Miguel Tapias

Miguel Tapias
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Tapias Dávila
Date of birth (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
Minnesota United
Number 4
Youth career
2012–2016 Pachuca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Pachuca 59 (1)
2016–2018Zacatecas (loan) 35 (0)
2023– Minnesota United 57 (1)
International career
2015 Mexico U18[1]
2017 Mexico U20[1][2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024

Miguel Ángel Tapias Dávila (born 9 January 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.[3]

Club career

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Tapias joined the Pachuca youth system at the age of 11,[4] and progressed through the under–15, under–17 and under–20 squads.[5]

Tapias was loaned out to Ascenso MX club Mineros de Zacatecas in the summer of 2016. He made his professional debut in their first match of the Apertura 2016 season, a 1–0 victory over FC Juárez on 16 July. He made 32 appearances for Zacatecas over the next two years, starting in all but one, before returning to Pachuca in June 2018.[6] First-team manager Pako Ayestarán handed Tapias his Liga MX debut on 21 July; he played the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to Monterrey at centre-back.[5] He scored his first goal two months later in a league win against Cruz Azul at home.[7] On 23 October, Tapias scored against Monterrey in the opening minutes of the Apertura 2018 Copa MX semi-final match, which Pachuca lost in penalties after a 3–3 draw.[8][9]

In February 2020, Tapias was named to the Liga MX team of the week for the first time in round four of the Clausura 2020 season.[10]

He transferred to Minnesota United on 8 February 2023. During the MLS 2023 season, Tapias appeared and started in 32 of the 34 regular-season matches. He scored his first MLS goal against the Colorado Rapids on March 18, 2023, when he put away a free kick with a header for the game-winning goal.[11]

Personal life

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Tapias and his wife Leidy have a daughter called Regina.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 20 October 2024[12]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pachuca 2018–19 Liga MX 13 1 7 1 20 2
2019–20 6 0 6 0 12 0
2020–21 3 0 3 0
2021–22 24 0 24 0
2022–23 13 0 13 0
Total 59 1 13 1 72 2
Zacatecas (loan) 2016–17 Ascenso MX 17 0 6 0 23 0
2017–18 18 0 5 0 23 0
Total 35 0 11 0 46 0
Minnesota United 2023 MLS 32 1 2 0 4[b] 0 38 1
2024 25 0 2[b] 0 27 0
Total 57 1 2 0 6 0 65 1
Career total 151 2 26 1 0 0 6 0 183 3
  1. ^ Includes Copa MX and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

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Pachuca

References

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  1. ^ a b c Torres, Edu (10 April 2018). "Miguel Tapias un singular zurdo" (in Spanish). Rectángulo Verde. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ Arnold, Jon (17 January 2017). "Chivas lead way in Mexico U-20 call-up" (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ "LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX". Ligamx.net. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  4. ^ "'Micky' Tapias, orgullo sonorense" (in Spanish). Vavel. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b de la Torre, Antonio (24 February 2019). "El hermosillense Micky Tapias ha encontrado su sitio en el Pachuca en la Liga MX" (in Spanish). El Imparcial. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Pachuca, regresa Miguel Tapias" (in Spanish). todomercadoweb.es. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Cruz Azul vs. Pachuca: Micky Tapias y su gran definición para el 2-0 a favor de los tuzos" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Rayados vence a Pachuca en penaltis y es el primer finalista de la Copa MX" (in Spanish). Marcas. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Duelo sonorense por la Final; Miguel Tapias anota pero Johan Vásquez avanza" (in Spanish). El Imparcial. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  10. ^ De La Cruz, Luis (3 February 2020). "Liga MX da a conocer el 11 ideal de la jornada comandado por Leo Fernández" (in Spanish). soyfutbol.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b MNUFC. "Miguel Tapias | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  12. ^ Miguel Tapias at Soccerway
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