
Néstor Araujo
Nestor Araujo
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Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo (born 29 August 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club América. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Araujo began his career with Cruz Azul in 2010, and played with the club for three years before joining Santos Laguna. At Santos, he played in over 100 matches, winning the Liga MX twice. He moved overseas to play for Celta de Vigo, spending four years there before returning to Mexico to join Club América. He competed internationally since 2011: Araujo played at the 2011 Copa America, 2012 Toulon Tournament, Copa America Centenario, and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. He was on the Mexico team at the 2012 Summer Olympics that won the gold medal.
Career
- 1991Born
- 2010Joined Cruz Azul
- 2011Joined Mexico national under-20 football team
- 2011Joined Mexico national under-23 football team
- 2011Joined Mexico men's national football team
- 2013Joined Santos Laguna
- 2018Joined Cruz Azul
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Guadalajara
- •Citizenship: Mexico
- •Known as: association football player
- •Sport: association football