Sergio Javier Arias Delgado[a] (born 27 February 1988) is a Mexican retired footballer as goalkeeper.

Sergio Arias
Personal information
Full name Sergio Javier Arias Delgado
Date of birth (1988-02-27) 27 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Tapatío (Goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
2005–2006 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Guadalajara 0 (0)
2007–2009Dorados (loan) 36 (0)
2011Chivas USA (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2013Irapuato (loan) 42 (0)
2013–2014Oaxaca (loan) 17 (0)
2014Coras (loan) 14 (0)
2015 Mérida 12 (0)
2015–2016 BUAP 13 (0)
2016–2017 Cimarrones de Sonora 17 (0)
International career
2005 Mexico U17 9 (0)
2006–2007 Mexico U23 8 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2021 CAFESSA Jalisco (Goalkeeper coach)
2021–2022 Oaxaca (Goalkeeper coach)
2023– Tapatío (Goalkeeper coach)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2005 Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2017

Club career

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Arias has played in Chivas' youth division teams and began playing for the Tapatío squad in the 2006 Season. He has yet to make his debut in the Primera División with Chivas. Shortly after the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship Hércules CF, at that time a second division club from Spain, was interested in signing him, which would have made him the second player that never had an official debut in the Mexico first division to be signed by a European club, alongside Carlos Vela from Chivas. In 2007, he was loaned to Dorados de Sinaloa and quickly established himself as the club's top keeper, appearing in 36 league matches.

On 9 March 2011, Arias was loaned by Chivas de Guadalajara to American side Chivas USA.[1] After one season in Major League Soccer he returned to Mexico for 2012 with second division side Irapuato FC, on loan from Chivas.

International

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Arias was the starting goalkeeper of the Mexico national team that won the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship against Brazil. He had a good tournament, playing well and only allowing 3 goals in 9 matches. He was praised by the Mexican press as the "new" Oswaldo Sanchez.

Arias was cut from the final list for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, being the only player from the starting eleven that won the U-17 World Championship that did not come back for the U-20 Championship. Even though he did not make the 23 man list for the U-20 World Cup held in Canada in 2007, he was called up to play for the Mexico national team at the 2007 Panamerican Games being held in Rio de Jainero. He was a starter in all the group stage games and was proven victorious by eventually earning the bronze medal in the competition.

Honours

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Mexico U17

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arias and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.

References

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  1. ^ "Chivas USA signs Francisco 'Panchito' Mendoza and Sergio Arias on loan | Chivas USA". Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
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