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Hiram Mier

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mier and the second or maternal family name is Alanís.
Hiram Mier
Mier with Monterrey in 2012
Personal information
Full name Hiram Ricardo Mier Alanís[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2007–2010 Monterrey
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Monterrey 1a. A[4] 1 (0)
2010–2017 Monterrey 159 (1)
2017–2018 → Querétaro (loan) 50 (1)
2018 Querétaro 19 (1)
2019–2023 Guadalajara 98 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Mexico U23 26 (1)
2011–2018 Mexico 11 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2018

Hiram Ricardo Mier Alanís (born 25 August 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He is an Olympic gold medalist.[5]

Club career

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Monterrey

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Hiram Mier (left) playing against Chelsea, defending Oscar at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.

Hiram Mier started his career with home-town club, Monterrey playing for their affiliate clubs in the Third and Segunda Divisions of Mexico football. He made his debut for the affiliate team in the Third Division in 2007. One year later Gerardo Jimenez called him to play for Rayados in the Second Division playing 11 games, 9 of them disputing the entire 90 minutes. He was promoted to the first team during the summer of 2010.

On August 25, 2010, Mier debuted with the first team in a game of 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League against Seattle Sounders FC. Finally on October 2, 2010, he debuted in the Primera División in a win 2–1 over Necaxa. Mier became champion with his team in his debut season Apertura 2010 and then becoming champion in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League. He has recently slotted at right-back for Monterrey during the end of the Clausura 2013 season.

Queretaro

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On 14 December 2016, Mier joined Querétaro on a season-long loan. His move became permanent after the club activated his release clause.

Guadalajara

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On 7 December 2018, Guadalajara reached an agreement with Querétaro to sign Mier. On 7 December 2023, the club bid farewell to Mier.

International career

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Youth

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2011 Pan American Games

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Hiram Mier (Mexican player on the bottom right) playing against Senegal U-23 at the 2012 London Olympics

He was called up to participate in the 2011 Pan American Games,[6] Mexico ended up winning the final against Argentina 1–0.[7]

2012 Olympic qualifying

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Mier was a squad member during the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament and was selected as team captain. He led the Mexico team to win all of its matches including the final against Honduras, winning 2–1, in the tournament. He created a defensive doublet with Diego Reyes. Mexico qualified to the 2012 Summer Olympics after eight years, missing out on the 2008 edition.

2012 Toulon Tournament

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Once again Mier was selected as team captain in this Pre-Olympic Games tournament held in France. Mexico would make it to the final against Turkey winning 3–0 with Mier also managed to score in the final. This was Mexico's first title in this competition.

2012 London Olympics

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Mier made the final cut for those players participating in the 2012 Summer Olyimpics held in Great Britain. Mexico would make it to the final against Brazil winning the match 2–1. Mier played an important role by demonstrating leadership and team work alongside Diego Reyes. Mier played all 6 matches.

Senior

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2011 Gold Cup

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Mier received his first call up to the senior national team after 5 players tested positive for Clenbuterol. Coach Jose Manuel de la Torre called up Mier and 4 players as substitutes to compete for the Gold Cup; Mier did not make an appearance and Mexico would win the tournament final after defeating the United States 4–2.

2011 Copa America

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On 23 May 2011, Mier was called up to the under-22 squad to participate in the 2011 Copa America,[8] However Mexico was limited to take a team made entirely of players under age 22. Mier made his unofficial debut with the Mexico team, 4 July 2011 against Chile, playing all 90' minutes. Chile won the match 1–2. Hiram would go on and play all of the group matches in a center-back position disputing all 90' minutes of the matches, Mexico did not reach the knock-out stage of the tournament and was placed last in their group.

Mier officially made his debut with the Mexico national football team 31 May 2013 against Nigeria, in the Reliant Stadium, coming in for Francisco Rodríguez at half time. The match ended in a 2–2 tie for Mexico.

2013 Confederations Cup

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Mier was selected by coach Jose Manuel de la Torre to dispute the Confederation Cup held in Brazil. He made his debut in the Confederations cup against Italy[9] coming in as a substitute for Javier Aquino in the 53rd minute of the match. Mier also played the full 90 minutes against Brazil[10] and Japan[11] playing as a right back.

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

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Mier only played one 2014 World Cup qualifying match against arch rivals, United States; 10 September 2013 in the Columbus Crew Stadium[12] in which Mexico lost 0–2. Mier was selected as one of the domestic league players to dispute the Intercontinental Play-off against New Zealand by new coach Miguel Herrera,[13] however an injury caused by a right knee ligament rupture during a League match left him out for 7 months[14] missing the 2014 World Cup also.

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 21 November 2018[15]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2011 3 0
2013 5 0
2014 1 0
2015 1 0
2018 1 0
Total 11 0

Honours

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Monterrey

Querétaro

Mexico U23

Mexico

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Monterrey Player Profile". Rayados.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Hiram Mier profile". rayados.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. ^ Hiram Ricardo Mier Alanís - Ficha Jugador
  5. ^ "Hiram Mier Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  6. ^ "Mexico squad for the Pan American Games 2011". setodo.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  7. ^ "Mexico wins Pan American Games final". goal.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  8. ^ "Preliminary Squad of Mexico National Football Team to Copa America". Femexfut.org.mx. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  9. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 - Matches - Mexico-Italy". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  10. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 - Matches - Brazil-Mexico". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  11. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 - Matches - Japan-Mexico". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  12. ^ FIFA.com. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Matches - USA-Mexico". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  13. ^ "Hiram Mier es Baja del Tri de Cara a Repechaje". Diario de Morelia - La Extra (in European Spanish). 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  14. ^ México, El Universal, Compañia Periodística Nacional. "Hiram Mier, siete meses de baja por lesión". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2018-04-03.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Hiram Mier at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. ^ "Mexico wins olympic qualifying tournament; Mexico U-23 2, Honduras U-23 1". Tri Report. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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