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(Redirected from Luis Angel Landin) Mexican footballer (born 1985) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Landín and the second or maternal family name is Cortés.

Luis Ángel Landín
Landín with Houston Dynamo in 2009
Personal information
Full name Luis Ángel Landín Cortés
Date of birth (1985-07-23) 23 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Municipal Limeño
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Pachuca 81 (19)
2007–2008 Morelia 48 (8)
2009 → Cruz Azul (loan) 16 (6)
2009–2010 → Houston Dynamo (loan) 16 (2)
2010–2011 Atlante 7 (0)
2012 Puebla 17 (2)
2012–2013 Querétaro 28 (5)
2013 Tecos 12 (3)
2014 Ballenas Galeana 13 (4)
2015 Zacatepec 10 (1)
2015–2016 Brownsville Barracudas (indoor) 10 (15)
2016–2017 Pérez Zeledón 28 (15)
2017–2018 Herediano 41 (10)
2018 Malacateco 13 (5)
2019 Municipal 21 (7)
2019–2022 Guastatoya 116 (43)
2022 Comunicaciones 23 (8)
2023–2024 Municipal Limeño 42 (17)
International career
2008 Mexico U23 8 (2)
2006–2007 Mexico 5 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Third place Copa America 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2022

Luis Ángel Landín Cortés (born 23 July 1985) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Club

Landín began his career in the youth development system of Pachuca. Landín made Primera División de México (Mexico First Division) debut in 2004 with the Pachuca senior team and played with the club until 2007. For the Apertura 2007, Landín was sold to Monarcas Morelia where he served as a forward. For the Clausura 2009, he was loaned to Cruz Azul.

Landín signed with Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo on 20 August 2009, as the club's first Designated Player. Landin was released by the Houston Dynamo on 14 July 2010 after less than one season with the team. Landín signed with Atlante on 14 July 2010 and was on loan two days later.

After a few years playing at Ascenso MX, Landin signed with Brownsville Barracudas as a designated player for the MASL 2015–2016 season in September 2015. He resigned on January 24. ending his indoor soccer venture with 15 goals and 23 points (goals & assists).

He signed with Costa Rican club Pérez Zeledon in May 2016. After a poor first season where he scored only 2 goals, he ended as second best scorer at the Campeonato de Verano 2017 in the Costa Rican Primera División with 13 goals, just below Erick Scott. He didn't extend his contract becoming a free agent.

Landín signed with C.S. Herediano on 27 April 2017.

International

Landín made his senior national team debut on 1 March 2006, in a friendly against Ghana in Frisco, Texas. Landín was called in to replace the injured Jared Borgetti in the 2007 Copa América, where he made two appearances. He also played for Mexico U-23 in the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament as Mexico failed to qualify for Olympic medal competition.

Personal

In 2009, Landín married his girlfriend.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 12 September 2007
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2006 1 0
2007 4 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Pachuca

Guastatoya

References

  1. "Dynamo sign Mexican forward Landin".
  2. "Luis Angel Landin Released by Houston Dynamo". Bleacher Report.
  3. "Luis Ángel Landín es el nuevo refuerzo del Atlante".
  4. "Luis Angel Landín se va de Barracudas FC" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Heraldo. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. "Pérez Zeledón se refuerza con el mexicano Luis Ángel Landín" (in Spanish). Nacion. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  6. "Luis Ángel Landín es nuevo delantero de Herediano" (in Spanish). Nacion. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  7. Luis Angel Landín deja la solteria Archived 30 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine record.com.mx
  8. Luis Ángel Landín at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Mexico squad – 2007 Copa América third place
Mexico
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