Jesús Alberto Alcántar Rodríguez (born 30 July 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Peruvian Primera División club Melgar, on loan from Liga MX club Necaxa.

Jesús Alcántar
Personal information
Full name Jesús Alberto Alcántar Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Caborca, Sonora, Mexico[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
FBC Melgar
(on loan from Necaxa)
Number 90
Youth career
2020 Cimarrones TDP
2020–2023 Necaxa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Necaxa 22 (0)
2022–2023Sporting B (loan) 22 (2)
2026–FBC Melgar (loan) 12 (1)
International career
2020 Mexico U18 1 (0)
2021 Mexico U19 1 (0)
2021–2022 Mexico U20 13 (0)
2024– Mexico 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:58, 29 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2024

Club career

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Born in Caborca, Sonora, Alcántar started his career with Cimarrones de Sonora before a move to Necaxa in 2020.[2] After making his first team debut in February 2022, he was loaned to Portuguese club Sporting CP to play for their 'B' team.[2]

On 27 December 2025, Alcántar was sent on loan to Peruvian Primera División club FBC Melgar.[3]

International career

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Alcántar was called up to the under-20 team by Luis Ernesto Pérez to participate at the 2021 Revelations Cup, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.[4] In June 2022, he was named into the final 20-man roster for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, in which Mexico failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympics.[5]

Alcántar made his senior Mexico debut on 31 May 2024, in a friendly against Bolivia, the match took place at the Chicago Soldier Field and with Mexico taking the 1–0 win.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 1 April 2025[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Necaxa 2021–22 Liga MX 1010
2023–24 5050
2024–25 802 0100
Total 1400 02 000160
Sporting B (loan) 2022–23 Liga 3 222222
Career total 422002000282
  1. Includes appearances in Leagues Cup

International

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As of match played 31 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202410
Total10

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 Jesús Alcántar at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Vazquez, Antonio (21 July 2022). "¿Quién es Jesús Alcantar, el mexicano que jugará en el Sporting Lisboa?" [Who is Jesús Alcantar, the Mexican who will play for Sporting Lisbon?]. goal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. "Jale internacional para Melgar: futbolista mexicano llega al 'Dominó' a pedido de Juan Reynoso" [International signing for Melgar: Mexican footballer arrives at the 'Domino' at the request of Juan Reynoso]. Depor (in Spanish). 27 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  4. "Mexico to host U20 Revelations Cup Tournament". fmfstateofmind.com. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. "Mexico announce squad for 2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship". fmfstateofmind.com. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. Reséndiz, Mac (1 June 2024). "Selección Mexicana: ¿Quiénes debutaron ante Bolivia?". ESPNDeportes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. Jesús Alcántar at Soccerway
  8. Jesús Alcántar at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. "Mexico wins Revelation Cup after win over the United States". SBNATION. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. "Mexico defeats Peru to win U20 Revelations Cup". SBNATION. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.