Miguel Layún

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Layún and the second or maternal family name is Prado.
Miguel Layún

Layún with Porto in 2015
Personal information
Full name Miguel Arturo Layún Prado[1]
Date of birth (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988
Place of birth Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Porto (on loan from Watford)
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2006 Querétaro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2009 Veracruz 31 (0)
2009–2010 Atalanta 2 (0)
2010–2014 América 142 (15)
2015– Watford 20 (1)
2015– → Porto (loan) 25 (3)
National team‡
2013– Mexico 32 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2015

Miguel Arturo Layún Prado (born 25 June 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Porto, on loan from English side Watford, and the Mexico national team.[2]

Layún began his career in 2006 with Veracruz, and in 2009 signed for Italian club Atalanta, where he only made two substitute appearances in Serie A. He returned to Mexico in 2010 with América, winning two league titles before joining Watford in January 2015.

An international since 2013, Layún represented Mexico at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and two CONCACAF Gold Cups, winning the 2015 edition.

Club career

Veracruz

Born in Córdoba, Veracruz, Layún began his professional career with Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, in his home state, in 2006. He debuted in the Primera División (first division) during the Clausura 2007 tournament on 28 April against Necaxa. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.

He went on to stay with the club until 2009, with Veracruz ultimately being relegated to the second division. Layún managed to score his only goal with Veracruz in a 5–1 victory against Tampico Madero on 25 February 2009, scoring the fifth and final goal.[3][4]

Atalanta

After his time with Veracruz, Layún had a successful trial with Italian club Atalanta, transferring for €625,000. The move made Layún the first Mexican to play in the Serie A.[2][5][6]

He made his league debut on 27 September 2009 in a 1–1 draw against Chievo at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute of the match for Jaime Valdés, thus becoming the first Mexican to play an official match in Serie A.[7] He made a second league appearance with the team against Cagliari on 1 November, again coming on as a substitute, replacing Nicola Madonna in the 66th minute of the match, which ended in a 3–0 defeat. Layún only managed two league appearances during the season.

América

On 21 December 2009, Layún was officially transferred to Club América for the Clausura 2010 tournament, becoming the club's second signing of the winter transfer window.[8]

Layún scored his first goal for América on 2 May 2010 during the first-leg of the quarter-final match against Toluca, which ended in a 2–2 at the Estadio Azteca.

On 26 May 2013, Layún scored the final penalty in the shoot-out against Cruz Azul in the Clausura 2013 Final, winning the first league championship in his career. He came on as a substitute, replacing Diego Reyes in the first-half of the match.

Prior to the Apertura 2014, Layún was named one of four players that would captain the club throughout the tournament. He captained the team for the first time on 2 August in a league match against Puebla, with América winning the match 4–0.[9] On 26 September, Layún scored four goals in the 4–1 victory over Santos Laguna.[10]

On 14 December 2014, Layún captained América to the league title following a 3–1 aggregate victory over Tigres UANL in the Finals.

Watford

Layún with Watford

On 30 December 2014, it was announced that Layún had transferred to La Liga club Granada on a five-year deal; however, he was expected to go on loan for the remainder of the season to English Championship club Watford.[11] On 9 January 2015, it was announced that Layún had signed a permanent four-and-a-half year deal with Watford, being handed the number 7 shirt.[12] He made his Championship debut the following day in the 1–3 defeat to Huddersfield Town, playing all ninety minutes.

In his first season with the club, Layún played in 17 games, with Watford gaining promotion to the Premier League.[13]

On 8 August, Layún scored on his Premier League debut in a 2–2 draw against Everton at Goodison Park.[14]

Porto (loan)

On 31 August 2015, it was announced that Layún would join Porto on a year-long loan deal with an option to buy for €6 million.[15]

On 12 September 2015, Layún made his official debut in a 3–1 win against FC Arouca, playing all 90 minutes. On 4 November, he scored his first goal for Porto in the team's 3–1 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Champions League.[16] Four days later, Layún scored his first league goal in Porto's 2–0 win over Vitória Setúbal.[17]

International career

In 2013, Layún received his first national team call up by coach José Manuel de la Torre after his performances with Club América during the Clausura tournament. He was selected for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup held in the United States, with the entire squad being made up of players from the Mexican league. He made his debut on 11 July in the group stage match against Canada at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. He played the entire ninety minutes in Mexico's 2–0 victory. Mexico was eventually eliminated from the competition by Panama in the semi-finals.

Layún was called up again by interim coach Víctor Manuel Vucetich to participate in Mexico's last two World Cup qualifying matches against Panama and Costa Rica. Layún would play in both matches. Mexico nearly missed out on qualifying to the World Cup after Mexico's 1–2 loss to Costa Rica, however Mexico made it to the Intercontinental playoff against New Zealand. Layún again was called up by Mexico's new coach Miguel Herrera – his coach at Club América at the time – to play in the first leg, providing two assists for Oribe Peralta in the 5–1 victory at the Estadio Azteca. Mexico would qualify to the 2014 World Cup by defeating New Zealand by an aggregate score of 9–3.

On 8 May, Layún was included in Mexico's 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup. He made his World Cup debut on 13 June against Cameroon, playing as a left back. Mexico won the match 1–0.[18] Layún started in all three group matches as Mexico advanced to the round-of-16, where Mexico was subsequently eliminated by The Netherlands.

Personal life

Miguel Layún is of Lebanese descent, due to his paternal grandfather Yousseff Layún emigrating to Veracruz,[19][20][21] and of Spanish descent, due to his maternal grandfather Guillermo Prado being born in Spain,[22] and as a result holds a Spanish passport.[22] After making his debut for the national team in 2013, he became the second Lebanese-Mexican player after Miguel Sabah to play for the Mexico national team.[23]

Layún and fellow footballer José Abella are second cousins, as their grandmothers are sisters, they share a great-grandparent in common.[24] Layún's sister Mariana participated in the 2010 International Ballet Competition in which she won a bronze medal.

Honours

Club

América

International

Mexico

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 35. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Miguel Layun: il primo messicano in nerazzurro" (in Italian). Bergamo News. 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Ficha: Tampico Madero vs Veracruz - Ascenso MX - ESPN Deportes". Espndeportes.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  4. ↑ "Tampico Madero - Veracruz (Soccer, Liga de Ascenso 2008/2009)". Sportstats.com. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  5. ↑ "Layun Makes History In Atalanta's Serie A Match". Goal.com. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  6. ↑ "Mexican Youngster Layun Bound For Italy". Goal.com. 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  7. ↑ "Layún, feliz por haber debutado en Italia - Futbol - México". mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  8. ↑ "Miguel Layún y Alonso Sandoval al América". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  9. ↑ "América probará a cuatro capitanes: Sambueza, Layún, Aguilar y el ‘Topo’ - Univision". Futbol.univision.com. 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  10. ↑ "Miguel Layún colgó a Santos en su Laguna". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Jones, Simon (31 December 2014). "Mexico international Miguel Layun signs for Watford on loan until end of season". Daily Mail. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "WATFORD FC OFFICIAL: Miguel Layun Signs". Watford Football Club. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Watford's Miguel Layun admits he struggled in 'the amazing Championship' but is determined to prove himself at Vicarage Road". Watford Observer. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Everton 2-2 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Miguel Layun, Jesus Corona seal Porto deals ahead of deadline". ESPN FC. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Porto have last 16 in sights after victory at Maccabi Tel Aviv". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Miguel Layún le dio la victoria al Porto sobre Vitória Setúbal". Goal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ - Matches". FIFA.com. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  19. ↑ "Sports News & Articles – Scores, Pictures, Videos - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  20. ↑ "Beit Milleit distraught after Mexico defeat | Life , Lubnan". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  21. ↑ "Lebanese cheer Mexico defender of Lebanese origin - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  22. 1 2 "Ilusiona a Layún jugar en Italia :: Deportes". Televisadeportes.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  23. ↑ Sergio Sarmiento (2013-06-21). "El libanés". Elsiglodetorreon.com.mx. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  24. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  25. ↑ "¡América, Campeón del Clausura 2013! - Futbol - México". mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  26. ↑ "Amιrica vence en penales a Cruz Azul y es campeσn del futbol mexicano - Deportes - CNNMexico.com". Mexico.cnn.com. 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  27. ↑ "Layún le dedica el título a Paul Aguilar y dice que es ahora fue muy diferente - Futbol - ESPN Deportes". Espndeportes.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  28. ↑ Layún levanta el título de Campeón. "'Vivir un campeonato así habla maravillas del grupo': Layún - RÉCORD". Record.com.mx. Retrieved 2015-08-11.

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