Adrian Pelayo

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Adrian Pelayo
Personal information
Full name Adrian Pelayo
Date of birth (2006-05-16) May 16, 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Marion, Oregon, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 C.D. Guadalajara
Number 86
Youth career
2023 Portland Timbers
2024- C.D. Guadalajara
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 North Carolina FC 2 (0)
International career‡
2023 United States U17 0 (0)
2023 Mexico U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 21, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 12, 2023

Adrian Pelayo (born May 16, 2006) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club C.D. Guadalajara in their U-23 team. Born in Marion, Oregon, he has represented Mexico at youth levels.

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Club career

Youth

Pelayo played for the Portland Timbers academy, and even got to play a game for the first team in preseason. [1]

Pelayo joined the Guadalajara U-23s in July 2024. [2] [3] [4]

Professional

On September 28, 2023, Pelayo signed his first professional contract with North Carolina FC in USL League One. [5] [6] He never made an appearance in USL League One as North Carolina moved up to the USL Championship. He made his debut in the 3–1 loss Loudoun United FC, almost playing the whole game. [7] He played his first 90 minutes in the U.S. Open Cup game against Carolina Core FC. [8] [9]

International career

Youth

Pelayo was called up to a United States under-17 national team camp in April 2023 in preparation for the World Cup. [10] However, he was including in the World Cup squad for the Mexico under-17 national team. [11] Pelayo's team was knocked out in the Round of 16 by Mali. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ Kennedy, Paul (2024-07-12). "North Carolina FC transfers pair of teens". Soccer America. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Chivas signs another Mexican-American; it is Adrián Pelayo". www.milenio.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  4. ↑ "North Carolina FC transfers Adrian Pelayo to Chivas, Julian Placias to K.V.C. Westerlo". USL Championship. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ "NCFC signs teenage phenom Adrian Pelayo". North Carolina FC. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  6. ↑ "NCFC signs rising youth national team talent Adrian Pelayo to first pro contract". www.uslleagueone.com. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  7. ↑ "North Carolina FC falls 3-1 at Loudoun United FC". North Carolina FC. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  8. ↑ "North Carolina 1-0 Carolina (Apr 17, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  9. ↑ "RECAP: NCFC claims 1-0 Open Cup win Wednesday". North Carolina FC. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  10. ↑ "U-17 Men's Youth National Team Continues World Cup Prep With 23-Player Training Camp In South Florida | U.S. Soccer Official Website". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  11. ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (2023-10-31). "Battery's Fidel Barajas, NCFC's Adrián Pelayo named in Mexico U-17s World Cup squad". USL Championship. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  12. ↑ "Mali 5-0 Mexico (Nov 21, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
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