Omar Campos

Omar Campos
Campos with Santos Laguna in 2023
Personal information
Full name Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya
Date of birth (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Cruz Azul
Number 3
Youth career
2016–2021 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Santos Laguna 109 (3)
2024–2025 Los Angeles FC 27 (0)
2025– Cruz Azul 33 (1)
International career
2021 Mexico U20 2 (0)
2023– Mexico 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:48, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 December 2023

Omar Antonio Campos Chagoya (born 20 July 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.[1]

Club career

Santos Laguna

Born in Cuauhtémoc district of Mexico City, Campos grew up in the Tepito neighborhood before joining the youth setup at Santos Laguna in 2016.[2] On 17 January 2021, he made his professional debut for Santos Laguna under manager Guillermo Almada in a Liga MX game against Tigres UANL. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Juan Ferney Otero as Santos won 2–0.[3]

Campos scored his first professional goal on 6 February 2021 against Atlas, scoring the opening goal for Santos Laguna in their 1–1 draw.[4]

Los Angeles

On 30 January 2024, Campos joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC on a four-year deal.[5] Campos started in 17 of 27 matches with LAFC.[6]

Campos scored the winning goal in a 3-1 victory against Sporting KC in the US Open Cup on September 25, 2024.

Cruz Azul

On 5 January 2025, Campos joined Liga MX side Cruz Azul on a permanent transfer.[7]

International career

On 6 December 2021, Campos received his first call-up to the senior national team.[8] He made his senior debut on 16 December 2023, in a friendly match against Colombia.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 March 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos Laguna 2020–21 Liga MX 20 1 1[b] 0 21 1
2021–22 29 1 2 0 31 1
2022–23 39 1 39 1
2023–24 21 0 2[b] 0 23 0
Total 109 3 2 0 3 0 114 3
Los Angeles FC 2024 MLS 27 0 5 1 6[b] 0 38 1
Cruz Azul 2024–25 Liga MX 6 0 3 0 9 0
2025–26 27 1 4 0 4[c] 0 35 1
Total 33 1 7 0 4 0 44 1
Career total 169 4 5 1 9 0 13 0 196 5
  1. ^ Includes CONCACAF Champions League/Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in Leagues Cup
  3. ^ Three appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in FIFA Intercontinental Cup

International

As of match played 16 December 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Los Angeles FC

Cruz Azul

References

  1. ^ "LAFC's Omar Campos heads to Cruz Azul in a shocking MLS-to-Liga MX transfer". MLS Multiplex. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Omar Campos pasó de repartir comida en Tepito a estar en la final con Santos Laguna". El Siglo de Durango. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Santos Laguna 2-0 Tigres UANL". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Atlas 1–1 Santos Laguna". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "LAFC Acquires Mexican Defender Omar Campos From Santos Laguna Of Liga Mx". Los Angeles Football Club. 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ mlssoccer. "Omar Campos | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  7. ^ "LAFC transfer Omar Campos to Cruz Azul". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  8. ^ "¡Checa la convocatoria de México para enfrentar a Chile!". fanbolero.com (in Spanish). 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (16 December 2023). "Colombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  10. ^ Omar Campos at Soccerway
  11. ^ Omar Campos at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ^ "LAFC defeats Sporting KC in extra time to win U.S. Open Cup". ESPN. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.