Di UEFA Champions League, wey be di biggest club competition for football, don start dia 2024/25 season. As e be so, 29 Mexican players don show for di Champions League before. But dis season, na only Santiago Giménez and Hirving Lozano dey represent Mexico unless January transfer bring new player.
One of di players wey dey top list na Hirving Lozano wey people dey call “El Chucky.” E enter Europe before di 2017/18 season, shine for PSV, and later move go Serie A, where Napoli pay €42 million for am. Lozano don play 32 Champions League matches for PSV and Napoli, score six goals, and give two assists. Him shine pass for di 22/23 season when e carry Napoli go quarterfinals.
Another strong name for di list na Hector Herrera, di second player wey come out from C.F. Pachuca. Di midfielder don play for Europe for nine seasons, and e dey play Champions League every season. With Porto and Atlético Madrid, e make 52 appearances, wey be di highest for any Mexican player, and get 13 goals/assists.
Javier “Chicharito” Hernández na name wey everybody sabi well well as e first land Europe with Manchester United before di 2010/11 season. Di Mexican striker score over 100 goals across five European teams. E too shine for Champions League with one memorable brace against Chelsea for di quarterfinals of 2010/11, and match-winning goal against Atlético Madrid for Real Madrid in 2014/15.
If na everybody wey play di game we wan talk about, Hugo Sánchez na di greatest Mexican striker. Even though e no fit lift di cup when e dey play di ‘European Cup’ wey don turn Champions League now, e still score 17 goals for 27 games for Real Madrid.
Lastly, Rafael Márquez aka “El Kaiser” na di only Mexican wey win Champions League two times. For him 45 Champions League games dem, e don achieve plenty especially with Barcelona. E first win di cup for di 2005/06 season against Arsenal, and again for di 2008/09 season although injury hold am from di final match.
