Luis Chavez
Mexico
MID
Age
30
Appearances
1
Goals
0
About Luis Chavez
Mexico list Luis Chavez among their 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with Javier Aguirre using him as a midfielder. Mexico take their place in the finals as one of the co-hosts, and the Dynamo Moscow midfielder goes into the tournament aged 30 and valued at around €6 million.
A left-footed central midfielder, Chavez has won 42 senior caps for Mexico. He now plays his club football for Dynamo Moscow in Russia, where game time has been limited this season at 6 appearances and 1 goal. At 30, he brings experience to Aguirre's midfield options. Mexico open their Group A campaign against South Africa on 11 June 2026, with South Korea and the Czech Republic to follow in the group.
A left-footed central midfielder, Chavez has won 42 senior caps for Mexico. He now plays his club football for Dynamo Moscow in Russia, where game time has been limited this season at 6 appearances and 1 goal. At 30, he brings experience to Aguirre's midfield options. Mexico open their Group A campaign against South Africa on 11 June 2026, with South Korea and the Czech Republic to follow in the group.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
1
Minutes played
24
Goals
0
Assists
0
Key passes
0
Accuracy
100%
Playing Style
Luis Chavez is a left-footed central midfielder, known above all as a long-range free-kick specialist. That dead-ball threat from distance is the standout part of his game, giving Mexico a set-piece option from around the box. He is recorded at 1.78 m and is left-footed. At 30, he brings that left-footed delivery and his years of experience to the middle of the pitch for Aguirre's side, a midfielder whose specialty is the set piece.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Luis Chavez's second. At the 2022 finals in Qatar he started all three of Mexico's group games and scored a celebrated long-range free kick against Saudi Arabia, and Javier Aguirre has named him in the 26 once more for 2026. The midfielder arrives with 42 senior caps for Mexico, four of them goals, including that free kick in Qatar. A place in a second World Cup squad reflects his standing as an experienced Mexico international going into 2026.
National Team
Mexico
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Chavez's contribution for Mexico is from midfield, where his left foot makes him a long-range free-kick threat and a set-piece option for the team. His club season at Dynamo Moscow has been limited, with 6 appearances and 1 goal this term. On the Goal Rush card Mexico are a Tier 3 side at £17m within the game's £200m card budget. That dead-ball threat from midfield is what Mexico get from him as they begin their group campaign.
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Chavez at the 2026 World Cup
Chavez is a confirmed midfielder in Javier Aguirre's 26-man Mexico squad for the 2026 World Cup. As co-hosts, Mexico begin their Group A campaign against South Africa on 11 June.
Picking Mexico in Goal Rush
A Tier 3 team, Mexico are set at £17m for the tournament. Chavez is one of the midfielders in Aguirre's 26, part of the Mexico squad for the group stage.
Luis Chavez World Cup 2026 FAQs
Mexico are a Tier 3 team at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Chavez is one of their midfielders, named in Javier Aguirre's confirmed 26, so for Goal Rush he is a squad name at that mid-tier team price for the tournament.
Chavez is a central midfielder for Mexico, known for his free-kick delivery. He plays his club football for Dynamo Moscow and is part of Javier Aguirre's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Mexico's final 26-man group.
Yes. Chavez started all three group games for Mexico at the 2022 World Cup and scored a free kick against Saudi Arabia, so 2026 will be his second. Javier Aguirre has named him in the 26 again, with Mexico in the finals as co-hosts.
Chavez plays his club football for Dynamo Moscow in Russia. He is named among Mexico's midfielders in Javier Aguirre's final 26, with the co-hosts opening their Group A campaign against South Africa in mid-June.
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