* Club domestic league appearances and goalsas of 1 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 July 2025
Gilberto Rafael Mora Zambrano (born 14 October 2008) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Tijuana and the Mexico national team. He holds the record for the youngest player to score in Liga MX, the youngest to debut for Mexico, and the youngest player to win a senior international trophy.
Mora joined the youth academy of Club Tijuana, and was described as "one of the most outstanding players in the lower divisions of the team".[2] After just a few weeks of training with the first-team, head coach Juan Carlos Osorio included Mora in the squad for the 2024–25 season.[3]
On 19 August 2024, he made his Liga MX debut against Santos Laguna, replacing Efraín Álvarez in the 72nd minute and provided the assist for Jaime Álvarez's goal in Tijuana's 3–1 victory. At 15 years and ten days old, Mora became Tijuana's youngest-ever debutant, the third-youngest player to debut in Liga MX, and the youngest player to provide an assist.[2] On 31 August, Mora scored his first goal in Tijuana's 2–1 win over León, becoming the youngest player to score in the Mexican top flight at 15 years and 320 days old.[4]
On 31 July 2025, Mora scored his first brace in Tijuana's 5–2 Leagues Cup defeat against LA Galaxy. On 16 August, returning to Liga MX, Mora scored in his team's 2–0 victory against Pachuca. On 22 August, Mora scored another brace, this time in a 3–3 draw against Guadalajara.
International career
As a youth international, Mora has played for Mexico's under-15, under-16, and under-17 teams. He made sixteen appearances and scored nine goals while playing for the under-15 side, and captained the under-17 team as a 15-year old.
On 16 January 2025, Mora made his debut with the senior side in an unofficial friendly against SC Internacional, making him the youngest player to appear for the national team at 16 years old.
Mora was included in the provisional 60-man list for the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals, and made the 26-man squad for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. On 28 June, he received a starting berth in the quarter-final match against Saudi Arabia, thereby officially becoming the youngest-ever player to debut for Mexico.[5] In the semi-final, Mora provided his first assist in the 1–0 victory over Honduras.[6] He then started in the final against the United States, where Mexico would win their 10th title.
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