25 Facts About Alan Pulido

Alan Pulido Izaguirre was born on 8 March 1991 and is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Guadalajara.

In February 2015, Alan Pulido moved abroad to join Greek club Levadiakos, before signing for Olympiacos in the summer of that year.

Alan Pulido represented the under-20, under-23, and senior Mexico national teams.

Alan Pulido was called up to participate in the 2011 Copa America, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Alan Pulido started his career at the youth academy of Tigres UANL.

Alan Pulido made his professional debut on 20 June 2009 in a SuperLiga match against MLS side Chivas USA, scoring his first goal in the 11th minute.

Alan Pulido was a pivotal piece in the club's winning of the Clausura 2014 Copa MX, where he finished with the tournament's top scorer, scoring 11 times within 10 matches.

Alan Pulido did not attend any of the club's pre-season training sessions and was separated from the first team and sent to train with the reserves as a result, with Alan Pulido failing to appear at the training sessions.

Alan Pulido subsequently did not participate in the Apertura tournament.

Alan Pulido completed the campaign with six games played and one goal scored as Levadiakos finished 14th in the table.

On 30 August 2016 it was announced that Alan Pulido was returning to Mexico to play for Guadalajara for a reported US$7.15 million, making Alan Pulido Guadalajara's most expensive signing at the time.

Alan Pulido was included in the Clausura's Best XI and named as the tournament's most valuable player as well.

Alan Pulido finished the Apertura 2019 as one of the joint top goalscorers with 12 goals and was the first Mexican to score the most goals in a tournament since Angel Reyna in the Clausura 2011 with 11 goals.

Alan Pulido was awarded the Golden Boot and included in the Apertura's Best XI.

In June 2023, Alan Pulido won the MLS Player of the Month award for the first time, scoring 6 goals and chipping in an assist in 5 games.

Alan Pulido became the first Sporting Kansas City player in five years and the fourth Mexican player to win the award.

Alan Pulido scored three goals in the group stage of the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Guatemala and helped Mexico win the tournament and qualify to the under-20 World Cup in Colombia held that same year.

Alan Pulido was included in the roster that participated at said tournament, as Mexico placed third.

Alan Pulido received his first call up to the senior national team by Luis Fernando Tena for the 2011 Copa America, a team largely composed of under-23 players due to the close proximity of the recently concluded Gold Cup, but did not appear in any matches.

On 2 June 2014, Alan Pulido was named in Mexico's squad for the World Cup in Brazil.

Alan Pulido was originally included in the roster for the 2017 Gold Cup, but withdrew from the list after picking up an injury in a friendly match against Paraguay and was replaced by Erick Torres Padilla.

On 28 May 2016, Alan Pulido attended a party with his girlfriend in a rural area in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas.

The other captor ran from the scene after Alan Pulido destroyed the windows of the room he was in.

Once he was safe, Alan Pulido dialed 066, the emergency number, to contact law enforcement and give his location.

Alan Pulido suffered a minor injury in his right hand for breaking through the window to escape the kidnapper's safe house, where he was being held.