Midfielder Marcelo Flores has officially committed to his future career with the Mexico national team.
On Monday, the promising 18-year-old Arsenal academy player, who also qualified for the Canada and England national teams, confirmed his loyalty to the don’t you see After sharing a post on Twitter that read in part: “I will wholeheartedly represent Mexico for the rest of my career.
“The Mexican Federation has supported me in various aspects of football development, invested in my progress and always trusted me with the freedom to do what I thought was the best.”
This is something I’ve been wanting to share for a while 👇🏻🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/9VdMdeWTp0
– Marcelo Flores (@10marceloflores) May 16 2022
Flores, born in Canada to a Mexican father and a Canadian mother, was involved in a recent push and pull operation between the two CONCACAF nations. The young man was part of Canada’s temporary squad for the 2021 Gold Cup, but he participated in the Revelations Cup last November with the Mexican youth team. Since then, he has played two matches for Mexico’s senior team in friendlies between December and April.
Flores’ sisters, Silvana and Tatiana, are also involved in preparing the Mexican national team on the women’s side.
Ahead of the World Cup, the young midfielder will now have to work on a win over coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who has yet to give Flores a start in the squad or minutes in the official competition.
At club level, Flores continues to await his Arsenal first-team debut, but was praised by manager Mikel Arteta in April when the Arsenal boss said he was “developing really well”.
Watch the midfielder come off the bench during the 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the Premier League at the start of April.
