Miguel Layún

Miguel Arturo Layún

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Arturo Layún Prado
Date of birth	June 25, 1988 (1988-06-25) (age 23)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position	Left Winger
Club information
Current club	Club America
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007-2009	Veracruz	31	(0)
2009-	Atalanta	2	(0)
2010-	→ América (loan)	48	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 20, 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Miguel Arturo Layún Prado (born June 25, 1988 in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico), nicknamed Palito de Pan (Breadstick),^[2] is a Mexican footballer, who currently plays for Club América in Primera División. He holds Spanish citizenship.^[1][3]

Career

Atalanta

Layún made history on September 27, 2009, by being the first Mexican to play an official match on Serie A, debuting on a 1-1 draw vs Chievo in the 82nd minute.^[4] He was acquired on a loan from Veracruz after a successful trial period.^[1]

Club America

After only six months in Italy, He was loaned out to Mexican football Club América. He scored his first goal in a quarter-final final match of the Clausura 2010 tournament against Club Toluca, which would later finish 2-2 at the Estadio Azteca.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Miguel Layun: il primo messicano in nerazzurro" (in Italian). Bergamo News. 2009-08-05. http://www.bergamonews.it/sport/articolo.php?id=14101. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
2. ^ "Atalanta, Layun "il grissino" è diventato un vero affare" (in Italian). L'Eco di Bergamo. 2009-08-08. http://www.ecodibergamo.it/stories/Sport/84510_g.maconi_-_layun/. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
3. ^ El mexicano está en la mira del Atalanta de la Serie 'A'; asegura que tiene pasaporte comunitario y que sacrificará el aspecto económico
4. ^ http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2009/09/27/layun-feliz-por-haber-debutado-en-italia

External links

• Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz Profile

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Name	Layun, Miguel
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Date of birth	June 25, 1988
Place of birth	Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico
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