Chivas lead way in Mexico U-20 call-up

Jon Arnold

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Chivas is the Liga MX team that leads the way on Mexico's most recent U-20 call-up, the final camp before coach Marco Antonio Ruiz brings in his group for February's CONCACAF U-20 championship.

Six players from the Guadalajara side - defenders Juan Aguayo and Manuel Mayorga, midfielders Alan Cervantes and Diego Cortes, and forwards Jose Godinez and Kevin Magana - were among the 26 called for a three-week camp that will include five preparation matches.

Cervantes, Cortes and Magana were part of the U-17 team that took fourth place in the 2015 U-17 World Cup in Chile. That team also included Santos Laguna's Eduardo Aguirre and Kevin Lara, who are on the U-20 squad along with Ronaldo Cisneros and Carlos Antuna, giving the Torreon team the second-most players on the roster.

Chivas, which has a history of a strong academy thanks in part to the fact that the club signs no non-Mexican players, also led the way for calls to the U-17 side. Seven Chivas players are on the roster, while Pachuca's three is the next highest.

Full roster:

Goalkeepers: Jose Hernandez (Atlas), Fernando Hernandez (Monterrey), Abraham Romero (Pachuca)

Defenders: Juan Aguayo (Chivas), Jorge Duran (Leon), Jose Esquivel (Pachuca), Manuel Mayorga (Chivas), Ulises Torres (America), Brayton Vazquez (Atlas)

Midfielders: Diego Aguilar (Toluca), Andre Aguilar (Monterrey), Carlos Antuna (Santos Laguna), Alan Cervantes (Chivas), Francisco Cordova (Alebrijes), Diego Cortes (Chivas), Pablo Lopez (Pachuca), Hector Mascorro (Mineros), Miguel Tapias (Mineros), Kevin Lara (Santos Laguna)

Forwards: Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna), Ronaldo Cisneros (Santos Laguna), Jose Godinez (Chivas), Pedro Goulart (Leon), Kevin Magana (Chivas), Paolo Yrizar (Queretaro), Claudio Zamudio (Morelia)

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Jon Arnold covered the Mexico national team and Concacaf region in English for Goal until March 2020. His byline also has appeared in the Dallas Morning News, the New York Times Goal blog, FloFC and Pacific Standard. In addition to his written work, he serves as the Concacaf expert on the BBC's World Football Phone-In and has appeared on SiriusXMFC in English and Fox Deportes and Milenio in Spanish. Formerly based in Tijuana and currently living in Texas, Jon covered the 2018 World Cup, the 2015 Copa America, the 2016 Copa America Centenario and the last five Gold Cups.