Uvaldo Luna
{{Short description|Mexican football player (born 1993)}}
{{family name hatnote|Luna|Martinez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Uvaldo Luna
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|12|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Channelview, Texas, United States
| height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2008–2013
| youthclubs1 = Tigres UANL
| years1 = 2013–2018
| clubs1 = Tigres UANL
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = → Patriotas (loan)
| caps2 = 41
| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = → Atlas (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = → Once Caldas (loan)
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = Unión Magdalena
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020
| clubs6 = Colorado Springs Switchbacks
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = Mexico U20
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2015
| nationalteam2 = Mexico U23
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = October 5, 2020
| ntupdate =
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|Mexico}}}}
{{medal|1st|CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2013 Mexico}}
}}
Uvaldo Luna Martínez (born 21 December 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Personal life
Luna was born in the state of Texas in Channelview to Mexican parents. Luna has both Mexican and American nationality therefore having Dual-citizenship being able to play for either Mexico or the U.S national team.
Club career
=Youth=
Luna is a graduate of the Tigres UANL Youth Academy and made his senior team debut in 2013 against Cruz Azul Hidalgo in a Cup match. Uvaldo took part in the Copa Libertadores with Tigres in 2015.
=Tigres UANL=
Shortly after returning from the U-20 World Cup, Uvaldo made his first-team debut with Tigres in a Copa MX match against Cruz Azul Hidalgo on July 24, 2013, where Tigres lost, 1–0.
After several time in the affiliate teams Uvaldo Luna made his league debut January 17, 2015, against Club León,{{cite web |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/ficha.php?id_partido=59918|title=León 0 - 1 Tigres|language=es|website=mediotiempo.com|publisher=Grupo Expansión|date=17 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205102247/http://www.mediotiempo.com/ficha.php?id_partido=59918|archive-date=5 February 2016}} playing as centre forward, and was subbed out in the 28th minute of the match for Israel Jimenez.
International career
=U.S & Mexico National Team=
Luna has represented Mexico and the United States in several youth categories. He was part of the Mexican team that participated in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, where he scored a goal against Mali in the final minutes of the match.
=United States U-20=
In early January 2012, Uvaldo Luna was called by coach Tab Ramos to the US U-20 training camp, but did not make an official debut for the team.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2012/01/02/salgado-gil-villarreal-named-us-u-20-camp-roster|title=Salgado, Gil, Villarreal named to US U-20 camp roster|website=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=2 January 2012|access-date=19 June 2020}} Uvaldo Luna had also been with the US U-18 national team before in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/06/matkovich-names-36-for-training-camp-at-the-hdc|title=Matkovich Names 36 for Training Camp at The Home Depot Center|website=ussoccer.com|publisher=U.S. Soccer|date=15 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204071717/http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/06/matkovich-names-36-for-training-camp-at-the-hdc|archive-date=4 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2011/07/14/postcard-mexico-tigres-becoming-us-landing-spot|title=Postcard from Mexico: Tigres becoming a US landing spot|website=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=14 July 2011|access-date=19 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/03/15/05/05/uvaldo-luna-martinez|title=Uvaldo Luna Martinez - U.S. Under-20 National Team|website=ussoccer.com|publisher=U.S. Soccer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203233729/http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/03/15/05/05/uvaldo-luna-martinez|archive-date=3 February 2016}}
=Mexico U-20=
==2013 CONCACAF U20 qualifying tournament==
In May 2012, Luna formed part of the U-20 national team under coach Sergio Almager,{{cite web|url=http://solotigres.com/2012/05/17/tigres-uanl-viaja-uvaldo-luna-con-tri-sub-20-a-gira-por-holanda/|title=Tigres UANL: Viaja Uvaldo Luna con Tri Sub-20 a gira por Holanda|language=es|website=solotigres.com|publisher=Solotigres|date=17 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213095055/http://solotigres.com/2012/05/17/tigres-uanl-viaja-uvaldo-luna-con-tri-sub-20-a-gira-por-holanda/|archive-date=13 February 2014}} He played in every match and Mexico won the title.{{cite web|url=http://futblogtricolor.com/2013/02/05/seleccion-mexicana-sub-20-la-convocatoria-de-los-indicados-o-de-los-conocidos/|title=Selección Mexicana Sub-20: ¿La Convocatoria de los indicados o de los conocidos?|language=es|website=futblogtricolor.com|publisher=Futblog Tricolor|date=5 February 2013|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204060845/http://futblogtricolor.com/2013/02/05/seleccion-mexicana-sub-20-la-convocatoria-de-los-indicados-o-de-los-conocidos/|archive-date=4 February 2016}}
==2013 FIFA U20 World Cup==
Uvaldo was part of the Mexican team that participated in the World Cup held in Turkey. Uvaldo played in all three group stage matches and scored a goal against Mali in the final minutes of the match securing Mexico a spot in the quarter-finals after a 4–1 win.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=259235/match=300232819/report.html|title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 – Matches – Mali-Mexico |website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=28 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305094956/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=259235/match=300232819/report.html|archive-date=5 March 2016}} Mexico would eventually be eliminated by Spain in the quarter-finals.
=Mexico U-23=
==[[Football at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|2015 Pan American Games]]==
Luna participated in the 2015 Pan American games held in Toronto where he made three appearances including one in the semi-final.{{cite web|url=http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/football/athlete-profile-n10183529-luna-uvaldo.htm|title=Football - Athlete Profile - Luna Uvaldo|website=toronto2015.org|publisher=Toronto 2015 Pan Am|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330131707/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/football/athlete-profile-n10183529-luna-uvaldo.htm|archive-date=30 March 2016}}
==2015 Toulon Tournament==
Uvaldo participated in the 2013 and 2015 editions of the Toulon Tournament with Mexico.{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-foot-espoirs.com/joueurs_detail_festival_foot.php?joueurarch_id=303|title=Fiche d'identité - Uvaldo Luna |language=fr|website=festival-foot-espoirs.com|publisher=Festival International Espoirs|access-date=19 June 2020}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 15 September 2016}}[https://int.soccerway.com/players/uvaldo-luna/281898/ Uvaldo Luna Club Stats]
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| colspan="2"|Mexico | colspan="3"|League | colspan="2"|Copa MX | colspan="2"|Continental | colspan="2"|Total | ||||
| rowspan="4" |Tigres UANL
|rowspan="3" |Liga MX |colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15
|1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12015 Copa Libertadores | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2015–16
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22015–16 CONCACAF Champions League | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Colombia | colspan="3"|League | colspan="2"|Copa Colombia | colspan="2"|Continental | colspan="2"|Total | ||||
| rowspan="2" |Patriotas FC (loan)
|2016 |11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
Honours
Tigres UANL
- Liga MX: Apertura 2015
- Copa MX: Clausura 2014
- Copa Libertadores Runner Up: 2015
Mexico U20
Mexico U23
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{Liga MX player|75834/uvaldo-luna-martinez|Uvaldo Luna (Uvaldo Luna Martínez)}}
- {{FIFA player|369329}}
- {{soccerway|uvaldo-luna/281898}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160310004307/http://www.tigres.com.mx/2014/02/uvaldo/ Club Profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Luna, Uvaldo}}
Category:Mexican men's footballers
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Mexico men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Tigres UANL footballers
Category:Atlas F.C. footballers
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in football
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico
Category:Pan American Games footballers for Mexico
Category:Liga Premier de México players
Category:Tercera División de México players
Category:Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players
Category:Mexican expatriate men's footballers
Category:Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Category:Patriotas Boyacá footballers
Category:Once Caldas footballers
Category:Unión Magdalena footballers
Category:Categoría Primera A players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:American sportspeople of Mexican descent
Category:Soccer players from Texas
Category:People from Harris County, Texas
Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games