Hugo Ayala

Hugo Ayala

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Personal information
Full name	Hugo Ayala Castro
Date of birth	(1987-03-31) March 31, 1987
Place of birth	Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Height
Position(s)	Centre Back
Team information
Current team	UANL
Number	4
Youth career
2000–2002	Morelia
2002–2006	Atlas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2010	Atlas	86	(3)
2010–	UANL	195	(4)
International career
2006–2007	Mexico U20	12	(0)
2009–	Mexico	22	(0)
Medal record Representing Mexico Men's Football Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2016

Hugo Ayala Castro (March 31, 1987) is a Mexican footballer who plays for the Liga MX club Tigres UANL.

A centre back, Ayala has been a regular for the Mexico national football team.

Club career

Club Atlas

Hugo Ayala started his professional career with Atlas. He made his official debut in 2006 as a starter against C.D. Guadalajara. Although Atlas lost 3–1 he became an often used substitute ending the season. In the next season he starting showing great talent in defending and became a starter in Atlas's defensive line up, leading Atlas all the way to the quarter finals to face Club América, but lost to them in a global score of (7–4). Throughout his career with Atlas he was mostly used as a substitute until the coach, Ricardo La Volpe, took his place as coach of Atlas. Coach La Volpe then started having confidence in Ayala, and made Ayala a starter and captain for Atlas.

Tigres UANL

On 2010, he arrived to the club Tigres and became a key to the Apertura 2011 championship. Ayala was named best defender of the Apertura 2011 season alongside teammate Jorge Torres Nilo.

International career

Under new coach Juan Carlos Osorio, Hugo Ayala hopes to establish himself as a regular call-up for El Tri.

Honors

Club

UANL

• Liga MX (2): Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015
• Copa MX (1): Clausura 2014

Individual

• Best Centre Back of the tournament: Apertura 2011

External links

• Hugo Ayala Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• Hugo Ayala at National-Football-Teams.com