External links
- Profile at the PSV Eindhoven website
- Richard Ledezma at Soccerway
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guadalajara | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Real Salt Lake | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Real Monarchs | 5 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Jong PSV | 47 | (7) |
| 2020–2025 | PSV | 40 | (2) |
| 2023 | → New York City FC (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2025– | Guadalajara | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | United States U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | United States U23 | 3 | (2) |
| 2020 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 January 2026 | |||
Richard Ledezma (born 6 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Liga MX club Guadalajara. [2] [3] Born in the United States, he plays for the Mexico national team. [4]
Ledezma grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where he played youth soccer for Valparaiso United FC. [5] He made his professional debut for USL side Real Monarchs on 11 April 2018, as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 3–1 win over Seattle Sounders FC 2. [6] On 4 June, he scored his first career goal for Real Monarchs, as part of a performance for which he was named to the USL Team of the Week. [7] On 7 July, Ledezma was named the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Western Conference Player of the Year for the U-18/19 age group. [8]
On 21 December, Ledezma left Salt Lake to sign for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a one-and-a-half-year deal. [9] On 27 October 2019, after his strong play for Jong PSV, Ledezma made PSV's senior squad for the first time for an Eredivisie match with AZ Alkmaar. On 1 November 2020, Ledezma made his PSV debut in the 74th minute and recorded an assist in a 4–0 win over ADO Den Haag.
On 19 March 2023, PSV announced that Ledezma had signed a contract extension with the club and would subsequently be loaned out. [10] On 23 March, Ledezma was seen training with MLS club New York City FC [11] following months of rumors connecting him with the club. [12]
For the 2024–25 season he was back with PSV, starting in its first Champions League game, against Juventus. [13]
On 12 June 2025, Ledezma signed with Mexican club Guadalajara. [14]
Ledezma received his first international call-up from the United States under-19s in January 2018 and quickly advanced to the under-20 side. [15] He earned his first start for the United States under-20 side against the French under-21s, helping the United States to a 1–0 victory. [16]
On 17 May 2019, Ledezma revealed he was contacted by the Mexican Football Federation regarding switching to represent his ancestral Mexico. Ledezma did not close the door to representing either federation, but remained aligned with the United States for the time being. [17]
On 4 June 2019, in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Ledezma recorded an assist in the United States's 3–2 victory over France in the Round of 16, as his through-ball in the 25th minute split Boubacar Kamara and Dan-Axel Zagadou setting up Sebastian Soto for the finish.
He received his first call-up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020. [18] On 16 November, Ledezma made his senior national team debut against Panama when he came on as a substitute in the 68th minute and created two assists for goals by Sebastian Soto. [19]
On 23 November 2025, Ledezma communicated his intention of applying for a one-time switch through FIFA in order to represent the Mexico national team. [20] On 15 January 2026, Mexico national team executives formally submitted their request for Ledezma’s international allegiance switch to FIFA, [21] which was approved on 20 January. [22] [23]
On 22 January, Ledezma completes the full 90 plus minutes in a friendly match against Panama with Mexico taking the 1–0 win. [24]
Born in the United States, Ledezma is of Mexican descent. [25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Monarchs | 2018 | USL | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Jong PSV | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 7 | — | — | — | 47 | 7 | |||||
| PSV | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 [d] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 2 | ||
| New York City FC (loan) | 2023 | MLS | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [e] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Career total | 115 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 10 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
| Mexico | 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | |
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