Miguel Ángel Ponce Briseño (born 12 April 1989), also known as Pocho, is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Empire Strykers in the Major Arena Soccer League. Born in the United States, he played for the Mexico national team.[3] He is an Olympic gold medalist.[4]
 Ponce (right) with Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Miguel Ángel Ponce Briseño[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1989[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sacramento, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Empire Strykers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2010 | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Tapatío[2] | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2022 | Guadalajara | 242 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Toluca (Loan) | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Necaxa (Loan) | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Deportivo Rose City (UPSL) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Mexico U23 | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Mexico | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editPonce moved with his family from Sacramento to Guadalajara before he was 1, then to Tijuana when he was 10 to enable visits from his father, who worked building bridges in California. Wanting his son to learn English, his father arranged for him to use a friend's address in San Ysidro, San Diego as a base to attend US schools. He played association football for four years at San Ysidro Middle School and San Ysidro High School before being invited to a tryout by C.D. Guadalajara at age 15.[5]
Club career
editGuadalajara
editPonce scored his first goal for Chivas on September 28, 2010 in the 71st minute of the game against Tigres UANL rescuing the team from a loss of the game with a 1-1 end. He scored once again on October 3, 2010 against local rival Atlas. Ponce ended the 2010–2011 season with two goals in 30 games.
Toluca
editPonce quickly established himself as the starting left-back in José Cardozo's starting eleven. Despite having a successful year with Toluca, the club announced they were not going to accept the purchase option included in the loan agreement.[6]
Necaxa
editOn June 7, 2017 Ponce was sent out on loan to Necaxa.
Deportivo Rose City
editPonce signed with United Premier Soccer League club Deportivo Rose City on June 12, 2024,].[7]
International career
editYouth
editIn 2011, Ponce was selected to participate in the 2011 Pan American Games, Mexico won gold after defeating Argentina in the final. in 2012 Ponce participated in the 2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament and scored twice in the tournament. Ponce participated in the 2012 Toulon Tournament and helped Mexico win the final against Turkey. Miguel Ponce made the final cut for those participating in the 2012 Summer Olympics, Miguel Ponce played 4 matches in the 2012 Olympics including the 2–1 win over Brazil in the gold medal match at Wembley Stadium.
Senior
editPonce was part of the preliminary list of players that would participate in the Copa America in Argentina.[8] Later, he also appeared in the definitive list for those participating in the tournament. He made his senior national team debut with Mexico at the 2011 Copa América July 8, 2011 against Perú entering as a substitute for Dárvin Chávez in the 73' minute of the game. However Mexico used a youth team in the tournament and participation by Mexico, as non conference member of CONMEBOL and guest invitee, were deemed friendly matches for Mexico. Miguel Ponce made his first competitive appearance for Mexico with the senior squad in a 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Canada that also, given his dual US-Mexican citizenship, cap-tied him to Mexico.[9]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 18 November 2014[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[10]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | July 14, 2013 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, United States |  Martinique |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Honours
editGuadalajara
Necaxa
Mexico U23
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: CD Guadalajara" (PDF). FIFA. December 6, 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2018.
- ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
- ^ "Miguel Angel Ponce Briseño". Soccerway.com. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ^ "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". bbc.com. August 11, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "The Mexican soccer star from San Ysidro". San Diego Union-Tribune. July 19, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Toluca no hará válida la compra por Miguel Ponce - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "STRYKERS ADD FORMER MEXICO INTERNATIONAL MIGUEL PONCE". MASLSoccer.com. Unites Premier Soccer League. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Mexico names preliminary squad for Copa America". Goal.com. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ "Mexico vs. Canada - Football Match Summary - July 11, 2013 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ a b "Ponce, Miguel". National Football Teams. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ "Hace historia en la Copa". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
External links
edit- Miguel Ángel Ponce Briseño[usurped] at Chivas de Guadalajara (in Spanish)
- Miguel Ángel Ponce Briseño at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Miguel Ángel Ponce Briseño – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Miguel Ponce – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Miguel Ponce at Olympics.com
- Miguel Ponce at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)