Mateo Levy
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| Full name | Mateo Levy Mendaña | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 October 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 214 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Cruz Azul | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Mexico U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Mexico U20 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:46, 15 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Mateo Levy Mendaña (born 22 October 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Mexico national under-20 team. Born in Argentina, he is a Mexico youth international.
Early life
Levy was born on 22 October 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and has an older sister. The son of Mariano Levy and Eugenia Mendaña, he grew up supporting Argentine side Boca Juniors and moved with his family to Mexico in 2017.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, after trialing with América's youth academy, he joined the youth system of Cruz Azul, where he progressed through the ranks before being promoted to the first team in 2024.[2] He made his professional debut on 14 January 2024 in a 0–1 home defeat to Pachuca in Liga MX. During his debut season, Mexican news website Futbol Total described him as "one of Cruz Azul's great revelations," highlighting his qualities and frequent appearances as a substitute in the team's formation.[3]
International career
In 2025, Levy was called up by coach Eduardo Arce to represent Mexico at the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Chile.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 February 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruz Azul | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2025–26 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
Honours
Mexico U20
References
- ^ "Mateo Levy, el mexicoargentino de Cruz Azul que busca seguir la ruta de Santiago Giménez" [Mateo Levy, the Mexican-Argentine from Cruz Azul who seeks to follow the path of Santiago Giménez] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Quién es Mateo Levy, el joven futbolista que prefirió jugar en la Selección Mexicana que en la de Argentina" [Who is Mateo Levy, the young soccer player who preferred to play for the Mexican National Team rather than Argentina] (in Spanish). Infobae. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "¿Quién es Mateo Levy? Una de las joyas de Cruz Azul" [Who is Mateo Levy? One of the jewels of Cruz Azul] (in Spanish). Futbol Total. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Convocatoria Oficial de México Sub-20 para el Mundial de Chile". MiSeleccion.mx (in Spanish). 10 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Mateo Levy at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
External links
- Mateo Levy at Soccerway