Historic: Three Yucatecan soccer players in the 2025 Clausura final: Henry Martín, Marcel Ruiz, and Patricio Salas

In a historic event, three Yucatecan players could participate in the 2025 Clausura final of Mexican soccer, which will be played between América and Toluca: Henry Martín and Patricio Salas, with the Águilas, and Marcel Ruiz, with the Diablos Rojos.

And not only that, in the semifinals there were 4 Yucatecan players who had the possibility of playing, since those already mentioned were joined by Mérida native Andrés Gudiño, Cruz Azul goalkeeper , substitute for Colombian Kevin Mier, who, by the way, made a mistake that ultimately "put" the Eagles into the game.

However, the greatest probability is that there will be a duel of Yucatecans in the final , between Henry Martín and Marcel Ruiz , who are not only starters in their teams but are considered key pieces.

The most established is “La Bomba”, who, coming from Xolos, arrived at América in the 2018 Clausura .

That is to say, he has already been with the Eagles for 7 years , something that very few players can boast in recent times, especially being Mexican and taking into account that he had a "slump" in his play in which even the blue-cream fans were asking for his departure.

However, the forward, born in Mérida , overcame the challenge of becoming a key player in recent championships, including a three-time championship , becoming the undisputed captain and even making it to the National Team, with which he already played in a World Cup.

Marcel Ruiz, also born in Mérida , is an attacking midfielder who has established himself in recent tournaments with Toluca, a team he joined in June 2022.

He arrived in the First Division with the Gallos del Querétaro in 2018 and in 2020 he moved to Tijuana, from where he made the jump to the Diablos Rojos.

The third Yucatecan who could play in the 2025 Clausura final, although with a very remote possibility, is Patricio Salas Quintal , who plays as a forward and was also born in the capital of Yucatán.

In 2020 he arrived at Pachuca, where he played with the academy, and moved to Club América in mid-2022 , but it was in 2023 when he joined the first team and made his debut on July 16, coming on as a substitute for Julián Quiñones in a 3-0 victory against Puebla.

Since then , he has played sporadically in the Eagles' First Team , although he is one of the young players most considered to be at least a substitute.

According to data collected from the internet, in the history of Mexican soccer, a maximum of 13 Yucatecan players have participated in the First Division , several of whom have stood out, some even reaching the Mexican National Team.

However, unlike this time, they have rarely coincided in timing and, of course, in final instances.

Among the most prominent is Carlos Iturralde Rivero , whose name is even borne by the football stadium where the Venados de Mérida, of the Expansion League (formerly the Second Division), play.

Iturralde was born in 1926, played as a left midfielder , debuted with Asturias in 1945 and was in two of the teams currently called great: Chivas and América, but also played in two other teams with a lot of roots: Necaxa and Atlante.

Two other notable Yucatecans are Manuel “Pelele” Coello , originally from Ticul (where there is also a sports field that bears his name), a midfielder who played two seasons with Atlante (71-72 and 72-73) and José Casellas Peón , who was with Atlante, Cruz Azul, Coyotes Neza and Atlas between 1984 and 1989.

William Paredes, Miguel Sansores and Ulises Briceño also reached the First Division, with a level that stood out at some point in their careers.