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Hugo Ayala

Hugo Ayala

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age39
CitizenshipMexico
Height1.87 m
Footright
BornMarch 31, 1987
👕500+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

3
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Tigres UANL
top club · 462 apps

Career highs

€2.50m
peak value · 2013
€1.80m
top transfer fee · 10/11
3
best season · 08/09
61 / 1
int'l caps / goals

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Defender - Left-Back · Retired

Shares 1987-03-31 · 6 players total

570Appearances
13Goals
6Assists
69Yellow cards
2Red cards
107Full matches (90′)
Full nameHugo Ayala
Name in home countryHugo Ayala Castro
Date of birth1987-03-31 (39 yrs)
Place of birthMorelia, Mexico
CitizenshipMexico
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height187.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-01-01
Contract expires—
AgentPRO FC
Outfitteradidas
Jan 2023
Transfer: Tigres UANL → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Tigres UANL
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Tigres UANL
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Tigres UANL
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Tigres UANL
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Tigres UANL
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Tigres UANL
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Tigres UANL
44 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Tigres UANL
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Tigres UANL
46 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Tigres UANL
53 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Tigres UANL
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
15/16 — Tigres UANL
29 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Tigres UANL
11 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
14/15 — Tigres UANL
43 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Tigres UANL
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
13/14 — Tigres UANL
41 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Tigres UANL
32 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Tigres UANL
44 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Tigres UANL
36 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Atlas → Tigres UANL
10/11 · Transfer · €1.80m
Jul 2009
09/10 — Atlas Guadalajara
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Atlas Guadalajara, Académicos de Atlas
33 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — Atlas Guadalajara
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — Atlas Guadalajara
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Académicos → Atlas
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Atlas Guadalajara, Académicos de Atlas
26 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Atlas U20 → Académicos
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
9,657 min
Minutes played by club
Tigres UANL 74.6%
Atlas Guadalajara 17.0%
Académicos de Atlas 8.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Tigres UANL 19 10/11 22/23 462 9 5 7,205
Atlas Guadalajara 5 06/07 2008 97 3 1 1,642
Académicos de Atlas 2 06/07 08/09 11 1 0 810

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€625K2€1.3M3€1.9M4€2.5M06/07 — 1 goals (Académicos de Atlas)106/0708/09 — 3 goals (Atlas Guadalajara)08/09 — 1 assists408/0909/1010/11 — 1 assists110/1111/12 — 1 goals (Tigres UANL)111/1212/13 — 1 goals (Tigres UANL)12/13 — 1 assists212/1313/14 — 1 goals (Tigres UANL)113/1414/15 — 1 goals (Tigres UANL)14/15 — 2 assists314/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1616/17 — 2 goals (Tigres UANL)216/1717/18 — 1 goals (Tigres UANL)117/1818/1919/20 — 1 goals (Tigres UANL)119/2020/212015 — 1 goals (Tigres UANL)1201521/2222/2308/09 — €250K09/10 — €1.5M10/11 — €2M11/12 — €2M12/13 — €2M13/14 — €2.5M14/15 — €2.5M15/16 — €2M16/17 — €2.5M17/18 — €2.5M18/19 — €2.5M19/20 — €2M20/21 — €1.8M21/22 — €1M22/23 — €800KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 1106/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/212008: 0020082014: 0020142015: 1120152016: 0020162018: 0020182019: 0020192021: 00202121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/23

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212008: 0020082014: 0020142015: 0020152016: 0020162018: 0020182019: 0020192021: 00202121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Liga MX Apertura Tigres UANL 4 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Liguilla Apertura Tigres UANL 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Liga MX Apertura Tigres UANL 13 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Liga MX Clausura Tigres UANL 3 0 0 0 1 0
21/22 Liguilla Apertura Tigres UANL 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Liguilla Clausura Tigres UANL 4 0 0 1 0 0
2021 Club World Cup Tigres UANL 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Leagues Cup Tigres UANL 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Campeón de Campeones Tigres UANL 1 0 0 1 0 0
2019 Leagues Cup Tigres UANL 3 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Campeón de Campeones Tigres UANL 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Campeones Cup Tigres UANL 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Campeón de Campeones Tigres UANL 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Libertadores Tigres UANL 11 1 0 0 0 910
2014 Supercopa MX Tigres UANL 2 0 0 0 0 0
2008 Libertadores Atlas Guadalajara 4 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Liga MX Apertura Tigres UANL 12 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Liga MX Clausura Tigres UANL 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Liguilla Apertura Tigres UANL 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 CONCACAF CL Tigres UANL 4 1 0 0 0 344
19/20 Liga MX Apertura Tigres UANL 18 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Liga MX Clausura Tigres UANL 6 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Liguilla Apertura Tigres UANL 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 CONCACAF CL Tigres UANL 7 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 Copa MX Apertura Tigres UANL 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Liga MX Apertura Tigres UANL 17 0 0 4 0 0
18/19 Liga MX Clausura Tigres UANL 12 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Liguilla Apertura Tigres UANL 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Liguilla Clausura Tigres UANL 6 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 CONCACAF CL Tigres UANL 4 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Copa MX Apertura Tigres UANL 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga MX Apertura Tigres UANL 16 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga MX Clausura Tigres UANL 17 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 Liguilla Apertura Tigres UANL 5 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liguilla Clausura Tigres UANL 2 1 0 1 0 180
16/17 CONCACAF CL Tigres UANL 8 1 0 1 0 720
16/17 Liga MX Apertura Tigres UANL 17 0 0 1 1 0
16/17 Liga MX Clausura Tigres UANL 16 1 0 2 0 1,440
16/17 Liguilla Apertura Tigres UANL 6 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Liguilla Clausura Tigres UANL 6 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 CONCACAF CL Tigres UANL 6 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Liga MX Apertura Tigres UANL 5 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Liga MX Clausura Tigres UANL 10 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 Liguilla Apertura Tigres UANL 6 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Liguilla Clausura Tigres UANL 2 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 Copa MX Apertura Tigres UANL 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Liga MX Apertura Tigres UANL 16 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 Liga MX Clausura Tigres UANL 16 0 2 1 0 0
14/15 Liguilla Apertura Tigres UANL 6 1 0 1 0 540
14/15 Liguilla Clausura Tigres UANL 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Copa MX Apertura Tigres UANL 1 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Copa MX Clausura Tigres UANL 7 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Liga MX Apertura Tigres UANL 15 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Liga MX Clausura Tigres UANL 16 1 0 3 0 1,423
13/14 Liguilla Apertura Tigres UANL 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 CONCACAF CL Tigres UANL 3 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Liga MX Apertura Tigres UANL 15 1 1 2 0 1,288
12/13 Liga MX Clausura Tigres UANL 14 0 0 2 0 0
11/12 Liguilla Apertura Tigres UANL 6 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Liguilla Clausura Tigres UANL 4 1 0 1 0 360
11/12 Primera Apertura Tigres UANL 17 0 0 3 0 0
11/12 Primera Clausura Tigres UANL 17 0 0 5 0 0
10/11 Liguilla Clausura Tigres UANL 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Primera Apertura Tigres UANL 17 0 1 1 0 0
10/11 Primera Clausura Tigres UANL 17 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 North American SuperLiga Atlas Guadalajara 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Primera Apertura Atlas Guadalajara 16 0 0 3 0 0
09/10 Primera Clausura Atlas Guadalajara 9 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 InterLiga Atlas Guadalajara 4 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Primera A Apert. Académicos de Atlas 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Primera Apertura Atlas Guadalajara 11 1 1 2 0 945
08/09 Primera Clausura Atlas Guadalajara 16 2 0 0 0 697
07/08 InterLiga Atlas Guadalajara 4 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 Primera Apertura Atlas Guadalajara 5 0 0 2 0 0
07/08 Primera Clausura Atlas Guadalajara 8 0 0 2 0 0
06/07 Liguilla Apertura Atlas Guadalajara 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Liguilla Clausura Atlas Guadalajara 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Primera A Apert. Académicos de Atlas 9 1 0 0 0 810
06/07 Primera Apertura Atlas Guadalajara 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Primera Clausura Atlas Guadalajara 11 0 0 4 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
06/07 2006-07-01 Atlas U20 Académicos Transfer 0 —
06/07 2007-01-01 Académicos Atlas Transfer 0 —
10/11 2010-07-01 Atlas Tigres UANL Transfer 2000000 €1.80m
22/23 2023-01-01 Tigres UANL Retired Transfer 600000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
20/21 Knee surgery 2021-02-26 2021-05-31 95 12
Current€600k
Peak€2.50m
Low—
Δ since start+€350k
—€625k€1.25m€1.88m€2.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #16418 — 14 0 — — former national player
Team #6303 #3 47 1 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Nahuel Guzmán 2 0 0
Javier Aquino 2 1 0
André-Pierre Gignac 2 0 0
Luis Rodríguez 2 1 0
Jürgen Damm 2 1 0
Eduardo Vargas 2 0 0
Lucas Zelarayán 2 0 0
Luis Quiñónes 2 0 0
Alan Pulido 2 0 0
Enner Valencia 2 0 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
08/09 Primera Clausura Atlas Guadalajara 2 16
08/09 Primera Apertura Atlas Guadalajara 1 11
06/07 Primera A Apert. Académicos de Atlas 1 9

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
14/15 Liga MX Clausura Tigres UANL 2 16
12/13 Liga MX Apertura Tigres UANL 1 15
08/09 Primera Apertura Atlas Guadalajara 1 11

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Deportivo Guadalajara 18 6 6 6 16 19 -3 33%
CF Monterrey 17 5 2 10 14 24 -10 29%
Santos Laguna 16 4 5 7 19 26 -7 25%
Club Tijuana 14 4 8 2 20 19 +1 29%
Puebla FC 14 6 5 3 14 12 +2 43%
Deportivo Toluca 14 4 4 6 13 20 -7 29%
Cruz Azul 14 6 3 5 19 19 0 43%
Monarcas Morelia 14 4 4 6 14 17 -3 29%
UANL Tigres 14 2 6 6 7 11 -4 14%
CF América 14 4 3 7 16 22 -6 29%
CF Pachuca 14 4 4 6 16 20 -4 29%
Gallos Blancos 13 7 3 3 20 11 +9 54%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
06/07 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 21 0 3 0 1 0
2019 4 0 1 0 0 0
2015 11 910 0 1 0 0.1
2008 4 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 17 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 44 0 7 0 0 0
17/18 46 180 4 1 0 2.5
16/17 53 2,160 7 0 1 0.33
15/16 29 0 3 1 0 0
14/15 43 540 4 0 0 0.67
13/14 41 1,423 4 1 0 0.32
12/13 32 1,288 5 0 0 0.35
11/12 44 360 9 0 0 2.25
10/11 36 0 3 0 0 0
09/10 28 0 5 0 0 0
08/09 33 1,642 3 1 0 0.22
07/08 17 0 5 0 0 0
06/07 26 810 4 0 0 0.44

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Primera Clausura
191 apps
4 G
3 A
Primera Apertura
217 apps
2 G
3 A
Liguilla Clausura
30 apps
2 G
0 A
CONCACAF CL
32 apps
2 G
0 A
Liguilla Apertura
39 apps
1 G
0 A
Libertadores
15 apps
1 G
0 A
Primera A Apert.
11 apps
1 G
0 A
Copa MX Apertura
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Copa MX Clausura
7 apps
0 G
0 A
InterLiga
8 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Hugo Ayala

Who is Hugo Ayala?

Hugo Ayala is a Mexico professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is Hugo Ayala?

Hugo Ayala is 39 years old. He was born on March 31, 1987 in Morelia.

What position does Hugo Ayala play?

Hugo Ayala plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Hugo Ayala play for?

Hugo Ayala currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Hugo Ayala scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Hugo Ayala has scored 13 goals in 570 appearances.