Gael Sandoval
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Sandoval with Santos Laguna in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Gael Sandoval Contreras[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995年11月05日) 5 November 1995 (age 30)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Comunicaciones | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Guadalajara | ||
| 2010–2011 | Club Oro | ||
| 2010–2012 | Tecos | ||
| 2012–2014 | Santos Laguna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Tecos | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Santos Laguna | 49 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Juárez (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Guadalajara | 42 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Juárez (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Mazatlán (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Wellington Phoenix (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2023 | Tepatitlán | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Vancouver FC | 13 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | UdeG | 29 | (4) |
| 2025 | Alianza | 6 | (1) |
| 2026– | Comunicaciones | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2025 | |||
Walter Gael Sandoval Contreras (born 5 November 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Bantrab club Comunicaciones.
Club career
[edit ]Youth career
[edit ]Sandoval played for many academies in the state of his native Jalisco, starting with Club Oro in 2010 and then settled with Estudiantes Tecos, until they were dissolved in 2012. Santos Laguna signed him to play for their under 17s shortly after. He went on trial with Roma in 2013, but was not signed.[2]
Santos Laguna
[edit ]In 2012, Sandoval moved to Santos Laguna. He made his Liga MX debut on July 17, 2016, against Tigres UANL coming in as substitute.[3]
Loan at Juárez
[edit ]In the summer of 2015, Sandoval joined Juárez on a one-year loan in the Ascenso MX, to gain professional playing experience.[4] [5] In his first season, he won the Liga Ascenso Apertura 2015.[6]
Guadalajara
[edit ]It was confirmed on November 18, 2017, that Sandoval will play for Guadalajara.[7]
Loans
[edit ]On 9 January 2020, Sandoval returned to Juárez, joining the club on a six-months loan.[8]
On 10 July 2020, Sandoval returned to Santos Laguna on loan, for the Apertura 2020.[9]
In December 2020, Sandoval was loaned out to Mazatlán FC, wearing the squad number 1, a number typically used by goalkeepers.
In December 2021, Sandoval joined New Zealand A-League club Wellington Phoenix on loan until the end of the season.[10]
Tepatitlán
[edit ]On 15 January 2023, after being without a club for six months, Sandoval joined Liga Expansión club Tepatitlán on a free transfer.[11] Shortly after, on 6 February 2023, and without playing a game, he agreed a mutual termination with the club, with the intent of joining a MLS club.[12]
Vancouver FC
[edit ]Instead of a MLS club, on 1 March 2023, Sandoval joined Canadian Premier League club Vancouver FC as their marquee signing.[13] On 13 July 2023, after a disappointing stint at the club, he and the team agreed on a mutual contract termination.[14]
Leones Negros
[edit ]On 27 July 2023, returned to Mexico to join his hometown club Leones Negros in Liga de Expansión MX.[15]
Career statistics
[edit ]- As of 10 May 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tecos | 2012–13 | Ascenso MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Santos Laguna | 2013–14 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 2 | ||
| Juárez (loan) | 2015–16 | Ascenso MX | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
| Guadalajara | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 13 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 5 | ||
| Juárez (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Santos Laguna (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 14 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Mazatlán (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix (loan) | 2021–22 | A-League | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 6 | |
| Vancouver FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Leones Negros | 2023–24 | Liga de Expansión MX | 28 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 219 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 256 | 21 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Copa MX, Australia Cup and Canadian Championship
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores, CONCACAF Champions Cup and FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
[edit ]Santos Laguna
Guadalajara
Individual
See also
[edit ]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: CD Guadalajara" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Sandoval recibe oportunidad en el primer equipo santista". ElSigloDeTorreon.com. Julio Carrillo. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2017年10月30日.
- ^ "Gael Sandoval, la perla de Santos Laguna". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 2017年03月09日. Retrieved 2017年11月19日.
- ^ Hernández Castrejón, Carlos (2015年06月12日). "Rafa Figueroa se va a Leones Negros". milenio.com. Retrieved 2024年05月10日.
- ^ "Walter Gael Sandoval Contreras". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2017年10月30日.
- ^ Lopez & Rodriguez, Luis Carlos & Juan Antonio (2015年12月05日). "First-year Bravos win championship for Juárez". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2024年05月10日.
- ^ "Chivas se refuerza con Gael Sandoval..." Univision.com (in Spanish). Univision Deportes. 2017年11月18日. Retrieved 2017年11月19日.
- ^ "Oficial: Gael Sandoval es nuevo jugador del FC Juárez". Rebaño Pasión (in European Spanish). 2020年01月09日. Retrieved 2024年05月10日.
- ^ Torreón, El Siglo de (2020年07月10日). "Gael Sandoval tendrá una nueva oportunidad con Santos Laguna". www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024年05月10日.
- ^ "Mexican Playmaker Joins Phoenix on Loan". Wellington Phoenix . 21 December 2021.
- ^ Mediotiempo, Editorial (2023年01月15日). "Gael Sandoval se convirtió en refuerzo del Tepatitlan FC". Mediotiempo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024年05月10日.
- ^ Redacción (2023年02月08日). "Gael Sandoval deja al Tepatitlán a menos de un mes de ser presentado con "bombo y platillo"". telediario.mx. Retrieved 2024年05月10日.
- ^ Clarke, Charlie (2023年03月01日). "Vancouver FC sign 'game-changer' Gael Sandoval from Liga MX as 1st international star". onesoccer.ca. Retrieved 2024年05月10日.
- ^ Jacques, John (2023年07月13日). "Statement Signing Sizzles Out: Sandoval Leaves Vancouver". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 2024年05月10日.
- ^ Reynoso, Alma (2023年07月27日). "Walter Gael Sandoval llega para reforzar a Leones Negros". Quadratin Jalisco (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024年05月10日.
- ^ Gael Sandoval at Soccerway
- ^ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links
[edit ]- Gael Sandoval at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Liga MX players
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Mexican men's footballers
- Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco
- Tecos F.C. footballers
- Santos Laguna footballers
- C.D. Guadalajara footballers
- FC Juárez footballers
- Mazatlán F.C. footballers
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- Men's association football wingers
- Mexican expatriate men's footballers
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Vancouver FC players
- Comunicaciones FC players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
- CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen