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Mexican footballer (born 1996)
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alaffita and the second or maternal family name is García.
Édgar Alaffita
Personal information
Full name Édgar Jahir Alaffita García
Date of birth (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team Atlético La Paz
Number 13
Youth career
2012–2013 Veracruz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 San Luis 2 (0)
2014–2017 Necaxa 42 (1)
2016 → Lobos BUAP (loan) 12 (0)
2017 → Sonora (loan) 19 (3)
2018–2020 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 34 (2)
2020–2021 Atlante 40 (3)
2021–2022 Pumas Tabasco 49 (5)
2023 UNAM 2 (0)
2023– Atlético La Paz 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2023

Édgar Jahir Alaffita García (born 18 October 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club UNAM.

Club career

Alaffita was discovered by Miguel Fuentes, who was San Luis's coach at the time, while playing for San Luis in various youth competitions. He signed his first professional contract in June 2013 and made his first team league debut on 30 August 2013, coming on as a 66' substitute for Néstor Olguín in a 2–1 win against Estudiantes Tecos.

Alaffita was loaned out to Club Necaxa in June 2014.

Alaffita joined Pumas Tabasco in May 2021. He became a consistent starter and rose to be club captain. Alaffita began training with the first team, Pumas UNAM, in late 2022. He was ultimately included on the team roster by manager Rafael Puente Jr.

On 8 January 2023, Alaffita made his Liga MX debut with UNAM as a member of the starting lineup in their 2–1 win over Juárez.

In June 2023, Alaffita signed with Atlético La Paz.

Honours

Club

Necaxa

Alebrijes de Oaxaca

References

  1. Lee, Juan Antonio (31 August 2013). "Estudiantes pagó los 'platos rotos'". Pulso Diario de San Luis (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. Rodríguez Avilés, Alan (6 June 2014). "Altas y bajas oficiales de Necaxa para el Apertura 2014". Vavel (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. López, Marco (28 May 2021). "Pumas Tabasco, con caras nuevas". El Heraldo de Tabasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. ^ Luna, Carolina (28 December 2022). "Pumas: Edgar Alaffita, el nuevo 'Palermo' auriazul". Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. Sales, Brian (28 November 2022). "Edgar Alaffita entrena con el primer equipo de los Pumas". dalepumas.bolavip.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  6. Elorza, Enrique (18 June 2023). "Pentacampeón y tricampeón reforzarán al Atlético La Paz". Tribuna de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2023.

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