Two ‘Chicanos’ -American residents of Mexican descent- have slipped into the list of Mexico for him World: Obed Vargas (Anchorage, 2005) and Brian Gutiérrez (Berwyn, 2003).
The middle of Athletic He ran out of minutes in the victory over South Africa (2-0) in the debut, but the Chivas midfielder, starterwas in charge of representing the ‘Chicano pride’ before leave his place to Luis Chávez in it 66′.
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Playing a few meters ahead of Erik Lira, with Álvaro Fidalgothe youth squad Chicago Fire was in charge of giving verticality and continuity to the game, whether it was with passes, drives or breaks between the lines.
To get to the World Cup, yes, he had to cross the border. International in lower categories with USAsaid ‘no’ to Mexico in 2023. What’s more, came to debut with the absolute from the USA by the hand of Mauricio Pochettino in January of 2025. “I called him and he thanked me. He preferred to wait for the United States. Then I walked away and didn’t mention him again,” he recalls. Andres LilliniDirector of Minor Teams, to ‘Record’.
I called Brian and he thanked me. I preferred to wait for the United States
His signing for Chivas in the last winter market change of 4.25 million euros He turned his situation around. “He asked us for help with the Mexican passport and we helped him through one of the consulates,” point Javier Aguirre before highlighting his contribution on ‘green’.
“It was a success that he arrived at Chivas and also a success for Milito to place him as double containment. Beyond the goal, he stands out for his controls, his intelligence and his ability to interpret the game. In a single tournament He has become a very important player for us and for Chivas“insists ‘El Vasco’.
Beyond the goal, he stands out for his controls, his intelligence and his ability to interpret the game. In just one tournament he has become a very important player
He has shone even more with ‘El Tri’ than in Chivas. He scored in the friendly “Just because he plays for the National Team doesn’t mean he should be a starter for us,” underlines Gabriel Milito. He scored in the February friendly against Iceland (4-0), returned to see door facing Ghana (2-0) and handed out a attendance in the ‘little hand’ Serbia (5-1). It is normal that Aguirre is delighted: “We knew him from Chicago, we had reports… but he has fallen on his feet.”