# Gerardo Arteaga

Gerardo Daniel Arteaga Zamora (born 7 September 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Mexico national team.

## Club career
### Santos Laguna

Arteaga joined Santos Laguna's youth academy in 2013. On 1 October 2016, under manager José Manuel de la Torre, he made his professional debut in Liga MX against Querétaro ending in a 1–1 draw.

### Genk

On 26 July 2020, Santos Laguna announced the departure of Arteaga to Belgian club Genk for a reported fee of €3.5 million on a 5-year contract. Arteaga made his debut with the club on 24 August against Westerlo in a 2–2 draw.
On 25 April 2021, Arteaga played the entirety of the Belgian Cup final in a 2–1 victory over Standard Liège.

### Monterrey

On 29 January 2024, Arteaga returned to Mexico and joined Monterrey on a four-year deal.

## International career
### Youth

Arteaga was included in the final roster that participated at the 2018 Toulon Tournament. He would go on to appear in all five matches, as Mexico would go to the final against England, where Mexico lost 2–1.
Arteaga was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 team at the 2019 Toulon Tournament, where Mexico won third place at the tournament.

### Senior

In September 2018, he was called up by interim manager Ricardo Ferretti for September friendlies against Uruguay and the United States. Arteaga made his senior national team debut against the United States on 11 September 2018, where Mexico lost 0–1. On 27 September 2022, he scored his first international goal during a 2–3 loss against Colombia.
In October 2022, Arteaga was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster, but did not receive any minutes on the field during the tournament.
In June 2024, Arteaga was called up by Jaime Lozano to the Copa America 2024 where he scored a goal in Mexico’s opening match day against Jamaica, helping Mexico secure a win.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Santos Laguna | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Santos Laguna | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Santos Laguna | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Santos Laguna | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| Santos Laguna | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Santos Laguna | Total | Total | 89 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 1 |
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Genk | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 2 |
| Genk | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 2 |
| Genk | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Genk | Total | Total | 110 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 132 | 5 |
| Monterrey | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 15 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 |
| Monterrey | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Monterrey | Total | Total | 15 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 214 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 9 |
* ↑ Includes Copa MX and Belgian Cup
* ↑ Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
* 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 30 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Mexico | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| Mexico | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 27 | 2 |
    Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arteaga goal.
List of international goals scored by Gerardo Arteaga :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 27 September 2022 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States | Colombia | 2–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 22 June 2024 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | Jamaica | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 Copa América |

## Honours

Santos Laguna
* Liga MX: Clausura 2018
Genk
* Belgian Cup: 2020–21
Mexico
* CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2023