Érik Lira
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| Full name | Érik Antonio Lira Méndez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 May 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | UNAM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Necaxa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Necaxa | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | UNAM | 57 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Cruz Azul | 133 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Mexico U23 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Mexico | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Érik Antonio Lira Méndez (born 8 May 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Mexico national team.
International career
On 27 October 2021, Lira made his senior national team debut under Gerardo Martino in a friendly match against Ecuador.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 July 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Necaxa | 2018–19 | Liga MX | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| UNAM | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 36 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||||
| Cruz Azul | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 20 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 35 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 39 | 1 | — | 7[b] | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 50 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 133 | 1 | — | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 151 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 190 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 213 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa de la Liga MX
International
- As of match played 10 June 2025[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Mexico | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
Cruz Azul
Mexico U23
Mexico
Individual
References
- ^ "México inicia con cuatro debutantes ante Ecuador, entre ellos Santi Giménez". espndeportes.espn.com. October 27, 2021.
- ^ Érik Lira at Soccerway
- ^ Érik Lira at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "United States 1-2 Mexico: Mauricio Pochettino's side beaten in Gold Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Mexico win first Nations League final thanks to Raúl Jiménez double". The Guardian. 2025-03-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/allstar/2025/news/2025-liga-mx-all-star-team-roster
External links
- Érik Lira at Soccerway
- Érik Lira at ESPN FC
- Érik Antonio Lira Méndez at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
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