Gibrán Lajud
.png) Lajud with Santos Laguna in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Manuel Gibrán Lajud Bojalil[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético San Luis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Cruz Azul | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Tijuana (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Tijuana | 125 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Santos Laguna | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Guanacasteca | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Atlético San Luis | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Mexico U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Mexico U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Mexico U23 | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Mexico | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Manuel Gibrán Lajud Bojalil (born 25 December 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Lajud joined the youth academy of Cruz Azul in 2009, and made his way up the ranks through the academy, playing for the under-17 and under-20 squads. He was called up to the first team.[2]
Tijuana
[edit]Lajud joined Tijuana on loan for the 2014–15 season.[3] On 26 July 2014, he made his professional debut against América. He came on as a substitute for the injured Cirilo Saucedo in the 73rd minute.
After the retirement of Federico Vilar, Lajud was named the starting goalkeeper for Tijuana.[citation needed]
Santos Laguna
[edit]On 10 July 2020, Lajud joined Santos Laguna.[4]
Guanacasteca
[edit]In December 2024, ahead of the 2025 season, Lajud signed with Costa Rican Liga FPD side A.D. Guanacasteca.[5]
International career
[edit]Mexico
[edit]Lajud was called up to the senior Mexico squad for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina in January 2018.[6] He did not appear in the match. He made his debut for Mexico in a 3–2 friendly win over Costa Rica on 10 December the same year.[7]
Lebanon
[edit]During the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, the Lebanese Football Association attempted to include Lajud to play for Lebanon, after Lebanon qualified for the third round. However, Lajud had yet to complete the FIFA one-time switch requirement in order to join the Lebanon national football team.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Lajud is of Lebanese descent.[9] He received his Lebanese passport on 6 November 2021.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played on 5 September 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tijuana (loan) | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Tijuana | 2015–16 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Liga MX | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Liga MX | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Liga MX | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Liga MX | 27 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 125 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 0 | ||
| Santos Laguna | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 8 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga MX | 9 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Guanacasteca | 2024–25 | Liga FPD | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Atlético San Luis | 2025–26 | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 160 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 206 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Copa GNP por México
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Mexico Youth
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2013
- Central American and Caribbean Games: 2014
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2015
- Pan American Silver Medal: 2015
Individual
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Best XI: 2015
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Golden Glove: 2015
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ↑ "Manuel Gibran Lajud Bojalil". LigaMX.net (in Spanish). LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ↑ "Todos los fichajes del Draft Apertura 2014 de la Liga MX | TUDN Liga MX | TUDN". www.tudn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ Editorial (7 October 2020). "Gibrán Lajud, nuevo arquero de Santos Laguna". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ Gibrán Lajud firma con el Guanacasteca de Costa Rica, telediario.mx, 19 December 2024
- ↑ "Mexico vs Bosnia and Herzegovina". ESPN. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ "Mexico vs. Costa Rica - Football Match Report - October 11, 2018 - ESPN".
- ↑ "Gibran Lajud could play the World Cup with Lebanon". Today in 24 English. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ↑ Said Rodriguez (14 June 2014). "Refuerzo Xolos - Manuel Gibran Lajud de Cruz Azu" (in Spanish). San Diego Red. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ Gibran Lajud [@gibranlajud]; (6 November 2021). "Con mucho orgullo les comparto que he recibido mi pasaporte Libanes" – via Instagram.
- ↑ Gibrán Lajud at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
- ↑ "Gibrán Lajud". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Gibrán Lajud at Soccerway
- Gibrán Lajud at WorldFootball.net
- Gibrán Lajud at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Gibrán Lajud at ESPN FC
- Gibrán Lajud at Olympics.com
- Gibrán Lajud on X
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