| Gilberto Sepúlveda | |
| Fullname: | Gilberto Sepúlveda López[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Guadalajara |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Diablos Azules de Guasave[2] |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Guadalajara |
| Years1: | 2019– |
| Clubs1: | Guadalajara |
| Caps1: | 148 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mexico U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Mexico U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam3: | Mexico |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 June 2023 |
Gilberto "Tiba" Sepúlveda López (born 4 February 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Guadalajara.
Sepúlveda made his professional debut with Guadalajara on 8 January 2019, during a Copa MX group stage match against Cimarrones de Sonora in a 2–1 victory.[3] He made his Liga MX debut with the club on 1 September, playing the entire match in a 1–1 tie against Cruz Azul.[4]
On 25 October 2018, Sepúlveda was called up by Diego Ramírez to participate in that year's CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[5] As Mexico would finish runner-up in the tournament, he was listed in the tournament's Best XI.[6] In April 2019, Sepúlveda was included in the 21-player squad to represent Mexico at the U-20 World Cup in Poland.[7]
Sepúlveda participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition.[8]
Sepúlveda received his first senior national team call up by Gerardo Martino for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A matches against Panama and Bermuda in November 2019.[3] On 30 September 2020, he made his debut with the national team in a friendly match against Guatemala, coming on as a substitute during the second half for a 3–0 victory.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Guadalajara | 2018–19 | – | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 40 | 2 | – | – | — | 40 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 148 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 148 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 4 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | ||
Mexico U23
Individual