Jesús Alcántar

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alcántar and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Jesús Alberto Alcántar Rodríguez (born 30 July 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Necaxa.

Jesús Alcántar

Personal information
Full name	Jesús Alberto Alcántar Rodríguez^[1]
Date of birth	(2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Caborca, Sonora, Mexico^[1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Necaxa
Number	6
Youth career
	Cimarrones de Sonora
2020–2022	Necaxa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Necaxa	1	(0)
2022–2023	→ Sporting CP B (loan)	22	(2)
International career^‡
2020	Mexico U18	1	(0)
2021	Mexico U19	1	(0)
2021–2022	Mexico U20	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Club career

Born in Caborca, Sonora, Alcántar started his career with Cimarrones de Sonora before a move to Club Necaxa in 2020.^[2] After making his first team debut in February 2022, he was loaned to Portuguese club Sporting CP to play for their 'B' team.^[2]

International career

Alcántar was called up to the under-20 team by Luis Ernesto Pérez to participate at the 2021 Revelations Cup, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.^[3] In June 2022, he was named into the final 20-man roster for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympics.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2023^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Necaxa	2021–22	Liga MX	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
Sporting CP B (loan)	2022–23	Liga 3	22	2	–		–		–		22	2
Career total			23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	2

Honours

Mexico U20

• Revelations Cup: 2021,^[6] 2022^[7]

References

1. Jesús Alcántar at WorldFootball.net
2. Vazquez, Antonio (21 July 2022). "¿Quién es Jesús Alcantar, el mexicano que jugará en el Sporting Lisboa?" [Who is Jesús Alcantar, the Mexican who will play for Sporting Lisbon?]. goal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
3. "Mexico to host U20 Revelations Cup Tournament". fmfstateofmind.com. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
4. "Mexico announce squad for 2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship". fmfstateofmind.com. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
5. Jesús Alcántar at Soccerway
6. "Mexico wins Revelation Cup after win over the United States". SBNATION. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. "Mexico defeats Peru to win U20 Revelations Cup". SBNATION. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.