Omar Campos (footballer, born 2002)

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Omar Campos
Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya.png
Campos with Santos Laguna in 2023
Personal information
Full name Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya
Date of birth (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Cruz Azul
Youth career
2016–2021 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Santos Laguna 109 (3)
2024–2025 Los Angeles FC 27 (0)
2025– Cruz Azul 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Mexico U20 2 (0)
2023– Mexico 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya (born 20 July 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul. [1]

Contents

Club career

Santos Laguna

Born in Cuauhtémoc district of Mexico City, Campos grew up in the Tepito neighborhood before joining the youth setup at Santos Laguna in 2016. [2] On 17 January 2021, he made his professional debut for Santos Laguna under manager Guillermo Almada in a Liga MX game against Tigres UANL. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Juan Ferney Otero as Santos won 2–0. [3]

Campos scored his first professional goal on 6 February 2021 against Atlas, scoring the opening goal for Santos Laguna in their 1–1 draw. [4]

Los Angeles

On 30 January 2024, Campos joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC on a four-year deal. [5] Campos started in 17 of 27 matches with LAFC. [6]

Campos scored the winning goal in a 3-1 victory against Sporting KC in the US Open Cup on September 25, 2024.

Cruz Azul

On 5 January 2025, Campos joined Liga MX side Cruz Azul on a permanent transfer. [7]

International career

On 6 December 2021, Campos received his first call-up to the senior national team. [8] He made his senior debut on 16 December 2023, in a friendly match against Colombia. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 December 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos Laguna 2020–21 Liga MX 201––1 [a] 0211
2021–22 291–2 [b] 0–311
2022–23 391–––391
2023–24 210––2 [a] 0230
Total1093—20301143
Los Angeles FC 2024 MLS 27051–6 [a] 0381
Cruz Azul 2024–25 Liga MX0000–0000
Career total13635120901524
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Leagues Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

International

As of match played 16 December 2023 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202310
Total10

Honours

Los Angeles FC

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References

  1. ↑ "LAFC's Omar Campos heads to Cruz Azul in a shocking MLS-to-Liga MX transfer". MLS Multiplex. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Omar Campos pasó de repartir comida en Tepito a estar en la final con Santos Laguna". El Siglo de Durango. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Santos Laguna 2-0 Tigres UANL". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Atlas 1–1 Santos Laguna". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "LAFC Acquires Mexican Defender Omar Campos From Santos Laguna Of Liga Mx". Los Angeles Football Club. 30 January 2024.
  6. ↑ mlssoccer. "Omar Campos | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "LAFC transfer Omar Campos to Cruz Azul". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "¡Checa la convocatoria de México para enfrentar a Chile!". fanbolero.com (in Spanish). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (16 December 2023). "Colombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Omar Campos at Soccerway
  11. ↑ Omar Campos at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ↑ "LAFC defeats Sporting KC in extra time to win U.S. Open Cup". ESPN. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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