Andrés Salgado

Andrés Salgado Gómez (born December 2, 1991) is a Mexican professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UNAM and previously for the Condors CDMX of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), a professional spring football league in Mexico, before being drafted by the Calgary Stampeders.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salgado and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
Andrés Salgado
No. 85     Calgary Stampeders
Salgado before a Stampeders game in 2019.
Born: (1991-12-02) December 2, 1991
Mexico
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusGlobal
Position(s)Wide receiver
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight189 lb (86 kg)
CollegeUNAM
CFL draft2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Drafted byCalgary Stampeders
Career history
As player
2016−2019Condors CDMX
2019–presentCalgary Stampeders
Career stats

Early career

Salgado played in youth categories at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 2011, he was selected as the only Mexican to be considered for the Rest of the World team that played against the best high school players from the United States in an exhibition match as part of the activities of the Super Bowl XLV.[1]

College career

Salgado played college football for the UNAM Pumas from 2013 to 2018.[2] During this time, Salgado won three ONEFA championships (2013, 2014, 2017).

Professional career

While still a college player, Salgado joined Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) team Condors CDMX in 2016. During his career with the Condors, Salgado was considered to be one of the Mexican league top receivers.[3] He led the 2019 LFA season with an average of 18.9 yards per catch, contributing as a key player for the Condors' victory at the LFA championship game, the Tazón Mexico IV.[4]

Salgado was selected by the Calgary Stampeders as the team's first pick (ninth overall) at the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft and was signed on May 16, 2019.[4] Out of the many wide receivers taken in the CFL Global drafts, Salgado was the only one to be targeted with a pass attempt, which fell incomplete. Salgado also recorded one special teams tackle in the 15 regular season games he played in.

References
  1. "Andrés Salgado Gómez, de estirpe azul y oro". deporte.unam.mx (in Spanish). UNAM. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "Anuario Pumas Universidad 2013" (in Spanish). UNAM. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. "Andrés Salgado Gómez". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. "Andres Salgado". stampeders.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.


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