Gilberto Rafael Mora Zambrano (born 14 October 2008) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Tijuana and the Mexico national team.
Mora was born on 14 October 2008 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico. He is the son of former footballer Gilberto Mora.
Mora joined the youth academy of Club Tijuana, and was described as "one of the most outstanding players in the lower divisions of the team". After just a few weeks of training with the first-team, head coach Juan Carlos Osorio included Mora in the squad for the 2024âÂÂ25 season.
On 19 August 2024, he made his Liga MX debut against Santos Laguna, replacing EfraÃÂn ÃÂlvarez in the 72nd minute and provided the assist for Jaime ÃÂlvarez's goal in Tijuana's 3âÂÂ1 victory. At 15 years, ten months and five days old, Mora became Tijuana's youngest-ever debutant, the third-youngest player to debut in Liga MX, and the youngest player to provide an assist. On 31 August, Mora scored his first goal in Tijuana's 2âÂÂ1 win over León, becoming the youngest player to score in the Mexican top flight at 15 years and 320 days old.
On 31 July 2025, Mora scored his first brace in Tijuana's 5âÂÂ2 Leagues Cup defeat against LA Galaxy. On 16 August, returning to Liga MX, Mora scored in his team's 2âÂÂ0 victory against Pachuca. On 22 August, Mora scored another brace, this time in a 3âÂÂ3 draw against Guadalajara.
As a youth international, Mora has played for Mexico's under-15, under-16, and under-17 teams. He made sixteen appearances and scored nine goals while playing for the under-15 side, and captained the under-17 team as a 15-year old.
On 16 January 2025, Mora made his debut with the senior side in an unofficial friendly against SC Internacional a team from Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, making him the youngest player to appear for the national team at 16 years old.
Mora was included in the provisional 60-man list for the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals, and made the 26-man squad for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. On 28 June, he received a starting berth in the quarter-final match against Saudi Arabia, thereby officially becoming the youngest-ever player to debut for Mexico. In the semi-final, Mora provided his first assist in the 1âÂÂ0 victory over Honduras. He then started in the final against the United States, where Mexico would win their 10th title. Later that year, he was called up by coach Eduardo Arce to represent Mexico at the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Chile.
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