Alan Pulido

BIOGRAPHY

Alan Pulido Izaguirre was born 8 March 1991 in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He is a striker in Major League Soccer.

Pulido started his career with Tigres UANL in 2010. Contractual disputes with Tigres UANL following the summer of 2014 resulted in him making no appearances for the 2014 Apertura tournament. In February 2015, he would appear with Greek club Levadiakos and eventually join Olympiacos in the summer of the same year. In August 2016, he joined Liga MX club Guadalajara for a then-club record fee of US$7.15 million. Winning a league Double, the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, and various individual awards, he joined Sporting Kansas City for another record fee of US$9.5 million.

He has represented the U-20, U-23, and senior national teams. He has been called up to participate in the 2011 Copa América and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Pulido made his debut with Tigres UANL in an official competition in 2009 playing in that year's edition of the SuperLiga tournament, playing the entirety of the match against Major League Soccer side Chivas USA on 20 June, scoring in the 11th minute as Tigres UANL won 2–1. On 27 February 2010, Pulido made his debut in the Primera División coming on as a substitute after the half-time break in the 0–3 defeat to Monarcas Morelia. After participating with the Mexico national football team at the 2014 World Cup, Pulido was meant to rejoin Tigres to prepare for the upcoming 2014 Apertura tournament.

On 29 January 2015, it was reported that Pulido had signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Greek club Levadiakos. On 3 July 2015, Olympiacos announced the signing of Pulido from Levadiakos. On 30 August 2016 it was announced that Pulido was returning to Mexico to play for Guadalajara for a reported US$7.15 million(€6 million), making Pulido Guadalajara's most expensive signing at the time. On 11 December 2019 it was announced that Pulido will play for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on a four-year contract for a reported US$9.5 million (€9.2 million) as a Designated Player, making his transfer the most expensive in the history of the club. On 29 February 2020, Pulido scored a goal in his debut match against Vancouver Whitecaps in a 3–1 victory. On 3 October, he returned to the lineup following a hamstring injury and scored his first brace in a 2–1 victory over Houston Dynamo, leading him to being named MLS Player of the Week.

At the end of the regular season, Pulido was nominated as a finalist for that year's MLS Newcomer of the Year Award and was awarded the club's Offensive Player of the Year award.