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Miguel Sabah Personal information Full name Miguel Sabah Rodríguez Date of birth November 14, 1979 Place of birth Cancún, Mexico Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Morelia Number 9 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2005 Guadalajara 86 (18) 2006–2008 Cruz Azul 104 (42) 2009– Morelia 96 (44) National team‡ 2009– Mexico 16 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 March 2010Miguel Sabah Rodríguez (born November 14, 1979) is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Monarcas Morelia and the Mexican national team. Previously Sabah played with Guadalajara and Cruz Azul. Sabah made his debut in the Invierno 2000 with Guadalajara entering in the 46th minute.[1] Sabah played five years with Guadalajara until transferring to Cruz Azul in the Apertura 2006.[2] Sabah was transferred to Morelia in the Clausura 2009, where he was the best Mexican born goalscorer of the season.[3] Sabah has been playing for the Mexican national team since June 2009, having been called up for World Cup Qualifiers against El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago.[4]
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Club career
Guadalajara
Sabah started his career with Club Deportivo Guadalajara, making his debut on August 12, 2000, coming in the 46th minute for Benjamin Galindo against his future team Cruz Azul.[1] Although making his debut in the third game of the season, Sabah did not appear in any games until the Verano 2002 season.[5][6] In the Verano 2002 season Sabah played in 16 games, including 11 starts, and scored three goals.[6] His second full season with Guadalajara did not go very well, Sabah appeared in only six games and did not score any goals.[7] The Clausura 2003 season was similar to the previous season, Sabah appeared in eight games, and scored no goals for the second consecutive season.[8] Sabah improved in the 2003 Apertura 2003 season, appearing in 18 games, and scoring eight goals.[9] Sabah appeared in 11 games the following season the season which Guadalajara reached the final. Sabah appeared in the first leg match against UNAM Pumas, coming in the 75th minute for Héctor Reynoso.[10] He did not appear in the second leg match, eventually Chivas lost the final 5–4 in penalty kicks.[11][12] In the Apertura 2004 season, Sabah would appear in 14 games, Sabah managed to score five goals, but got a red card against Atlante F.C. in the first game of the season.[13] Without Sabah, Guadalajara defeated Atlante 7–0.[14] Sabah appeared in 12 games combined in his last two seasons with Guadalajara.[15][16] Sabah appeared in 86 games (starting 36) and scored 18 goals in nine seasons with Guadalajara.[6]
Cruz Azul
Following the Apertura 2005 Sabah was transferred to Cruz Azul, which helped his career get going. His first season with Cruz Azul was solid, with Sabah scoring three goals and registering two assists.[17] Sabah had a very good Apertura 2006 season; he appeared in 18 games, starting 15, and he scored ten goals.[18] The Clausura 2007 season was not as good as the previous season for Sabah; he scored six goals in 17 games.[19] The Apertura 2007 season was statistically the best season for Sabah with Cruz Azul.[6][20] Sabah started all 17 games he played and scored 11 goals.[20] Although Sabah only scored 11 goals in 37 games, Cruz Azul reached the final in Sabah's last two seasons with that club.[21][22] Cruz Azul lost both of those finals, Clausura 2008 to Santos Laguna and Apertura 2008 to Deportivo Toluca.[23][24]
Monarcas Morelia
On December 28, 2008, Miguel Sabah was transferred to Monarcas Morelia. He was presented on December 31.[25] Sabah scored his first goal with Morelia on January 31, 2009 against América.[26] The rest of the Clausura 2009 season for Sabah with Morelia has gone well. Sabah started out slow but has responded with 11 goals in 17 games, 15 in which he started.[27] In his second tournament with Morelia, Sabah only appeared in 16 matches due to national team duty but still managed to score eight goals, including two in the playoffs. The Torneo Bicentenario 2010 was a very good season for Sabah as he finished with seven goals in 13 matches before he left for Mexico national football team pre-World Cup training camp.
International career
Sabah was called up by Mexican national team coach Javier Aguirre on May 15, 2009 for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago.[4] Sabah earned his first international cap against Trinidad and Tobago, coming in for Nery Castillo in the 34th minute.[28] Aguirre included Sabah on the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster.[29] Sabah scored his first international goal on July 9, 2009 against Panama, that goal was the 500th goal in CONCACAF Gold Cup history.[30] On August 12, 2009, Sabah also scored a late winner against the United States in a CONCACAF World Cup qualifier. However he was not on the final list for the 2010 FIFA World Cup due to an injury.
Career statistics
As of June 14, 2010[6]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2000–01 Guadalajara Primera División de México 1 0 2001–02 16 3 2002–03 14 0 2003–04 29 10 2004–05 18 5 2005–06 8 0 Cruz Azul 15 3 2006–07 35 16 2007–08 34 19 2008–09 20 4 Morelia 17 11 2009–10 29 15 2010–11 24 10 Career total 260 96 International
As of 14 June 2010
National team Year Apps Goals Mexico 2009 14 5 2010 2 0 Total 16 5 International appearances # Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1. June 10, 2009 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Trinidad and Tobago
2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. June 24, 2009 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States Venezuela
4–0 Friendly 3. June 28, 2009 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States Guatemala
0–0 Friendly 4. July 5, 2009 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, United States Nicaragua
2–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 5. July 9, 2009 Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States Panama
1– 1 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 6. July 12, 2009 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States Guadeloupe
2–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 7. July 19, 2009 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States Haiti
4–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 8. July 23, 2009 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States Costa Rica
5–4 (pens.) 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 9. July 26, 2009 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States United States
5–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 10. August 12, 2009 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico United States
2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 11. September 5, 2009 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José Costa Rica
3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 12. September 9, 2009 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Honduras
1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 13. October 10, 2009 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico El Salvador
4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 14. October 14, 2009 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 15. March 17, 2010 Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico North Korea
2–1 Friendly 16. March 24, 2010 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States Iceland
0–0 Friendly International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. July 9, 2009 Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States Panama
1–0 1–1 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2. July 12, 2009 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States Guadeloupe
2–0 2–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 3. July 19, 2009 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States Haiti
1–0 4–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 4. July 19, 2009 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States Haiti
3–0 4–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 5. August 12, 2009 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico United States
2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Honours
International
- Mexico
- CONCACAF Gold Cup (1): 2009
Club
- Morelia
- North American SuperLiga (1): 2010
Individual
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Boot (1): 2009
References
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- ^ "Morelia - América recap". mediotiempo.com. http://www.mediotiempo.com/ficha.php?id_partido=21979. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
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- ^ "Mexico draws with Panama in wild Gold Cup match". MLSnet.com. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090710&content_id=5796486&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 13 July 2009.[dead link]
External links
- Miguel Sabah stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
- Miguel Sabah at National-Football-Teams.com
Mexico squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (5th title) 1 Ochoa • 2 Magallón • 3 Rodríguez • 4 Dueñas • 5 Pinto • 6 Torrado (c) • 7 Medina • 8 I. Castro • 9 Bravo • 10 Franco • 11 Vela • 12 Corona • 13 Barrera • 14 Sabah • 15 J. Castro • 16 Esquivel • 17 dos Santos • 18 Cárdenas • 19 Noriega • 20 Martínez • 21 Valenzuela • 22 Juárez • 23 Pérez • Coach: AguirreMonarcas Morelia – current squad 1 Rodríguez · 2 E. Pérez · 3 Vilar · 4 Corona · 5 Romero · 7 Márquez Lugo · 8 Gastelum · 9 Sabah · 10 Rojas · 11 Sandoval · 13 Sansores · 14 Noriega · 15 Ayala · 16 Aldrete · 18 Manso · 19 M. Pérez · 20 Sepúlveda · 21 Lozano · 22 Jiménez · 23 Lugo · 24 Cabrera · 28 Ramírez · 33 Huiqui · Manager: Boy
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