Profile of Erik Lira
Performance in the last match
Liga MX - Apertura,
4 days ago
Erik Lira
Erik Antonio Lira Méndez
25
years
Mexico
62
kgs
Mid
position
172
cms
6
shirt number
12.9
M.€
77
ELO
Born on 08 May 2000 in Ciudad de México
Personal data
Country of birth
Mexico Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
America del Norte
Region of birth
América Central
Career details
Status
High
Current club
Cruz Azul
Current competition
Liga MX Apertura
Previous club
Pumas UNAM
Previous competition
Liga MX Clausura
Historic team
Cruz Azul
Historical competition
Liga MX Clausura
Most common shirt number
6
Other shirt numbers
20, 18, 22, 192, 255, 16
Form in last matches
90'
7.0 Pts.
78'
6.0 Pts.
90'
6.2 Pts.
0'
4.7 Pts.
Competitions played in
Participation and performances
Team's position in the competition
| Matchday 17 | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Cruz Azul | 42 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 12 | +27 |
|
2
|
|
Toluca | 35 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 16 | +22 |
|
3
|
|
Tigres UANL | 34 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 |
|
4
|
|
Pumas UNAM | 31 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 |
|
5
|
|
Monterrey | 31 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 |
Position on the pitch
Main position
Defensive midfielder
80%
Other positions
- Midfielder 20%
CDM
CM
Rating progression
77
▲ 5
18
18
20
21
22
Highest value in career
78 (2025)
Rankings
General
1629º
Age
138º
By country
24º
By position
434º
MF
By position
321º
CDM
Evolution of market value
12 M€
▲ 3.2
18
18
20
21
22
Highest value in career
12.41M (2023)
Rankings
General
1753º
Age
182º
By country
31º
By position
530º
MF
By position
399º
CDM
Contract information
Provider
Adidas
Agent
StayPro
Total transfer window transactions
4M€
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
21/22
04/01/2022
|
|
|
4M
Transfer
|
|
20/21
01/01/2021
|
|
|
Free transfer
|
|
20/21
01/07/2020
|
|
|
Transfer
|
|
18/19
01/07/2018
|
|
|
Transfer
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 4M | ||
Professional performance
 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | 35 |
1
▲
|
0.03
▲
|
76
▲
|
| Last 6 months | 32 |
0
▼
|
76
▲
|
|
| Last 365 days | 57 |
1
▲
|
0.02
▲
|
75
▲
|
| Last 3 years | 133 |
1
|
0.01
|
73
▲
|
| Last 5 years | 226 |
1
▼
|
70
▲
|
|
| Career | 263 |
2
▲
|
0.01
▲
|
68
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 258' | 25 | 5.7 | 77 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 258' | 25 | 5.7 | 77 | |
|
|
2024/25 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 3852' | 25 | 7.2 | 74 |
|
|
2023/24 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 2658' | 24 | 6 | 70 |
|
|
2022/23 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 2915' | 23 | 6.3 | 72 |
|
|
2021/22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2070' | 22 | 6.3 | 70 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 151 | 133 | 11753' | 1 | 21 |
|
|
2 | 59 | 44 | 4124' | 0 | 6 |
|
|
2 | 34 | 30 | 2618' | 1 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 3 | 3 | 256' | 0 | 3 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 83 | 72 | 6516' | 1 | 15 |
|
|
6 | 77 | 64 | 5737' | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 19 | 18 | 1584' | 1 | 3 |
|
4 | 17 | 14 | 1259' | 0 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 15 | 12 | 1034' | 0 | 0 |
For the national team
11 times at International
7 times at U23
-
0
0
3
0
Other information
Times called up
25
Matches as a starter
6
Off the bench
5
Debut
28/10/2021
Age on debut
21.5 years
Last match
3/7/2025
Age in last game
25.2 years
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 370' | 25 | 5.3 | 77 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 180' | 25 | 5.3 | 77 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 101' | 25 | 4.4 | 78 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 89' | 24 | 6.3 | 75 | |
|
|
2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90' | 24 | 5.3 | 71 |
|
|
2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18' | 23 | 4.1 | 69 |
|
2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 450' | 23 | 5.6 | 71 |
|
|
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29' | 21 | 4.2 | 71 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 11 | 6 | 641' | 0 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 5 | 5 | 450' | 0 | 1 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 7 | 3 | 372' | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 5 | 5 | 450' | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 3 | 2 | 180' | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 89' | 0 | 0 |
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
150 matches
20 JUL. 25
25 years
Category debut
15 JUN. 25
25 years
Team debut, Category debut
21 MAR. 25
24 years
First goal for the team
29 JAN. 25
24 years
Team debut
24 OCT. 23
23 years
Best performances
90'
9.2 Pts.
90'
8.6 Pts.
90'
8.0 Pts.
90'
8.0 Pts.