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Yael Padilla

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Yael Padilla
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Yael Padilla Sandoval[1]
Date of birth (2005-12-19) 19 December 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Tijuana
Number 31
Youth career
2018–2023 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Guadalajara 56 (8)
2024 →Tapatío (loan) 1 (0)
2026– Tijuana 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Mexico U18 2 (0)
2024– Mexico U20 14 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Winner2024 Mexico
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2025

Jonathan Yael Padilla Sandoval (born 19 December 2005) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Tijuana and the Mexico national under-20 team.

Club career

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Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco in the Mexican state of Guadalajara, Padilla joined the academy of Mexican side Guadalajara at under-13 level, in 2018.[2] Having progressed through the academy, he was named on the bench by manager Veljko Paunović for four games in the Clausura 2023, but did not feature. Ahead of the following season, he was brought into the first team for their pre-season tour of the United States, where the team would play against Deportivo Toluca and Pachuca.[3]

On 3 July 2023, Padilla made his professional debut in a match against León, coming as a substitute for Isaác Brizuela. Just seven minutes after entering the field of play, he received the ball from Víctor Guzmán on the right hand side of the penalty area, before striking the ball past León goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota at a tight angle.[2][4] With this winning goal in a 2–1 victory, he became Guadalajara's youngest Liga MX goal-scorer.[3]

In Guadalajara's following game against San Luis, Padilla was named among the starters. In the 38th minute, a looped cross from Fernando Beltrán was headed back across the penalty area by Cristian Calderón, with Padilla drilling a half-volley past San Luis goalkeeper Andrés Sánchez for his second goal in two games.[5] Following the game, manager Veljko Paunović said of Padilla: "We have a diamond in the rough that we have to polish", also stating that the midfielder showed "tremendous potential".[6]

In July 2026, Padilla joined Tijuana following an exchange that involved Kevin Castañeda joining Guadalajara.[7]

International career

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Padilla featured in two friendly matches against the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team in September 2021.[8][9]

In 2025, Padilla was called up by coach Eduardo Arce to represent Mexico at the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Chile.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 18 January 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Club World Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guadalajara 2023–24 Liga MX 253–2[a]0—2[b]0293
2024–25 264–3[a]0–—294
2025–26 51–––2[b]071
Total 568—50—40658
Tapatío (loan) 2024–25 Liga de Expansión MX 10————10
Career total 57800500040668
  1. 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

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Mexico

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Yael Padilla at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "¿Quién es Yael Padilla, el futbolista de 17 años que le dio el triunfo a Chivas?" [Who is Yael Padilla, the 17-year-old soccer player who gave Chivas the win?]. espn.com.mx (in Spanish). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 Figueroa, Juan Manuel (5 July 2023). "Yael Padilla, el tonalteca que emuló al Chicharito y es el alumno avanzado de Paunovic en Chivas" [Yael Padilla, the Tonalteca who emulated Chicharito and is Paunovic's advanced student in Chivas]. mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Torres, Mauricio (4 July 2023). "Who is Yael Padilla, the Chivas debutant whose goal earned win over León?". en.as.com. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Figueroa, Juan Manuel (8 July 2023). "Así lo vimos: Yael Padilla, la novedad que le sigue dando frutos a Paunovic en Chivas" [This is how we saw it: Yael Padilla, the novelty that continues to bear fruit for Paunovic in Chivas]. mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Yvey, Diego (8 July 2023). "Chivas: Paunovic ve a Yael Padilla como un diamante en bruto" [Chivas: Paunovic sees Yael Padilla as a diamond in the rough]. espn.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Intercambio listo: Kevin Castañeda será jugador de Chivas y Yael Padilla se va a Xolos".
  8. ↑ "Ireland U17 2–1 Mexico U17". fai.ie. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ireland U17 0–2 Mexico U17". fai.ie. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Convocatoria Oficial de México Sub-20 para el Mundial de Chile". MiSeleccion.mx (in Spanish). 10 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Yael Padilla at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Liga MX: ¿Quiénes fueron los ganadores del Balón de Oro?". ESPNdeportes.com. July 1, 2024.
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