The best Mexican soccer players of all time

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February 10, 2022, 12:38 hs

Mexico is a country that has excelled in several sports: boxing, walking, diving, but when it comes to the most beautiful sport in the world, it is important to know the best Mexican soccer players of all time.

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Antonio Carbajal

Let’s start with one of yesteryear: Don Antonio Carbajal Rodríguez, a. k. a. “La Tota”, was a retired Mexican soccer player and coach, who as a professional stood out for having played in five World Cups: 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, and 1966, which is why another of his nicknames was “El Cinco Copas (The Five Cups)”.

Carbajal’s record was unreachable and unmatched for more than 32 years until it was tied by Germany’s Lothar Matthäus in France in 1998 and Mexico’s Rafael Márquez in Russia in 2018.

He has the honor of being the CONCACAF Goalkeeper of the 20th Century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.

Jorge Campos

Mexico has been the cradle of great goalkeepers and here is another of them who not only marked an era for his talent for the sport, but also for being very charismatic and for having worn unforgettable uniforms.

Campos has an enviable record as he has the honor of having been recognized five times as the best goalkeeper in Mexico’s First Division and was named the best third goalkeeper in the world by the IFFHS in 1993.

Playing both goalkeeper and forward, Campos scored 46 goals in his career, in which he wore the uniforms of Pumas UNAM, Atlante, Cruz Azul, and Tigres in Mexico. He also played in MLS with L.A. Galaxy and Chicago Fire.

With the Mexican national team, he played in three World Cups (94, 98, and 2002) and won two Gold Cups (1993 and 1996).

Rafael Márquez

The eternal captain of the Mexican national soccer team began his career with Atlas, one of the simplest clubs in Liga MX, but this did not limit him and he even won the Champions League not once, but twice.

Want more proof that he is one of the best, the player played in 5 World Cups, equaling the record of “La Tota” Carbajal, in addition to having 16 other titles to his name.

He spent 7 seasons with FC Barcelona, always giving great performances and for this reason, he was among the nominees for the Best FIFA Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007.

Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo, originally from one of Mexico’s poorest neighborhoods, Tepito, is another proof that hard work can pay off and take you to unsuspected heights.

The player is already a legend for Club America, one of the most important clubs in Mexico, for which he scored 125 goals in 400 Liga MX matches.

Blanco was the first Mexican player to score in three World Cups: France 98, Korea-Japan 2002, and South Africa 2010.

Although his talent took him to Valladolid in Spain, an injury did not allow him to consolidate his career in Iberian soccer, although the goal he scored against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu is still present in his memory.

10 titles between clubs and the Mexican national team endorse the achievements of “Cuau”.

Hugo Sánchez

Mexico’s most lethal striker is also considered the best CONCACAF player of the 20th century by the IHHFS and number 26 in the world.

Sánchez made history at Real Madrid due to the Pichichis he achieved as top scorer in the Spanish First Division in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1990.

Perhaps the player’s most important achievement was to have opened the door for Mexican players to dare to go to Europe to pursue their dreams, which would later bring players such as Rafa Márquez, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, and Raúl Jiménez.