Gibrán Lajud

Manuel Gibrán Lajud Bojalil (born 25 December 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.

Early career
Lajud joined the youth academy of Cruz Azul in 2009, and made his way up the ranks through the academy, playing for the under-17 and under-20 squads. He was called up to the first team.

Tijuana
Lajud joined Tijuana on loan for the 2014–15 season. On 26 July 2014, he made his professional debut against Club América. He came on as a substitute for the injured Cirilo Saucedo in the 73rd minute.

After the retirement of Federico Vilar, Lajud was named the starting goalkeeper for Tijuana.

Santos Laguna
On 10 July 2020, Lajud joined Santos Laguna.

Mexico
Lajud was called up to the senior Mexico squad for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina in January 2018. He did not appear in the match. He made his debut for Mexico in a 3–2 friendly win over Costa Rica on 10 December the same year.

Lebanon
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, the Lebanese Football Association attempted to include Lajud to play for Lebanon, after Lebanon qualified for the third round; Lajud has yet to complete the FIFA one-time switch requirement in order to join the Lebanon national football team.

Personal life
Lajud is of Lebanese descent. He received his Lebanese passport on 6 November 2021.

Honours
Mexico Youth
 * CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2013
 * Central American and Caribbean Games: 2014
 * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2015
 * Pan American Silver Medal: 2015

Individual
 * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Best XI: 2015
 * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Golden Glove: 2015