Omar Campos
Campos with Santos Laguna in 2023
Personal information
Full name Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya
Date of birth (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Los Angeles FC
Number 2
Youth career
2016–2021 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Santos Laguna 109 (3)
2024– Los Angeles FC 4 (0)
International career‡
2021 Mexico U20 2 (0)
2023– Mexico 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya (born 20 July 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.

Club career

Santos Laguna

Born in Cuauhtémoc district of Mexico City, Campos grew up in the Tepito neighborhood before joining the youth setup at Santos Laguna in 2016.[1] On 17 January 2021, he made his professional debut for Santos Laguna under manager Guillermo Almada in a Liga MX game against Tigres UANL. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Juan Ferney Otero as Santos won 2–0.[2]

Campos scored his first professional goal on 6 February 2021 against Atlas, scoring the opening goal for Santos Laguna in their 1–1 draw.[3]

Los Angeles

On 30 January 2024, Campos joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC on a four-year deal.[4]

International career

In December 2021, Campos was included in the senior national team call-up by Gerardo Martino for a friendly match against Chile, set to take place on 8 December 2021.[5] However, he did not make an appearance in that match until doing so in December 2023.

Campos made his senior debut for Mexico on 16 of December 2023, in a friendly match against Colombia.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 March 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos Laguna 2020–21 Liga MX 20 1 – – 1[a] 0 21 1
2021–22 29 1 – 2[b] 0 – 31 1
2022–23 39 1 – – – 39 1
2023–24 21 0 – – 2[a] 0 23 0
Total 109 3 — 2 0 3 0 114 3
Los Angeles FC 2024 MLS 4 0 – – – 4 0
Career total 113 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 118 3
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

International

As of match played 16 December 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Omar Campos pasó de repartir comida en Tepito a estar en la final con Santos Laguna". El Siglo de Durango. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Santos Laguna 2-0 Tigres UANL". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Atlas 1–1 Santos Laguna". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "LAFC Acquires Mexican Defender Omar Campos From Santos Laguna Of Liga Mx". Los Angeles Football Club. 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ "¡Checa la convocatoria de México para enfrentar a Chile!". fanbolero.com (in Spanish). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (16 December 2023). "Colombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. ^ Omar Campos at Soccerway
  8. ^ Omar Campos at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Los Angeles FC – current squad
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