Bio

Alan Pulido Izaguirre (born 8 March 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. Pulido started his career with Tigres UANL in 2010. Contractual disputes with Tigres UANL following the summer of 2014 resulted in him making no appearances for the 2014 Apertura tournament. In February 2015, he would appear with Greek club Levadiakos and eventually join Olympiacos in the summer of the same year. In August 2016, he joined Liga MX club Guadalajara for a then-club record fee of US$7.15 million. Winning a league Double, the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, and various individual awards, he joined Sporting Kansas City for another record fee of US$9.5 million. He has represented the U-20, U-23, and senior national teams. He has been called up to participate in the 2011 Copa América and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.