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Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Attack - Second Striker  at Retired
Age53
CitizenshipMexico
Height1.77 m
Footboth
BornJanuary 17, 1973
👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 99/00 10.0 World class
Second Striker Attack

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.37
goals / match
CF América
top club · 292 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#3
goals rank
#25
assists rank
222
season goals
49
season assists

Among 40 Attack - Second Strikers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.50m
peak value · 2005
top transfer fee
26
best season · 98/99
124 / 39
int'l caps / goals
608Appearances
222Goals
49Assists
187Yellow cards
10Red cards
166Full matches (90′)
Full nameCuauhtémoc Blanco
Name in home countryCuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo
Date of birth1973-01-17 (53 yrs)
Place of birthMexico City, Mexico
CitizenshipMexico
PositionAttack - Second Striker (main: Attack)
Footboth
Height177.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2016-03-05
Contract expires
Mar 2016
Transfer: América → Retired
15/16 · Transfer
Feb 2016
Transfer: Career break → América
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — CF América
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Puebla FC → Career break
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Puebla FC
30 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Lobos BUAP → Puebla FC
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Lobos BUAP (- 2019)
23 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Dorados Sinaloa → Lobos BUAP
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Dorados de Sinaloa
37 matches · 11 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Irapuato → Dorados Sinaloa
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — CD Irapuato, Dorados de Sinaloa
22 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — CD Irapuato
40 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Tiburones Rojos → Irapuato
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 2010
Transfer: Chicago → Tiburones Rojos
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, Chicago Fire
18 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Chicago Fire
24 matches · 6 G · 9 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2008
Transfer: Santos Laguna → Chicago
08/09 · Return from loan
Nov 2008
Transfer: Chicago → Santos Laguna
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Santos Laguna
4 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
2008 — Chicago Fire
31 matches · 7 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — CF América, Chicago Fire
26 matches · 5 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: América → Chicago
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — CF América
39 matches · 16 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — CF América
31 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
2005 — CF América
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2004
Transfer: Tiburones Rojos → América
04/05 · Return from loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, CF América
35 matches · 12 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
2004 — CF América
7 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
Transfer: América → Tiburones Rojos
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — CF América
38 matches · 20 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — CF América
38 matches · 13 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2002
Transfer: Real Valladolid → América
01/02 · Return from loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — Real Valladolid CF
21 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Real Valladolid CF
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
2000 — CF América
15 matches · 13 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: América → Real Valladolid
00/01 · Loan
Jul 1999
99/00 — CF América
36 matches · 20 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — CF América
27 matches · 26 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 1998
Transfer: Necaxa → América
97/98 · Return from loan
Jul 1997
97/98 — Club Necaxa
28 matches · 12 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: América → Necaxa
97/98 · Loan
Jul 1996
96/97 — CF América
27 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Club Necaxa
3 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1992
Transfer: CF América U20 → América
91/92 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 21 other Attack - Second Strikers with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals20 total · 2.75/90
95
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A20 total · 2.75/90
90
Yellow cards15 total · 2.06/90
5
14,933 min
Minutes played by club
CF América 39.6%
Club Necaxa 3.5%
Chicago Fire 9.6%
Puebla FC 4.9%
Lobos BUAP (- 2019) 4.2%
Dorados de Sinaloa 12.9%
CD Irapuato 17.3%
Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz 3.5%
Santos Laguna 2.2%
Real Valladolid CF 2.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
CF América 13 02/03 99/00 292 138 16 5,916
Club Necaxa 2 95/96 97/98 31 14 0 525
Chicago Fire 4 09/10 2009 76 19 25 1,436
Puebla FC 1 14/15 14/15 30 7 1 734
Lobos BUAP (- 2019) 1 13/14 13/14 23 6 0 620
Dorados de Sinaloa 2 11/12 12/13 50 16 2 1,919
CD Irapuato 2 10/11 11/12 49 9 0 2,584
Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz 2 04/05 09/10 29 9 0 519
Santos Laguna 1 08/09 08/09 4 1 1 335
Real Valladolid CF 2 00/01 01/02 24 3 4 345

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

8€625K15€1.3M23€1.9M30€2.5M01/02 — 3 goals (Real Valladolid CF)01/02 — 4 assists701/0202/03 — 13 goals (CF América)1302/0303/04 — 20 goals (CF América)2003/0404/05 — 12 goals (CF América)04/05 — 1 assists1304/0505/06 — 7 goals (CF América)705/0606/07 — 16 goals (CF América)06/07 — 9 assists2506/0708/09 — 1 goals (Santos Laguna)08/09 — 1 assists208/0909/10 — 7 goals (Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz)09/10 — 2 assists909/1010/11 — 8 goals (CD Irapuato)810/1111/12 — 6 goals (CD Irapuato)611/1212/13 — 11 goals (Dorados de Sinaloa)12/13 — 2 assists1312/1313/14 — 6 goals (Lobos BUAP (- 2019))613/1414/15 — 7 goals (Puebla FC)14/15 — 1 assists814/152000 — 13 goals (CF América)2000 — 2 assists1520002004 — 5 goals (CF América)520042007 — 5 goals (CF América)2007 — 7 assists1220072008 — 7 goals (Chicago Fire)2008 — 7 assists1420082009 — 6 goals (Chicago Fire)2009 — 9 assists15200995/96 — 2 goals (Club Necaxa)295/9696/97 — 9 goals (CF América)996/9797/98 — 12 goals (Club Necaxa)1297/9898/99 — 26 goals (CF América)98/99 — 4 assists3098/9999/00 — 20 goals (CF América)2099/0005/06 — €2.5M08/09 — €2M10/11 — €1M13/14 — €150K14/15 — €150KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 3301/0202/03: 131302/0303/04: 202003/0404/05: 121204/0505/06: 7705/0606/07: 161606/0708/09: 1108/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 8810/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 111112/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 7714/1515/16: 0015/162000: 131320002004: 5520042005: 0020052007: 5520072008: 7720082009: 66200995/96: 2295/9696/97: 9996/9797/98: 121297/9898/99: 262698/9999/00: 202099/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 4401/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 9906/0708/09: 1108/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/162000: 2220002004: 0020042005: 0020052007: 7720072008: 7720082009: 99200995/96: 0095/9696/97: 0096/9797/98: 0097/9898/99: 4498/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Liguilla Inv. CF América 4 1 0 1 0 360
99/00 Primera Invierno CF América 16 10 0 5 0 144
99/00 Primera Verano CF América 16 9 0 9 0 150
98/99 Liguilla Clausura CF América 2 1 0 0 0 180
98/99 Primera Invierno CF América 12 11 3 6 0 98
98/99 Primera Verano CF América 13 14 1 4 1 82
97/98 Primera Invierno Club Necaxa 15 6 0 4 1 213
97/98 Primera Verano Club Necaxa 13 6 0 1 0 177
96/97 Liguilla Clausura CF América 2 0 0 1 0 0
96/97 Primera Invierno CF América 14 5 0 5 1 207
96/97 Primera Verano CF América 11 4 0 2 0 192
95/96 CONCACAF CC Club Necaxa 3 2 0 0 0 135
2009 MLS Chicago Fire 21 5 9 2 0 290
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs Chicago Fire 3 1 0 1 0 300
2008 MLS Chicago Fire 27 7 7 5 0 343
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs Chicago Fire 3 0 0 1 0 0
2008 US Open Cup Chicago Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Club World Cup CF América 3 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Libertadores CF América 6 1 0 1 0 460
2007 MLS Chicago Fire 14 4 6 3 0 308
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs Chicago Fire 3 0 1 0 0 0
2005 Copa Sudamericana CF América 4 0 0 2 0 0
2004 Libertadores CF América 7 5 0 2 1 126
2000 Libertadores CF América 15 13 2 5 2 98
15/16 Liga MX Clausura CF América 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Copa MX Apertura Puebla FC 4 1 0 1 0 311
14/15 Copa MX Clausura Puebla FC 7 3 0 0 0 186
14/15 Liga MX Apertura Puebla FC 13 3 0 5 0 237
14/15 Liga MX Clausura Puebla FC 6 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Ascenso MX Ap. Lobos BUAP (- 2019) 9 3 0 3 0 265
13/14 Ascenso MX Cl. Lobos BUAP (- 2019) 13 3 0 2 0 355
13/14 Copa MX Apertura Lobos BUAP (- 2019) 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Ascenso MX Ap. Dorados de Sinaloa 13 6 0 4 0 195
12/13 Ascenso MX Cl. Dorados de Sinaloa 8 2 0 4 0 357
12/13 Copa MX Apertura Dorados de Sinaloa 7 1 2 4 0 512
12/13 Copa MX Clausura Dorados de Sinaloa 3 1 0 1 0 107
12/13 Liguilla Asc. Ap Dorados de Sinaloa 6 1 0 1 0 570
11/12 Ascenso Apertura CD Irapuato 8 1 0 3 0 720
11/12 Ascenso Clausura Dorados de Sinaloa 13 5 0 4 0 178
11/12 Liguilla Asc. Ap CD Irapuato 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Ascenso Apertura CD Irapuato 16 2 0 5 0 695
10/11 Ascenso Clausura CD Irapuato 13 4 0 4 0 269
10/11 Final de Ascenso CD Irapuato 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Liguilla Asc. Ap CD Irapuato 4 1 0 2 0 360
10/11 Liguilla Asc. Cl CD Irapuato 6 1 0 2 0 540
09/10 Ascenso Clausura Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz 14 5 0 5 0 252
09/10 North American SuperLiga Chicago Fire 4 2 2 1 0 195
08/09 Liguilla Apertura Santos Laguna 4 1 1 3 0 335
06/07 InterLiga CF América 3 3 0 2 0 100
06/07 Liguilla Apertura CF América 4 1 0 1 0 213
06/07 Liguilla Clausura CF América 6 4 2 4 0 135
06/07 Primera Apertura CF América 13 3 2 3 0 274
06/07 Primera Clausura CF América 13 5 5 7 0 234
05/06 CONCACAF CC CF América 3 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 Liguilla Apertura CF América 2 1 0 1 0 180
05/06 Primera Apertura CF América 16 6 0 7 0 203
05/06 Primera Clausura CF América 10 0 0 4 0 0
04/05 Liguilla Apertura Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 Liguilla Clausura CF América 6 4 0 3 0 134
04/05 Primera Apertura Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz 13 4 0 5 2 267
04/05 Primera Clausura CF América 14 4 1 4 0 308
03/04 Liguilla Clausura CF América 2 0 0 2 0 0
03/04 Primera Apertura CF América 18 9 0 7 1 168
03/04 Primera Clausura CF América 18 11 0 7 0 142
02/03 CONCACAF CC CF América 2 2 0 0 0 90
02/03 Liguilla Apertura CF América 2 2 0 0 0 90
02/03 Primera Apertura CF América 19 8 0 6 0 212
02/03 Primera Clausura CF América 15 1 0 6 1 1,336
01/02 Copa del Rey Real Valladolid CF 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 LaLiga Real Valladolid CF 20 3 4 1 0 345
00/01 LaLiga Real Valladolid CF 3 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
91/92 1992-01-01 CF América U20 América Transfer 0
97/98 1997-07-01 América Necaxa Loan 0
97/98 1998-06-30 Necaxa América Return from loan 0
00/01 2000-07-01 América Real Valladolid Loan 0
01/02 2002-06-30 Real Valladolid América Return from loan 0
04/05 2004-07-01 América Tiburones Rojos Loan 0
04/05 2004-12-31 Tiburones Rojos América Return from loan 0
07/08 2007-07-01 América Chicago Transfer 2500000
08/09 2008-11-01 Chicago Santos Laguna Loan 2500000
08/09 2008-12-31 Santos Laguna Chicago Return from loan 2000000
09/10 2010-01-01 Chicago Tiburones Rojos Transfer 2000000
10/11 2010-07-01 Tiburones Rojos Irapuato Transfer 1000000
11/12 2012-01-01 Irapuato Dorados Sinaloa Transfer 1000000
13/14 2013-07-01 Dorados Sinaloa Lobos BUAP Transfer 1000000
14/15 2014-07-01 Lobos BUAP Puebla FC Transfer 150000
15/16 2015-07-01 Puebla FC Career break Transfer 0
15/16 2016-02-01 Career break América Transfer 0
15/16 2016-03-05 América Retired Transfer 0

No recorded injuries.

Current
Peak€2.50m
Low
Δ since start−€2.50m
€625k€1.25m€1.88m€2.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53815 #11 4 0 former national player
Team #6303 #10 120 39 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Guillermo Ochoa 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
98/99 Primera Verano CF América 14 13
2000 Libertadores CF América 13 15
03/04 Primera Clausura CF América 11 18

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2009 MLS Chicago Fire 9 21
2008 MLS Chicago Fire 7 27
2007 MLS Chicago Fire 6 14

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
08/09 2008-12-31 Santos Laguna Chicago Return from loan €2.00m
08/09 2008-11-01 Chicago Santos Laguna Loan €2.50m
04/05 2004-12-31 Tiburones Rojos América Return from loan
04/05 2004-07-01 América Tiburones Rojos Loan
01/02 2002-06-30 Real Valladolid América Return from loan
00/01 2000-07-01 América Real Valladolid Loan
97/98 1998-06-30 Necaxa América Return from loan
97/98 1997-07-01 América Necaxa Loan

Teams faced most often by Cuauhtémoc Blanco's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
CF Monterrey 42 14 15 13 56 52 +4 33%
UANL Tigres 42 10 14 18 45 50 -5 24%
CF Pachuca 38 15 9 14 57 49 +8 39%
Monarcas Morelia 38 11 10 17 50 57 -7 29%
Deportivo Toluca 36 12 14 10 58 56 +2 33%
Cruz Azul 36 10 7 19 31 48 -17 28%
Gallos Blancos 36 19 7 10 57 38 +19 53%
Pumas UNAM 36 15 5 16 39 38 +1 42%
Deportivo Guadalajara 34 13 12 9 41 29 +12 38%
Atlas Guadalajara 34 16 10 8 52 32 +20 47%
New England Revolution 33 15 6 12 41 35 +6 45%
D.C. United 28 10 9 9 47 37 +10 36%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
01/02 First senior goal
05/06 Goal #50 (career)
12/13 Goal #100 (career)
2009 Goal #150 (career)
98/99 Goal #200 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 36 654 15 1 0 2.2
98/99 27 360 10 0 1 2.75
97/98 28 390 5 0 1 1.38
96/97 27 399 8 0 1 2.03
2009 24 590 3 0 0 0.46
2008 31 343 6 0 0 1.57
2007 26 768 4 0 0 0.47
2005 4 0 2 0 0 0
2004 7 126 2 0 1 2.14
2000 15 98 5 0 2 6.43
14/15 30 734 6 1 0 0.86
13/14 23 620 5 0 0 0.73
12/13 37 1,741 14 0 0 0.72
11/12 22 898 7 0 0 0.7
10/11 40 1,864 14 1 0 0.72
09/10 18 447 6 0 0 1.21
08/09 4 335 3 0 0 0.81
06/07 39 956 17 0 0 1.6
05/06 31 383 13 0 0 3.05
04/05 35 709 13 0 2 1.9
03/04 38 310 16 0 1 4.94
02/03 38 1,728 12 0 1 0.68
01/02 21 345 1 0 0 0.26

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Primera Invierno
149 apps
65 G
5 A
Primera Verano
130 apps
54 G
8 A
Libertadores
28 apps
19 G
2 A
Ascenso MX Cl.
61 apps
19 G
0 A
MLS
62 apps
16 G
22 A
Ascenso MX Ap.
46 apps
12 G
0 A
Liguilla Clausura
18 apps
9 G
2 A
Liguilla Inv.
18 apps
6 G
1 A
Copa MX Clausura
10 apps
4 G
0 A
CONCACAF CC
8 apps
4 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Who is Cuauhtémoc Blanco?

Cuauhtémoc Blanco is a Mexico professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Retired.

How old is Cuauhtémoc Blanco?

Cuauhtémoc Blanco is 53 years old. He was born on January 17, 1973 in Mexico City.

What position does Cuauhtémoc Blanco play?

Cuauhtémoc Blanco plays as a second striker (Attack - Second Striker).

What club does Cuauhtémoc Blanco play for?

Cuauhtémoc Blanco currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Cuauhtémoc Blanco scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Cuauhtémoc Blanco has scored 222 goals in 608 appearances.