Giovani Daniel Casillas Chávez (born 4 January 1994) is a former Mexican professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Real Zamora. Casillas won the U17 World Cup in Mexico 2011.[1]
Club career
Growing up in the Club Deportivo Guadalajara youth system, Giovani Casillas made his first team debut during the 2011 World Football Challenge in a friendly against FC Barcelona, where he scored the third goal in a 4–1 win. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 on August 6, 2011, in a 0-0 Pumas-Chivas, entering in the 82nd minute for Jesús Sánchez.[2] However, a knee injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. In 2012, he rejoined the first team, and made six appearances, including two as a starter. He also appeared in four Copa Libertadores 2012 matches.
On February 21, 2013, sister club Chivas USA announced they had acquired Giovani Casillas and teammates Mario de Luna and Edgar Mejia on loan from CD Guadalajara.[3] He scored his first professional goal against FC Dallas on March 10, 2013, in a 3–1 win. The goal came in stoppage time in the 93rd minute on an assist from fellow Guadalajara loanee Edgar Mejia.
International career
Casillas was a member of the Mexico U17 side that won the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Honours
Guadalajara
Mexico U17
References
- ^ "Giovani Casillas Chávez Bio, Stats, News - Football / Soccer - - ESPN FC". Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "Giovani Casillas, feliz con su debut en Primera División - Futbol - México - mediotiempo.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "Chivas add three players". mediotiempo.com. February 21, 2013. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
External links
- Giovani Casillas at Major League Soccer
- Giovani Casillas on Twitter
- Giovani Casillas – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
