Javier Cortés

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| name = Javier Cortés

| image = Javier Cortes.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Cortés with Mexico in 2012

| full_name = Javier Cortés Granados

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|7|20}}

| birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| height = 1.71 m

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2007–2009

| youthclubs1 = UNAM

| years1 = 2007–2010

| clubs1 = Pumas Morelos[https://ligamx.net/cancha/jugador/49505 Javier Cortés Granados – Ficha Jugador]

| caps1 = 49

| goals1 = 10

| years2 = 2008–2017

| clubs2 = UNAM

| caps2 = 244

| goals2 = 25

| years3 = 2017–2019

| clubs3 = Santos Laguna

| caps3 = 16

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = → Atlético San Luis (loan)

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| totalcaps = 222

| totalgoals = 38

| nationalyears1 = 2009

| nationalteam1 = Mexico U20

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam2 = Mexico U23

| nationalcaps2 = 16

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam3 = Mexico

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

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Javier Cortés Granados (born 20 July 1989) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is an Olympic gold medalist.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/olympics/18912627 |title=Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold |publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 August 2012 |access-date=7 September 2014}}

Club career

Javier Cortés began his playing in the Segunda División for Prepa Pumas in Apertura 2007 season. He quickly move to Pumas' second team, Pumas Morelos in the same Apertura 2007 season. He made his Primera División debut for Pumas UNAM first team on 24 August 2008 in a match against Pachuca.[https://ligamx.net/cancha/jugador/49505 Javier Cortés Granados – Ficha Jugador]

International career

He was in the Mexico national football team in the gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics when Mexico defeated Brazil, 2–1.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/olympics/18912627 |title=Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 August 2012 |access-date=7 September 2014}}

Cortés has capped twice for the Mexico national team.* {{Olympics.com|javier-cortes}}; {{SR/Olympics profile|co/javier-cortes-1|archive=20161203013446}}

Career statistics

=International=

{{updated|match played 17 April 2013|{{NFT player|id=46450}}}}

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Mexico \| 2012	1	0
2013	1	0
colspan="2" \| Total	2	0

Honours

UNAM

Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2011

Santos Laguna

Liga MX: Clausura 2018

Mexico U23

CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2012{{Cite web|url=http://trireport.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/mexico-wins-olympic-qualifying-tournament/|title=Mexico wins olympic qualifying tournament; Mexico U-23 2, Honduras U-23 1|date=3 April 2012}}
Toulon Tournament: 2012
Olympic Gold Medal: 2012{{cite news |last=Irvin |first=Duncan |date=11 August 2012 |title=Mexico Wins Soccer Gold Medal, 2-1 |url=http://london2012.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/11/live-coverage-of-mexico-brazil-soccer-final/ |access-date=21 April 2025 |newspaper=New York Times}}