Cruz Azul

Érik Lira

Midfielder#6

Photo: Selección Nacional de México, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

Age: 26
Height: 1.73 m
Weight: 68 kg
Number: #6
Born: 8/5/2000
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: Mexico

Official profile

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Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
Apertura 2024 - 7th Place vs 8th Place CAZ	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Torneo Clausura CAZ	14	19	21	4	1	0	10	4	0
Clausura 2025 - 7th Seed Game CAZ	4	5	4	0	0	0	2	0	1
Torneo Apertura CAZ	13	5	20	0	0	0	2	0	0
Torneo Clausura CAZ	11	10	10	3	0	0	2	0	1
Clausura 2024 - 7th Seed Game CAZ	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Torneo Clausura 2022 CAZ	15	9	27	2	0	0	6	0	1
Clausura 2022 - Reclassification CAZ	3	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
Torneo Apertura 2022 CAZ	13	6	26	1	0	1	6	0	0
Apertura 2022 - Reclassification CAZ	3	0	5	1	0	0	1	1	1
Torneo Clausura 2023 CAZ	18	13	27	4	0	0	4	0	4
Clausura 2023 - Reclassification CAZ	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 International FriendlyMexico	11	0	0	4	1	726	1	0	0	11	2	18	5	0	7	0
2026 MLSLiga MX All-Stars	1	0	0	0	0	45	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0
2026 FIFA World CupMexico	4	0	1	0	0	346	0	0	0	4	0	3	4	0	3	0
2025 International FriendlyMexico	8	–	–	–	–	530	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024 International FriendlyMexico	1	–	–	–	–	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023 International FriendlyMexico	1	–	–	–	–	18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022 MLSLiga MX All-Stars	1	0	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2022 International FriendlyMexico	1	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2021 MLSLiga MX All-Stars	1	0	0	1	0	41	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Career9 seasons	29	0	1	5	1	1,860	1	0	0	19	5	22	9	0	14	0

Game log, 2026 International Friendly

Game
7 Oct v ChileL 0-2 7 Oct	1	0	64	0	1	0	2	0	2
4 Oct @ United StatesL 0-3 4 Oct	0	0	81	0	1	0	0	1	2
27 Sept v ColombiaD 1-1 27 Sept	1	0	88	0	1	0	1	0	1
5 June v SerbiaW 5-1 5 June	0	0	45	0	1	0	1	0	1
31 May v AustraliaW 1-0 31 May	0	0	30	0	1	1	0	2	0
23 May v GhanaW 2-0 23 May	0	0	71	0	1	0	3	0	0
1 Apr v BelgiumD 1-1 1 Apr	0	0	90	0	1	0	3	2	1
29 Mar v PortugalD 0-0 29 Mar	0	0	78	0	1	0	3	0	0
26 Feb v IcelandW 4-0 26 Feb	2	1	66	0	1	0	1	0	0
26 Jan @ BoliviaW 1-0 26 Jan	0	0	90	1	1	0	3	0	0
23 Jan @ PanamaW 1-0 23 Jan	0	0	23	0	1	1	1	0	0

Recent games

Nov '268
@ Tigres UANL
2 SHOT · 2 FC · 1 FA · 1 YC
W 3-2
Nov '262
v León
3 FC · 1 FA
W 2-1
Oct '2626
@ Querétaro
1 SHOT · 2 FA
W 3-1
Oct '2622
@ Pachuca
1 FC
W 2-1
Oct '2618
v FC Juárez
1 SHOT · 1 SOG · 2 FC · 2 FA
W 5-0
Oct '2612
@ Pumas UNAM
1 SHOT
D 3-3
Sept '2620
@ Monterrey
1 FC
L 1-0
Sept '2613
v América
1 G · 1 A · 1 SHOT · 1 SOG · 2 FC
W 4-3

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Splits, International Friendly

Split
HomeHome or away · won 5 of 19	19	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	63.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.0
AwayHome or away · won 2 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	64.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0
DrawsResult	9	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	70.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0
WinsResult	7	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	50.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.3	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0
LossesResult	6	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	67.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.0
Regular seasonStage · won 7 of 22	22	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	63.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.0
ColombiaOpponent · won 0 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	61.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
AustraliaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
BelgiumOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
BoliviaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CanadaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ChileOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	64.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
EcuadorOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GhanaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	71.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GuatemalaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	29.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
IcelandOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	66.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
JapanOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	58.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
PanamaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ParaguayOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
PortugalOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	78.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SerbiaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
South KoreaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
SwitzerlandOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	73.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
TürkiyeOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	28.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
United StatesOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	81.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
UruguayOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	24.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TexasGround · won 0 of 2	2	–	–	–	–	83.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CaliforniaGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	41.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Alamodome, San AntonioGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Estadio Akron, GuadalajaraGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Estadio Banorte, Mexico CityGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	78.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Estadio Corona, TorreónGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	24.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Estadio Corregidora, Santiago de QuerétaroGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	66.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, PueblaGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	71.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega, TolucaGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Estadio Ramón Tahuichi, Santa CruzGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, Panama CityGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GEODIS Park, Nashville, TennesseeGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kenan StadiumGround · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	28.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MarylandGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	88.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CaliforniaGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	58.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake CityGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	73.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CaliforniaGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Soldier Field, Chicago, IllinoisGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, ArizonaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	81.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0