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Andrés Guardado is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, popularly known as Principito. He is the most-capped player in the history of the Mexican national team, with 180 appearances, and is regarded as one of the best North American players of all time.
Andrés Guardado was born on the 28th of September 1986, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Andrés Guardado made 180 appearances for the Mexican national team, the most in the country's history. He also scored 28 goals for Mexico, a total that places him joint tenth on the team's all-time scoring list.
Andrés Guardado played for Atlas, Deportivo La Coruña, Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, Real Betis and León, with a loan spell at Bayer Leverkusen. He began at Atlas in 2005 and ended his career at León, retiring in 2025.
Andrés Guardado is popularly known as Principito, Spanish for Little Prince. The nickname followed him throughout his professional career across four countries.
Andrés Guardado officially retired on the 11th of May 2025, after his final match, a Clausura quarter-final loss to Cruz Azul with León. He had briefly announced retirement on the 7th of November 2024 before reversing that decision to try to reach the FIFA Club World Cup.