The 25-year-old defensive back arrives from UNAM’s Pumas as a “bomb” reinforcement for the Guadalajara club
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Alan Mozo, new player of Guadalajara. @Chivas
The Chivas de Guadalajara made the signing of defender Alan Mozo officialfrom the Pumas of the National University. The transfer market for the next Apertura 2022 tournament begins to have important activity with ups and downs, the transfer of the auriazul youth squad is the most relevant movement in the league so far.
“Guadalajara announces that Alan Mozo joins its ranks as of today, with which he will reinforce the right flank and will try to contribute to the collective effort so that Chivas returns to the highest positions in Liga MX.” reads the club’s official statement.
The defender who emerged from the university academy previously made public his departure from Pumas with an emotional message < b>in which he thanked the institution for the opportunities it offered him, as well as the workers and all the staff who made the club work during his stay. Mozo made his debut in the highest category of Mexican football in September 2017, precisely in a match against his now new team.
(Photo: Instagram/@alan_mozo)
“Where to start? It could be when at 9 years old in a letter I reflected some of my dreams and without a doubt you could not miss it, or maybe when I finally managed to stay in your basic forces (after 3 attempts haha) and I ran to tell my parents that They never let me give you up. Today I have to say goodbye to my house, where I trained as a player but above all as a person, where I have experienced all the feelings, from the greatest joys to the most painful sadness.
“You saw me grow, make mistakes and improve myself again and today I have to say goodbye to you. Says goodbye to the Child who wrote that letter 16 years later, knowing that this cycle has come to an end and withthe certainty that I am prepared to face the new challenges that this profession has for me. Gratitude is the memory of the heart and I want you to know that you will always be in mine. Thanks Pumas and Goodbye ”, wrote the soccer player on his social networks.
With the feline squad, Alan played a total of 161 official games played, between Liga MX, Copa MX, Leagues Cup and Concacaf Champions League. According to unofficial reports, the move implied a transfer of five million dollars for the definitive purchase of the defender. In addition, among the conditions for the signing to take place, was the arrival of César Huerta from Guadalajara in the country’s capital.
Alan Mozo, Pumas soccer player and national team player (Photo: Instagram/@alan_mozo)
Regarding his career, Mozo has also been part of the Mexican National Team, both in the minor category and in the senior category. With the sub 23, he got third place in the Maurice Revello tournament in its 2019 edition and was champion of the Concacaf pre-Olympic that same year. Currently he is not considered by the technical team of Gerardo Martino, national coach, for the process that El Tri maintains for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
“By playing as a winger or right winger, Mozo fits perfectly into a formation with a 5 line, since one of his main virtues is his incorporation with and without the ball to the last third of the pitch, which will allow the < i>Chiverío get a very deep item in that raid. In addition, he has a good short dribble and is a good centerer , which will help bring the rojiblanco attackers closer to the shot, ”the rojiblanco report concluded.