The American international Cade Cowell was announced this Monday as the confirmation of Chivas de Guadalajara of Mexican football from the Spanish sports director Fernando Hierro.
In a press release, the Guadalajaraone of the two teams with the most fans Mexicoannounced the signing of the winger from Ceres, California.
The signing of Cowell, who came from St. Joseph Earqueakes American, which caused controversy among red-and-white fans, some of whom believed that his signature broke the team’s tradition of playing only Mexicans.
However, the table of iron defended the signing in the statement because “his mother is Mexican, which makes him Mexican by birth and, in turn, a player eligible for Guadalajara”.
Cowell He is 20 years old and despite his young age he has extensive experience both in football at club level and in the national team. USAwhich he represented in the last Gold Cup.
Among his achievements is being the youngest player in the history of MLS to play 100 games.
In clubs, the number of Cowell There are 118 games, 13 goals and 12 assists, and in the United States he has eight duels and one point, in the last Gold Cup.
“Cad He is a very powerful winger, capable of overwhelming the opposition defense with his changes of pace and direction. He is very agile with the ball at his feet, which makes it easier for him to find shooting situations inside the area,” described Chivas with his new signing.
Cowell He is not the first football player to play for another team, but has a Mexican passport, which he signed Chivas.
In 2022, the Guatemalan international Leslie Ramirezwhose father is Mexican, also caused dissatisfaction among some of the red-and-white fans, something that was repeated later in the Peruvian Santiago Ormeñoa striker born in Mexicobut represents the Peru because of the lineage of his late grandfather, the former goalkeeper Walter Ormeño.
Cowell This is the third reinforcement of Chivas in the Clausura 2024 tournament, which started last weekend, they previously signed the side Jose Castillo and the midfielder Brandon Tellez.
With them, the board of iron signed the Argentine coach Fernando Gagowho made his debut on Saturday with the rojiblancos with a 1-1 draw on the first day.
Within Closinghe Guadalajara dream of winning the thirteenth league title in its history, to close the gap with its biggest rival, América, which last December reached 14 trophies to confirm itself as the leading champion of the country.
Source: La Verdad
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