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Salomón Rondón to Pachuca: How many Venezuelans have played in Liga MX?

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By Reinaldo Oliveros

Dec 28, 2023, 10:38 AM EST

Salomon Rondon He is close to making his arrival at the Pachuca club official and will expand the number of Venezuelan soccer players who have played in the Liga MX of Mexican soccer.

Rondón will arrive after being with River Plate in the Argentine league where he scored 10 goals in 35 games played and won the Argentine first division title with the millionaire team.

If Rondón’s signing is confirmed, the forward will be the 20th player to arrive on Mexican soil.

Among the various Venezuelan stars who have played in Mexican soccer are Juan Arango, Oswaldo Vizcarrondo, Giancarlo Maldonado, Rómulo Otero, among others.

This is the complete list of Venezuelan soccer players who played in Liga MX:

Juan Arango (Izquierda) was one of the best Venezuelans who went through Liga MX. / Photo: Getty Images.
Credit: Getty Images

Fronts:

Giancarlo Maldonado

Cristian Casseres

Jesus Gomez

Fernando Aristeguieta

Eduardo Bello

Yeferson Soteldo

John Murillo

Daniel Arismendi

Midfielders:

Romulo Otero

Gabriel Miranda

Juan Arango

César Eduardo González

Ricardo David Paez

Felix Jose Hernandez

Jesus Meza

Yohandry Orozco

Defenses:

Oswaldo Vizcarrondo

José Manuel Velázquez

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Tigres UANL goes for revenge and takes one of the best assists in the MX League

The Argentine midfielder Juan Brunetta was announced this Wednesday as a reinforcement of the Tigres UANL, a team to which he will carry his passes for goals, a statistic that led the last tournament in Mexican soccer.

“The leader in assists in Liga MX arrives in Nuevo León to undergo medical examinations and finalize his contract with La U. Welcome to Club Tigres, Juan Brunetta!”, the felines published on their X account, formerly Twitter.

The native of Laboulaye signed 12 assists with Santos Laguna in the Apertura 2023, five more than Paraguayan David Colmán. of Mazatlán FC, the second player who distributed the most passes for goals last semester.

In addition, the 26-year-old Argentine scored eight goals, the fourth most in the regular season. These numbers made him be considered by most of the specialized media as the best player of the last championship.

Brunetta, who emerged from his country’s Arsenal, comes to reinforce one of the most powerful rosters in Mexican football, which has just won the Clausura 2023 and lost the final of the last tournament.

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