Alan Pulido
Alan Pulido Izaguirre (born 8 March 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.
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Pulido in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alan Pulido Izaguirre | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Tigres UANL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Tigres B | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Tigres UANL | 105 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Levadiakos | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Olympiacos | 8 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Guadalajara | 97 | (34) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Sporting Kansas City | 67 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Mexico U20 | 12 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Mexico U23 | 12 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Mexico | 20 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pulido started his career with Tigres UANL in 2010. Contractual disputes with Tigres UANL following the summer of 2014 resulted in him making no appearances for the 2014 Apertura tournament. In February 2015, he would appear with Greek club Levadiakos and eventually join Olympiacos in the summer of the same year. In August 2016, he joined Liga MX club Guadalajara for a then-club record fee of US$7.15 million. Winning a league Double, the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, and various individual awards, Pulido joined Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City for another record fee of US$9.5 million.
Pulido has represented the U-20, U-23, and senior national teams. He has been called up to participate in the 2011 Copa América and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.