Alfonso Blanco (footballer) explained

Alfonso Blanco
Fullname:Alfonso Blanco Antúnez[1]
Birth Date:31 July 1987
Birth Place:Tamiahua, Veracruz, Mexico
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:León
Clubnumber:1
Youthyears1:2005–2007
Youthclubs1:Pachuca Juniors
Years1:2007
Years2:2008
Years3:2008–2009
Years4:2009
Years5:2010
Years6:2010
Years7:2011
Years8:2012–2020
Years9:2013–2014
Years10:2020–
Clubs7:León
Clubs8:Pachuca
Clubs9:Atlético San Luis (loan)
Caps1:11
Caps2:0
Caps3:9
Caps4:18
Caps5:0
Caps6:7
Caps7:27
Caps8:68
Caps9:28
Caps10:9
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Goals9:0
Goals10:0
Nationalyears1:2007
Nationalteam1:Mexico U20
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:19 August 2023

Alfonso Blanco Antúnez (born 31 July 1987) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club León.

Club career

Blanco began in Pachuca's youth division teams and then was transferred on loan for Indios de Ciudad Juárez in the 2007 Season after having a good performance during the U-20 World Cup in Canada in 2006.

Blanco arrived to Indios as one of the main bookings for the season but after 4 games and receiving 10 goals he was relegated to the bench for the rest of the season. Indios managed to qualify for the Liguilla in Apertura 2007 and due to an injury from the goalie Joel Barba, Blanco returned to the first team and helped the team get to the finals.

Though he did not make his debut in the Primera División with Pachuca, there were already offers for Blanco from European clubs from Spain, Greece and Holland but in the end, he settled with Cruz Azul. After Óscar Pérez's controversial signing with Tigres UANL, Cruz Azul brought Blanco, possibly, to be a substitute of Yosgart Gutiérrez, the Goalkeeper who took Perez's spot. He played the rest of Clausura 2009 as the Cruz Azul starter goalkeeper but the team finished in the last place of the table. On June 19, 2009, he was signed by Deportivo Irapuato. Later he joined Club León.

Before starting Clausura 2012, it was announced he would play for his original club, Pachuca.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indios2007–08Primera División A110110
Pachuca200708Primera División00000000
Cruz Azul200809Primera División90130220
Irapuato2009–10Liga de Ascenso180180
Necaxa2009–10Liga de Ascenso7070
2010–11Primera División0000
Total7070
León2010–11Liga de Ascenso180180
2011–12100100
Total280280
Pachuca2011–12Primera División0000
2012–13Liga MX00100100
2014–15002020
2015–1650100150
2016–172000100120
2017–182208010310
2018–1934010350
2019–205050100
Total680340120101150
Atlético San Luis (loan)2013–14Ascenso MX28020300
León2020–21Liga MX700070
2021–22100010
2022–2300000000
2023–242020
Total10000100
Career total1690360250102310

Honours

Pachuca

2016–17

León

Guardianes 2020

2023

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Club León . FIFA . 4 . 6 December 2023 . 10 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231206205418/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce119/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf . 6 December 2023 . live.
  2. Web site: Pachuca's Blanco grasps SCCL Golden Glove. CONCACAF.com. April 27, 2017. April 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170722044508/http://www.concacaf.com/article/pachucas-blanco-grasps-sccl-golden-glove. July 22, 2017. dead. mdy-all.