José Raúl "Tala" Rangel Aguilar (born 25 February 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team.
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Club career
Rangel began his professional career at Guadalajara, rising through the club's youth academy before making his senior debut for affiliate side Tapatío on 20 September 2020 in a 3–0 victory over Alebrijes de Oaxaca. He went on to make his first-team debut for Guadalajara on 1 October 2023, under Veljko Paunović, in a match that ended in a 1–1 draw against Toluca.
International career
Rangel, under manager Jaime Lozano, made his debut for the senior national team on 5 June 2024, in a friendly against Uruguay at the Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado; he played the full game as Uruguay won 4–0. He was included in the final list for that year's edition of the Copa América.
He was included in Javier Aguirre's rosters to participate at the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals and the subsequent 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Rangel was named in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted on home soil. A starter in all of the group stage matches of the tournament, he did not concede a single goal.
Personal life
Rangel attained the nickname Tala during his early years in C.D. Guadalajara's youth academy, where coaches noted he shared both a physical likeness and playing style of former goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera, who also played with the club.
Career statistics
Club
As of match played on 19 September 2026
International
As of match played on 3 October 2026
Honours
Tapatío
Liga de Expansión MX: Clausura 2023
Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2025
CONCACAF Nations League: 2024–25
Individual
Liga MX Save of the Month: July 2024, October 2025