# Ángel Zaldívar

Ángel Zaldívar Caviedes (born 8 February 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Juárez.

## Club career
### Guadalajara

Zaldívar made his official debut on 28 July 2013 in a home game against Querétaro F.C. He scored his first league goal in a match against Chiapas F.C. in which the team tied 1–1 in the last minute.

#### Coras (loan)

He was sent out on loan to Coras de Tepic in 2015 in order to gain playing time and experience.

### Return to Guadalajara

On his return to Guadalajara he scored his first and second league goals against C.F. Pachuca which ended in a 4–4 draw. Zaldivar scored his 1st 2016 league goal and 4th professional goal with Guadalajara against Puebla to make the game 2–0 which the game ended in a 3–0 win for C.D. Guadalajara. He is a favorite when it comes to penalties, where his shooting abilities shine.

#### Monterrey (loan)

On January 1, 2019, it was announced that Zaldivar had joined Monterrey on loan for 1 year. On January 5, 2019, he made his debut in a 5–0 win against Pachuca he scored in the 84th minute.

#### Puebla (loan)

On January 3, 2020 Puebla announced that they had acquired Zaldivar for a 6-month loan.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Guadalajara | 2012–13 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Guadalajara | 2013–14 | Liga MX | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Guadalajara | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Guadalajara | 2015–16 | Liga MX | 23 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 35 | 6 |
| Guadalajara | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 32 | 9 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 47 | 11 |
| Guadalajara | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Guadalajara | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 |
| Guadalajara | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| Guadalajara | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 29 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 7 |
| Guadalajara | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 15 | 4 | – | – | — | — | 15 | 4 |
| Guadalajara | Total | Total | 174 | 34 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 220 | 41 |
| Coras (loan) | 2014–15 | Ascenso MX | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 3 |
| Monterrey (loan) | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 13 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Monterrey (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Monterrey (loan) | Total | Total | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Puebla (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 |
| Atlético San Luis (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 |
| Atlético San Luis (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 13 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Atlético San Luis (loan) | Total | Total | 31 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 240 | 45 | 47 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 297 | 54 |
* ↑ includes 1 match from the 2016 Supercopa MX
* ↑ includes one match from the 2017 Campeón de Campeones
* 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
* 1 2 Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

### International

    As of match played 21 November 2018
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Mexico | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 0 |

## Honours

Guadalajara
* Liga MX: Clausura 2017
* Copa MX: Apertura 2015, Clausura 2017
* Supercopa MX: 2016
* CONCACAF Champions League: 2018
Monterrey
* Liga MX: Apertura 2019
* CONCACAF Champions League: 2019
Mexico Youth
* Central American and Caribbean Games: 2014
* Pan American Silver Medal: 2015