Rodolfo Cota

	Cota with Mexico in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Rodolfo Cota Robles
Date of birth	3 July 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	América; (on loan from León)
Number	30
Youth career
	Pachuca
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005	Pachuca Juniors
2006	Indios
2007–2018	Pachuca
2014–2015	→ Puebla (loan)
2015–2018	→ Guadalajara (loan)
2018–	León
2024–	→ América (loan)
International career‡
2007	Mexico U20
2017–2022	Mexico
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Men's football
Representing Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2022
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Rodolfo Cota Robles (born 3 July 1987) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club América, on loan from León.

Club career

Pachuca

Cota made his professional debut for Pachuca on 21 September 2007 against Veracruz.^[2]

Puebla

In 2014 it was announced Cota was sent out on loan to Puebla.^[4] He made his debut against Tijuana in a 1–0 victory.^[5] In April 2015, he won the Copa MX after defeating Guadalajara.^[6]

Guadalajara

On 11 June 2015, Guadalajara announced they had signed Cota on loan in order to create competition with José Antonio Rodríguez, after club veteran Luis Ernesto Michel was sold to Dorados de Sinaloa. Cota then quickly rose to be the first-choice goalkeeper after his performances in the Copa MX, becoming champion after defeating Monarcas Morelia the Copa MX final, and became a key figure in the club's twelfth Liga MX title win against Tigres UANL.^[7]^[8] He was named in the Best XI of the tournament and won the Golden Glove award for the season.^[9]^[10]

The following season, he proved to be vital again as Guadalajara won the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League against Major League Soccer club Toronto FC,^[11] as he was rewarded the Golden Glove of the tournament and named in the Best XI.^[12]^[13]

León

On 16 May 2018, Cota completed a move to León.^[14]

Cota controversially wore a jersey to protest against femicide in Mexico during a match against Club Necaxa on 22 February 2020. The shirt had the figure of a woman lying in a pool of blood in the shape of a map of Mexico. Cota may be suspended for three matches and fined MXN $300,000 (US$15,000).^[15]

Loan to América

On 21 June 2024, Cota joined Club América on loan.^[16]

International career

Youth

Cota represented the under-20 squad at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[17]

Senior

In September 2016, Cota received his first senior national team call-up under coach Juan Carlos Osorio for October friendlies against New Zealand and Panama.^[18]

Cota was included in the preliminary roster for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia as a replacement for José de Jesús Corona since he picked up an injury.^[19] Cota made his debut on 1 June 2017 in a friendly match against Ireland at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, concluding in a 3–1 victory.^[20] Cota was subsequently included in Mexico's final roster for the tournament.^[21]

In October 2022, Cota 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.^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 April 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pachuca	2007–08	Mexican Primera División	5	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
	2008–09		1	0	—		0	0	2	0	3	0
	2009–10		4	0	—		5	0	—		9	0
	2010–11		8	0	—		—		1	0	9	0
	2011–12		21	0	—		—		—		21	0
	2012–13	Liga MX	34	0	0	0	—		—		34	0
	2013–14	Liga MX	1	0	14	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		74	0	14	0	5	0	3	0	96	0
Puebla (loan)	2014–15	Liga MX	31	0	1	0	—		—		32	0
Guadalajara (loan)	2015–16	Liga MX	15	0	11	0	—		—		26	0
	2016–17		42	0	0	0	—		1	0	43	0
	2017–18		31	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	39	0
	Total		88	0	11	0	7	0	2	0	108	0
León	2018–19	Liga MX	36	0	0	0	—		—		36	0
	2019–20		28	0	—		2	0	—		30	0
	2020–21		36	0	—		2	0	—		38	0
	2021–22		37	0	—		4	0	3	0	44	0
	2022–23		36	0	—		8	0	–		44	0
	2023–24		36	0	—		—		3	0	39	0
	Total		209	0	—		16	0	6	0	231	0
Career total			402	0	26	0	28	0	11	0	467	0

International

As of match played 14 June 2022^[23]

Mexico
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	1	0
2018	1	0
2019	1	0
2020	1	0
2021	2	0
2022	2	0
Total	8	0

Honours

Puebla

Copa MX: Clausura 2015^[24]

Guadalajara

Liga MX: Clausura 2017^[25]
Copa MX: Apertura 2015,^[26] Clausura 2017^[27]
Supercopa MX: 2016^[28]
CONCACAF Champions League: 2018^[29]

León

América

Liga MX: Apertura 2024^[33]
Campeones Cup: 2024^[34]

Individual

Liga MX Golden Glove: 2016–17^[10]
Liga MX Best XI: Clausura 2017^[9]
CONCACAF Champions League Golden Glove: 2018^[12]
CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2018^[13]

References

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rodolfo Cota at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b Rodolfo Cota Robles - Ficha Jugador
^ Rodolfo Cota – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
^ "Tijuana vs. Puebla - Reporte del Partido - 18 julio, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.cl.
^ "Puebla 4-2 Chivas: Cuauhtémoc se retira como campeón de Copa MX". TUDN.
^ "Comunicado de Prensa (Rodolfo Cota)". www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx.
^ Sunderland, Tom (29 May 2017). "Chivas Win 12th Liga MX Championship After Beating Tigres 4-3 on Aggregate". Bleacher Report.
^ ^a ^b "Chivas y Tigres dominan el 11 ideal del Clausura 2017". MARCA Claro México. 31 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Chivas y Almeyda acapararon el Balón de Oro". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 16 July 2017.
^ "Chivas Win CONCACAF Champions League". BeinSport.com. 25 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Golden Glove". CONCACAF.com. 25 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "2018 SCCL - Best XI". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ "Chivas transfer news: Goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota signs with Club Leon - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
^ Goalkeeper of León manifests against femicides; could be sanctioned (in Spanish) La Jornada Maya, 24 February 2020
^ "América anuncia el fichaje de Rodolfo Cota". ESPN México. 21 June 2024.
^ Rodolfo Cota – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "Gio y Jona dos Santos, en la convocatoria del Tri para Nueva Zelanda y Panamá". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). 29 September 2016.
^ "Rodolfo Cota reemplazará a Jesús Corona en Selección Mexicana para Copa Confederaciones". Telemundo Deportes (in Spanish). 25 May 2017.
^ "Cota, Hernandez thrilled with Mexico debuts". Goal.com. 1 June 2017.
^ "Los 23 de Osorio para la Confederaciones". Marca (in Spanish). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ Moro, Omar (14 November 2022). "Lista de convocados de la Selección Mexicana al Mundial de Qatar 2022". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
^ "Rodolfo Cota". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ Univision. "Puebla 4-2 Chivas: Cuauhtémoc se retira como campeón de Copa MX". Univision.
^ "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ "Hace historia en la Copa". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
^ "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ Marshall, Tom (13 December 2020). "Club Leon sink Pumas to win 2020 Liga MX title". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ Hernandez, Cesar (11 October 2023). "Leon beat LAFC to win club's first Concacaf Champions League title". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ Hernandez, Cesar (23 September 2021). "Club León celebrate "historic achievement" with Leagues Cup Final victory over Seattle". MLSsoccer. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ Hernandez, Cesar (15 December 2024). "América beats Monterrey to lift 3rd-straight Liga MX trophy". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "América beat Columbus Crew in shootout to lift Campeones Cup". ESPN. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

External links

Rodolfo Cota Robles at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)

[FIFA-1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.

[SW-2] Rodolfo Cota at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2015.

[Rodolfo_Cota_Robles_-_Ficha_Jugador-3] Rodolfo Cota Robles - Ficha Jugador

[4] Rodolfo Cota – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)

[5] "Tijuana vs. Puebla - Reporte del Partido - 18 julio, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.cl.

[6] "Puebla 4-2 Chivas: Cuauhtémoc se retira como campeón de Copa MX". TUDN.

[7] "Comunicado de Prensa (Rodolfo Cota)". www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx.

[8] Sunderland, Tom (29 May 2017). "Chivas Win 12th Liga MX Championship After Beating Tigres 4-3 on Aggregate". Bleacher Report.

[bestXI-9] "Chivas y Tigres dominan el 11 ideal del Clausura 2017". MARCA Claro México. 31 May 2017.

[GG-10] "Chivas y Almeyda acapararon el Balón de Oro". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 16 July 2017.

[11] "Chivas Win CONCACAF Champions League". BeinSport.com. 25 April 2018.

[GG2-12] "Golden Glove". CONCACAF.com. 25 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[best2-13] "2018 SCCL - Best XI". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[14] "Chivas transfer news: Goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota signs with Club Leon - Goal.com". www.goal.com.

[15] Goalkeeper of León manifests against femicides; could be sanctioned (in Spanish) La Jornada Maya, 24 February 2020

[16] "América anuncia el fichaje de Rodolfo Cota". ESPN México. 21 June 2024.

[17] Rodolfo Cota – FIFA competition record (archived)

[18] "Gio y Jona dos Santos, en la convocatoria del Tri para Nueva Zelanda y Panamá". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). 29 September 2016.

[19] "Rodolfo Cota reemplazará a Jesús Corona en Selección Mexicana para Copa Confederaciones". Telemundo Deportes (in Spanish). 25 May 2017.

[20] "Cota, Hernandez thrilled with Mexico debuts". Goal.com. 1 June 2017.

[21] "Los 23 de Osorio para la Confederaciones". Marca (in Spanish). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[22] Moro, Omar (14 November 2022). "Lista de convocados de la Selección Mexicana al Mundial de Qatar 2022". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).

[23] "Rodolfo Cota". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[24] Univision. "Puebla 4-2 Chivas: Cuauhtémoc se retira como campeón de Copa MX". Univision.

[25] "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[26] "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

[27] "Hace historia en la Copa". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[28] "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[29] "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[30] Marshall, Tom (13 December 2020). "Club Leon sink Pumas to win 2020 Liga MX title". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[31] Hernandez, Cesar (11 October 2023). "Leon beat LAFC to win club's first Concacaf Champions League title". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[32] Hernandez, Cesar (23 September 2021). "Club León celebrate "historic achievement" with Leagues Cup Final victory over Seattle". MLSsoccer. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[33] Hernandez, Cesar (15 December 2024). "América beats Monterrey to lift 3rd-straight Liga MX trophy". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[34] "América beat Columbus Crew in shootout to lift Campeones Cup". ESPN. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

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