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| Full name | Ángel Baltazar Sepúlveda Sánchez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (age 34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Apatzingán,Michoacán, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Morelia | 25 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | →Toros Neza (loan) | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Querétaro | 87 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Morelia | 37 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Guadalajara | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Necaxa | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Tijuana | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | →Querétaro (loan) | 34 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | →Necaxa (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Querétaro | 50 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Cruz Azul | 84 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Mexico | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ángel Baltazar Sepúlveda Sánchez (born 15 February 1991) is a Mexican professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forLiga MX clubCruz Azul and theMexico national team.
Sepúlveda was born inApatzingán, Michoacán. He made his senior team debut for Monarcas on 18 September 2010 as a substitute in a match againstAtlante.[1]
Sepúlveda scored his first goal on 4 April 2011, againstChiapas that gave Monarcas the win in a 2–1 victory. He scored his second and third goal againstTempête Football Club during the preliminary rounds of the first-leg and second-leg of theCONCACAF Champions League. On 10 October 2011 he scored his fourth goal against Pachuca to tie the game 2-2 during a regular season matchup of the2011–12 Mexican Primera División season. On 4 December 2011 he came off as a substitute yet again replacing the injuredMiguel Sabah and scored two goals againstSantos Laguna to tie up the aggregate score 4–4 but due to Santos Laguna's higher seeding on the league table they failed to advance for the final of theLiguilla
On 7 June 2018,Guadalajara announced the signing of Sepúlveda.
On 29 August 2023, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Sepúlveda.[2] On 4 October 2023, Sepúlveda scored ahat-trick with his first goal coming viabicycle kick.[3]
On 9 November 2024, Sepúlveda scored a header during the last minute of the last league game for theApertura 2024 againstTigres UANL which helped Cruz Azul break the record for most points during a short league season.[4]
Sepúlveda was named top scorer of the2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup ahead of players such asLionel Messi andLuis Suárez, as Sepúlveda had scored a total of 9 goals, scoring in all stages of the tournament including abrace against cross-city rivalsAmérica during the quarter-finals, a penalty against Tigres UANL in the semi-finals, and another brace during the final against theVancouver Whitecaps FC where Cruz Azul won 5–0 claiming their seventh CONCACAF Champions Cup trophy.[5][6][7]
On 19 July 2025, during the second match day of theApertura 2025, Sepúlveda scored his second hat trick for Cruz Azul againstAtlas atEstadio Jalisco, where the game ended in a 3–3 draw.[8]
Sepúlveda never represented any of Mexico's youth teams, and he was first called up to thesenior national team under Colombian managerJuan Carlos Osorio for thequalification of the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9] Sepúlveda made his national team debut on 2 September 2016 againstEl Salvador where he scored the second goal of the match as Mexico went on to win the game 3–1.[10]
After the match Sepulveda went on to state the following during an interview withESPN México:
"It was an unforgettable night, it was a dream come true to be with the national team and represent a whole country."[11]
Sepúlveda was called up for the2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup[12] where he played six matches and scored a goal during the tournament’s group stage againstCuraçao where Mexico won 2–0.[13]
After a seven year absence from the national team, Sepúlveda was called back up byJavier Aguirre for theCONCACAF Nations League matches againstHonduras during November of 2024.[14] On 7 June 2025, Sepúlveda scored his third goal for the national team during a friendly match againstSwitzerland where Mexico lost 4–2.[15] Sepúlveda was once again called up for the2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup where he was crowned champion with the Mexican national team.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Copa MX | Continental[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Morelia | 2010–11 | Mexican Primera División | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Mexican Primera División | 15 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 22 | 6 | |||
| 2012–13 | Liga MX | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 38 | 9 | |||
| Toros Neza (loan) | 2012–13 | Ascenso MX | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| Atlante | 2013–14 | Liga MX | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||
| Querétaro | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 37 | 6 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 9 | ||
| 2015–16 | Liga MX | 23 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | Liga MX | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Total | 87 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 107 | 16 | |||
| Morelia | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 37 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 41 | 7 | ||
| Guadalajara | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Necaxa | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Tijuana | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Querétaro (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 34 | 9 | — | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| Necaxa (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Querétaro | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga MX | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga MX | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5[b] | 2 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Total | 50 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 55 | 16 | ||||
| Cruz Azul | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 33 | 9 | — | — | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga MX | 39 | 14 | — | 8 | 9 | 3[b] | 0 | 50 | 23 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga MX | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Total | 83 | 29 | — | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 38 | |||
| Career total | 417 | 84 | 45 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 495 | 111 | ||
| Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Mexico | 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 3 | |
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 2 September 2016 | Estadio Cuscatlán,San Salvador, El Salvador |  El Salvador | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 16 July 2017 | Alamodome,San Antonio, United States |  Curaçao | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 3. | 7 June 2025 | Rice–Eccles Stadium,Salt Lake City, United States |  Switzerland | 2–3 | 2–4 | Friendly |
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