Luis Malagón

Youth

Born in Zamora, Michoacán, Malagón started his career in the Santos Laguna youth system, joining at the age of 12, and playing for their under-15 side sporadically through the 2012 calendar year. Malagón was then let go by the Torreón squad due to his lack of discipline, and joined his local club Real Zamora, making 33 league appearances in the Liga Premier de México. This would allow him to be spotted by scouts on Michoacán's top club Monarcas Morelia.

Morelia

After impressing in the Mexican lower divisions, Malagón was spotted by Monarcas, and joined their academy for the 2014–15 season. He went on to make 48 appearances across several of Monarcas' youth squads across the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, until being promoted to the first team. In the 2015–16 season, Malagón was third in the pecking order, behind Cirilo Saucedo and Carlos Felipe Rodríguez who split time in the league. Despite this, Malagón was given a chance to play in the cup competition, where he made his first team debut on 16 February 2016 against Necaxa in which he conceded the winning goal in the 88th minute, losing 1–0. Despite making his professional debut, Malagón was still primarily playing for the reserved, making appearances for Monarcas under-20 squad and their third-tier team, with Rodríguez and Sebastián Sosa sharing goalkeeper duties on the first team. Malagón would again be given the chance to play for the first team on the 2018–19 season, when he was given the…

Youth

Malagón was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-23 team at the 2019 Pan American Games, with Mexico winning the third-place match. He also participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship. In the final group stage match against the United States, Malagón suffered an elbow injury, causing him to miss the rest of the tournament. Mexico went on to win the competition. He was subsequently called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Malagón won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.

Senior

In December 2021, Malagón received his first call-up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino, and made his debut nearly two years later under Diego Cocca on 7 June 2023, in a friendly match against Guatemala. In the 2023 Nations League quarter-finals, Malagón played in both legs against Honduras, helping Mexico qualify for the 2024 Copa América and the Nations League finals. He kept a clean sheet in the second leg and saved a penalty in the shoot-out to be victorious 4–2. In the 2024 Nations League quarter-finals, Malagón started in the second leg match against Honduras at the Estadio Nemesio Díez in Toluca. After Mexico initially fell 2–0 to Honduras in San Pedro Sula, he kept a clean sheet as Mexico won 4–0, securing a 4–2 aggregate victory and qualifying for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Nations League finals. On 20 March 2025, in the semi-final match against Canada, Malagón recorded another clean sheet in…

Club

As of match played 10 March 2026

International

As of match played 18 November 2025

América

Liga MX: Apertura 2023, Clausura 2024, Apertura 2024 Campeón de Campeones: 2024 Supercopa de la Liga MX : 2024 Campeones Cup: 2024 Mexico U23

Pan American Bronze Medal: 2019 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2020 Olympic Bronze Medal: 2020 Mexico

CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2023, 2025 CONCACAF Nations League: 2024–25 Individual

Liga MX All-Star: 2024, 2025 Liga MX Golden Glove: 2023–24 Liga MX Most Valuable Player: Clausura 2024, Apertura 2024 Liga MX Best XI: Clausura 2024, Apertura 2024, Clausura 2025 Liga MX Save of the Month: December 2024, January 2025, February 2025, March 2025, August 2025 IFFHS CONCACAF Best XI: 2024, 2025 The Best of America Best Liga MX Player: 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Golden Glove: 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI: 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Glove: 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2025