Alí Ávila

Alí Ávila
Personal information
Full name Alí Ávila Vega
Date of birth (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003
Place of birth Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Querétaro
Number 31
Youth career
2017–2025 Monterrey
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Monterrey 6 (0)
2021–2023Raya2 (loan) 31 (6)
2024–2025UNAM (loan) 23 (3)
2025Querétaro (loan) 10 (6)
2026– Querétaro 3 (1)
International career
2019 Mexico U16 3 (0)
2019 Mexico U17 5 (2)
2019 Mexico U18 2 (0)
2021–2022 Mexico U20 5 (1)
2023 Mexico U21 2 (0)
2023– Mexico U23 6 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up 2019 Brazil Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
2023 San Salvador Team
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 November 2025

Alí Ávila Vega (born 23 September 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Querétaro.

Club career

Monterrey / Raya2

Ávila began his career at the academy of Monterrey, where he progressed through all of their youth categories and eventually being loaned out to Raya2 of the Liga de Expansión MX, where he made his professional debut on 8 August 2021, in a 1–2 loss to Atlante[1] and scored his first goal on 17 August 2022 in a 1–2 loss to Venados.[2]

One year later, on 21 May 2023, Ávila made his Liga MX debut in a 0–1 loss to UANL, being subbed in at the 89th minute.[3]

UNAM (loan)

On 2 February 2024, Ávila was loaned to UNAM,[4] making his debut a week later on a 3–0 win against Puebla, where he was subbed in at the 64th minute and scored a brace.[5][6]

Querétaro

On 22 July 2025, Ávila joined Querétaro on loan.[7] He finished the Apertura 2025 with six goals.[8] He secured a permanent transfer in January 2026.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 January 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Club World Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Raya2 (loan) 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX 1 0 1 0
2022–23 30 6 30 6
Total 31 6 31 6
Monterrey 2022–23 Liga MX 1 0 1 0
2023–24 5 0 5[a] 0 10 0
Total 6 0 5 0 11 0
UNAM (loan) 2023–24 Liga MX 6 2 6 2
2024–25 17 1 3[b] 0 2[a] 1 22 2
Total 23 3 3 0 2 1 28 4
Querétaro (loan) 2025–26 Liga MX 10 6 1[a] 0 11 6
Querétaro 3 1 3 1
Career total 73 16 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 1 84 17
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Leagues Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup

International career

Ávila was part of the under-17 squad that participated at the 2019 U-17 World Cup, where Mexico finished runner-up[11] and he scored twice.[12]

On 2022, Ávila, was called up by Gerardo Martino as a sparring for the Mexico national football team previous to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Atlante vs. Raya2 - 9 agosto 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  2. ^ "CF Monterrey II - Venados FC 1:2 (Liga de Expansión 2022/2023 Apertura, 8. Round)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. ^ "CF Monterrey - UANL Tigres 0:1 (Primera División 2022/2023 Clausura, Semi-finals, 2nd leg)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Alí Ávila se convierte en jugador de Pumas". Pumas.mx (in Spanish). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  5. ^ Badillo, Mario (11 February 2024). "Pumas venció al Puebla 3-0 con doblete de Alí Ávila". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  6. ^ Caamaño Solís, Jorge Óscar (11 February 2024). "Pumas golea a Puebla con doblete de Alí Ávila". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  7. ^ Díaz Valdivia, Mauricio (22 July 2025). "¡Fichaje emplumado! Ali Ávila es nuevo delantero de Querétaro". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  8. ^ Sección GALLO (9 November 2025). "ALI ÁVILA FUE EL HOMBRE GOL DEL GALLO BLANCO 🐔🇲🇽". Facebook.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  9. ^ "¡GRACIAS, ALI ÁVILA, Y MUCHO ÉXITO!". www.rayados.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  10. ^ Alí Ávila at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  11. ^ Malagón Medel, Édgar (7 October 2019). "Revelan lista del Tri para Mundial Sub-17; la encabeza la 'joya' que Zlatan alaba". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  12. ^ "¿Quiénes son los subcampeones mexicanos del Mundial Sub-17?". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 17 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  13. ^ Villa, Fernando (15 December 2022). "Selección Mexicana: Los sparrings ya piensan en el siguiente ciclo mundialista". ESPN.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2025.