Luis Gerardo Chávez Magallón (born 15 January 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and the Mexico national team.
Club career Chávez began his career at the youth academy of Tijuana and made his professional debut for the club in July 2014, playing in a league match against Puebla. Five years later, he was transferred to Pachuca. In October 2022, he achieved his first professional honor as Pachuca secured the Apertura 2022 title.
Following the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Chávez attracted interest from a number of Mexican clubs; however, he decided to decline all of these offers in favour of a move to Europe.
In July 2023, Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow reached an agreement to sign Chávez; however, economic sanctions against Russian entities prevented Pachuca from completing the deal. On 27 August, the transfer was completed after Chávez paid his own release clause. He signed a four-year contract and went on to become the first Mexican player to participate in Russian football.
In June 2025, Chávez sustained a serious injury during training while on international duty for the Gold Cup. In March 2026, he made his first competitive appearance in nine months.
International career On 27 April 2022, Chávez made his senior national team debut under Gerardo Martino in a friendly match against Guatemala.
In October 2022, Chávez 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. On 30 November, Chávez scored a goal from a free kick against Saudi Arabia as Mexico overpowered Saudi Arabia 2–1 to send Saudi Arabia out of the tournament, attaining him the player of the match award. Despite his team's failure to progress from the group stage as well, his goal was a 30-yard free kick goal hailed as a "stunner" and "amazing goal" by the media, as it was nominated as best goal of the tournament.
Chávez was named in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted on home soil. He appeared as a second-half substitute in the tournament opener against South Africa and then remained on the bench in all subsequent Mexico's games as they were eliminated by England in the Round of 16.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTijuana2014–15Liga MX4090—1302015–16Liga MX10081—1812016–17Liga MX9160—1512017–18Liga MX25230203022018–19Liga MX23051—281Total713312201045Pachuca2019–20Liga MX20260—2622020–21Liga MX403——4032021–22Liga MX356——3562022–23Liga MX403—20423Total13514602014314Dynamo Moscow2023–24Russian Premier League23490—3242024–25Russian Premier League19380—2732025–26Russian Premier League4010—502026–27Russian Premier League5030—80Total517210—727Career total257245824031926
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps GoalsMexico 2022 12 1 2023 16 3 2024 9 0 2025 5 0 2026 5 1 Total 47 5
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first. + List of international goals scored by Luis ChávezNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 30 November 2022 Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar 2–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup 2. 25 June 2023 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States 4–0 4–0 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup 3. 12 July 2023 Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States 2–0 3–0 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup 4. 21 November 2023 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 1–0 2–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A 5. 4 June 2026 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico 5–1 5–1 Friendly
Honours Pachuca Liga MX: Apertura 2022
Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2023, 2025 CONCACAF Nations League: 2024–25
Individual Liga MX All-Star: 2022 IFFHS Men's CONCACAF Best XI: 2022 Liga MX Best Defensive Midfielder: 2022–23 CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2023
References
External links Luis Chávez at Club Tijuana