Carlos Fierro

Guadalajara

2011–14

Fierro made his senior team debut for Guadalajara as a substitute on 20 August 2011, in a match against Monterrey coming in for Omar Arellano at the 76th minute. He was the most used substitute in the Apertura 2011 coming in as a sub on eight occasions. He was named to be in the initial line-up in the Copa Libertadores 2011 as a starter against Deportivo Quito, thus scoring his first official goal with the senior team in all competitions. The first time he completed an entire game was in week six of the Clausura 2012 when they were defeated by Monterrey. The tournament in which he managed to accumulate the most minutes was in the Clausura 2014, totaling 1,286 minutes with 16 caps. He suffered from an injury in the start of the Clausura 2014 and on another in mid-season, this affected Guadalajara as they had 9 players injured midway through the Clausura 2014.

2014–15 season

From the beginning of Liga MX and Copa MX Apertura 2014, Fierro has been capped 12 times and scored 3 goals, the same number of goals he scored in the 2013–14 season. As Guadalajara has never been in the second tier of Mexican football is struggling to avoid relegation, but still in hopes of fighting for the first positions, Fierro has stated his intent of consolidating himself as a starter for the club and taking that next step. Fierro has stated the support and guidance club legendary player Omar Bravo and Aldo de Nigris have shown him since his…

Fierro is known for his ability to become unmarked, and quickly mobile with the ball. While in play with or without the ball and having a decent shot with his right leg. He is also known for his fight, honor, intelligence and recovery of the ball while playing a defensive role. Most notably he is known for the decent technique when connecting the ball with the head also possessing good control while receiving the long through balls.

Fierro was born on 24 July 1994 in Ahome, Sinaloa. His mother, Irma Guerrero, played a significant role in supporting his football career. He had an older brother, Gustavo Iván Fierro Guerrero, who died from cancer in 2011. Fierro began playing football at the age of four for a club affiliated with Guadalajara in Sinaloa, where he was coached by Bernardo Chico Vonn. In 2007, his brother Gustavo moved to Jalisco to pursue a place with C.D. Guadalajara, and Fierro followed in his footsteps a year later. Both brothers appeared to be on the path to success: Carlos was playing for Guadalajara's youth teams, while Gustavo joined the club's second-division side. However, Gustavo was later diagnosed with cancer and returned to Sinaloa, leaving Carlos alone in Jalisco. Although it seemed likely that Fierro would also return home, the family of Giovani Casillas—another Guadalajara youth player—took him in and supported him, allowing him to continue pursuing his dream of becoming a professional footballer.

Fierro's older brother Gustavo Iván Fierro Guerrero was diagnosed with cancer in late 2008, Gustavo fought a battle against cancer for nearly 4 years. Exactly 2 months after Carlos and Mexico won the U-17 World Cup, Gustavo died in the Hospital Country 2011 of Guadalajara, Jalisco at the age of 22.