Guillermo Villalobos
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| No. 84 – Mexicas de la Ciudad de México | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | 24 July 1991 Mexico |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | ITESM CEM |
| CFL draft: | 2019 LFA / round: 2 / pick: 11 |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Mexico
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| Men's Flag football | ||
| World Games | ||
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2022 Birmingham | Team Competition |
| IFAF Americas Championship | ||
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2023 Charlotte | Team Competition |
Guillermo Alberto Villalobos Zanabria (born 24 July 1991) is a Mexican professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Mexicas CDMX of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). He played college football at ITESM CEM. Villalobo was drafted in the 2019 CFL-LFA Draft and played during two seasons for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Early years
[edit]Villalobos has played American football since he was five years old. His father also played college football with the Águilas Blancas of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Villalobos started in lower categories playing for several teams of the Atizapán area in Greater Mexico City. After finishing high school, he was offered a scholarship to play football in the Borregos Salvajes CEM.[1]
College career
[edit]Villalobos joined the ITESM CEM college football team, one of the most successful programs in Mexico, where he earned a major in Business Administration.[2] Despite never winning a championship, Villalobos had a successful career: in 2015 he achieved the single-season receiving yards league record with 1230 yards in 35 catches.[1]
After graduating, Villalobos spent one year without playing football until 2016, when he was selected by the Eagles of the newly established Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA).[2]
Professional career
[edit]Villalobos played in the inaugural LFA season for the Eagles, later rebranded as Mexicas, and stayed there for four seasons. His highlights include winning one championship with the team, and the MVP, at Tazón México III, and winning the 2019 award for Best Receiver.[1]
In 2019, Villalobos was selected as the 11th pick of the 2019 CFL-LFA Draft by the Ottawa Redblacks.[3] After going through medical checks, Villalobos joined the team in May 2019.[4]
On July 24, 2019, Villalobos was promoted to the Redblacks' active roster, and made his CFL debut the following day against the Calgary Stampeders. In August, he landed in the team's practice roster. And on September 12, 2019, he made it again to the active roster.[5] In total, he dressed in eight regular season games in 2019. He re-signed with the Redblacks on January 13, 2021.[6] Villalobos was released by the Redblacks in September 2021.[7]
Villalobos was signed by the Mexicas for the 2022 LFA season.[8]
National team career
[edit]Villalobos represents the Mexico national flag football team in international competition. He helped Mexico win the bronze medal at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama,[9] catching a touchdown pass in their 39–35 win over Austria in the bronze medal game. Villalobos later helped Mexico win the silver medal at the 2023 IFAF Americas Continental Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina, catching a touchdown pass in their 40–36 loss to the United States in the gold medal game.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Guillermo Villalobos; algunos datos personales que no conocías del MVP". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). April 23, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tras los pasos de su padre". Reporte Indigo (in Spanish). October 10, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Redblacks receiver Villalobos catches on in new country, new league". Ottawa Sun. October 11, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Villalobos: Learn and make it in this league - Ottawa REDBLACKS". ottawaredblacks.com. Ottawa Redblacks. May 16, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Guillermo Villalobos CFL Stats & News". Rotowire. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Redblacks re-sign Global players Jose Maltos and Guillermo Villalobos". OttawaRedblacks.com. January 13, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "A good catch? Redblacks receiver Kenny Stafford moving on from 'cultural fit' comment from Elks coach". Ottawa Sun. September 18, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Ávila, Carlos (February 6, 2022). "Raptors y Mexicas, la batalla por el centro de México". LFA.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "México logra tres preseas más en los World Games". La Jornada (in Spanish). July 15, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "USA men outlast Mexico to claim IFAF Americas Championship". IFAF. July 8, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- Living people
- 1991 births
- Mexican players of American football
- Mexican players of Canadian football
- American football wide receivers
- Borregos Salvajes CEM players
- Mexicas de la Ciudad de México players
- Ottawa Redblacks players
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Canadian football wide receivers
- World Games bronze medalists
- World Games medalists for Mexico
- Medalists at the 2022 World Games