Omar Campos (footballer, born 2002)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya | ||
Date of birth | 20 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2021 | Santos Laguna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Santos Laguna | 109 | (3) |
2024– | Los Angeles FC | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Mexico U20 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 |
Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya (born 20 July 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
Club career
Santos Laguna
Born in Cuauhtémoc district of Mexico City, Campos grew up in the Tepito neighborhood before joining the youth setup at Santos Laguna in 2016.[1] On 17 January 2021, he made his professional debut for Santos Laguna under manager Guillermo Almada in a Liga MX game against Tigres UANL. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Juan Ferney Otero as Santos won 2–0.[2]
Campos scored his first professional goal on 6 February 2021 against Atlas, scoring the opening goal for Santos Laguna in their 1–1 draw.[3]
Los Angeles
On 30 January 2024, Campos joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC on a four-year deal.[4]
International career
In December 2021, Campos was included in the senior national team call-up by Gerardo Martino for a friendly match against Chile, set to take place on 8 December 2021.[5]
Campos made his senior debut for Mexico on 16 of December 2023, in a friendly match against Colombia.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 January 2024[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santos Laguna | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 20 | 1 | – | – | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | 29 | 1 | – | 2[b] | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | ||||
2022–23 | 39 | 1 | – | – | – | 39 | 1 | |||||
2023–24 | 21 | 0 | – | – | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
Total | 109 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 3 | |||
Los Angeles FC | 2024 | MLS | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 109 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 3 |
- ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
International
- As of match played 16 December 2023[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mexico | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Omar Campos pasó de repartir comida en Tepito a estar en la final con Santos Laguna". El Siglo de Durango. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Santos Laguna 2-0 Tigres UANL". Soccerway.
- ^ "Atlas 1–1 Santos Laguna". Soccerway.
- ^ "LAFC Acquires Mexican Defender Omar Campos From Santos Laguna Of Liga Mx". Los Angeles Football Club. 30 January 2024.
- ^ "¡Checa la convocatoria de México para enfrentar a Chile!". fanbolero.com (in Spanish). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (16 December 2023). "Colombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Omar Campos at Soccerway
- ^ Omar Campos at National-Football-Teams.com