• D, Jesus Molina, Santos Laguna, Hermosillo, 1988

Interesting Facts

• 6 players in the national team were born in Guadalajara.  Is Guadalajara a hot bed in Mexico for soccer talent?
• 2 players are born in Tijuana.
• 2 players are born in Hermosillo.
• 2 players are born in Michoacan.
• 2 players are born in Mexico DF.
• 14 play in Mexico's domestic league
• Cruz Azul, 2 players for Santos Laguna, Queretaro, Atlas, 3 players for Tigres UANL, Pachuca, Toluca, Monterrey, 2 players for Club America, and Tamaulipas.
• 2 play in Spain
• Real Sociedad and Malaga
• 4 play in Portugal
• 3 play for Porto and 1 for Benfica
• 1 plays in Germany for Bayer Leverkusen.
• 2 play in Holland, both for PSV
• The biggest winners are
• Tigres UANL and Porto who have 3 players on this squad.
• The Portuguese league for having 4 players on the field giving exposure to their league.
• The Mexican League didn't do so bad with 14 players in this squad playing domestically.  This makes the Mexican League one of the most sought after leagues in the Western Hemisphere.