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Andrés Guardado
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Mexico · 2011–22

Andrés Guardado

Legend CM, also CDM, CAM Right-footed box-to-boxleader
Rating
88
Caps
180
Goals
28
Life
1986
Clubs
Atlas, Deportivo de A Coruña, Real Betis Balompié
#3
Editorial rank of 33 for Mexico
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

The Eredivisie voted him its player of the season in 2014/15 at PSV, and he retired from the national team with more caps than any Mexican, having captained the side at a fifth World Cup in Qatar. His trophy list runs from the Copa del Rey with Real Betis in 2022 through two Eredivisie titles with PSV, three Gold Cups in 2011, 2015 and 2019, the Golden Ball at the 2015 edition, and the CONCACAF Cup that same year. Career record: 180 caps and 28 goals for Mexico; club career at Atlas, Deportivo de A Coruña, Real Betis Balompié.

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Career record

2005–2007Atlas
2007–2012Deportivo de A Coruña
2012–2015Valencia CF
2014–2014Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2014–2017PSV Eindhoven
2017–2024Real Betis Balompié
2024–2025Club León
Mexico180 caps, 28 goals

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Around Guardado in the almanac

One rank above: Rafael Márquez at #2.

One rank below: Cuauhtémoc Blanco at #4.

Mexico's editorial top five: Hugo Sánchez · Rafael Márquez · Andrés Guardado · Cuauhtémoc Blanco · Guillermo Ochoa.