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{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1982)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|Talavera|Díaz|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alfredo Talavera
| image = 2017 Confederation Cup - MEXNZL - Alfredo Talavera (cropped) 2.jpg
| caption = Talavera with [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] at the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
| fullname = Alfredo Talavera Díaz<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Mixeco |publisher=FIFA |page=18 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218195301/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|9|18}}
| birth_place = [[La Barca Municipality|La Barca]], [[Jalisco]], Mexico
| height = 1.88 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=19 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| position = 
| currentclub = [[Mexico national under-23 football team|Mexico U23]] (goalkeeper coach)
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 1999
| youthclubs1 = [[Club Universidad Nacional|UNAM]]<ref>[https://dalepumas.bolavip.com/ligamx/Alfredo-Talavera-25-cosas-que-no-sabias-portero-Pumas-20210120-0011.html Las 25 cosas que no sabías del portero de Pumas UNAM Alfredo Talavera]</ref>
| youthyears2 = 2000–2003
| youthclubs2 = [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
| years1 = 2003–2004
| clubs1 = [[C.D. Tapatío|Tapatío]]<ref name="ligamx.net">[https://www.ligamx.net/cancha/jugador/22466 Alfredo Talavera Díaz - Ficha Jugador]</ref>
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2004–2005
| clubs2 = [[Chivas La Piedad]]<ref name="ligamx.net"/>
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2005–2006
| clubs3 = [[Coras FC|Chivas Coras Tepic]]<ref name="ligamx.net"/>
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2006–2008
| clubs4 = [[C.D. Tapatío|Tapatío]]<ref name="ligamx.net"/>
| caps4 = 31
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2003–2009
| clubs5 = [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
| caps5 = 21
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2008–2009
| clubs6 = → [[Tigres UANL]] (loan)
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2009–2020
| clubs7 = [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]]
| caps7 = 366
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2020–2022
| clubs8 = [[Club Universidad Nacional|UNAM]]
| caps8 = 62
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022–2024
| clubs9 = [[FC Juárez|Juárez]]
| caps9 = 52
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = [[Mexico national under-23 football team|Mexico Olympic]] ([[List of overage players in Olympic football|O.P.]])
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2022
| nationalteam2 = [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| nationalcaps2 = 40
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2024–
| managerclubs1 = [[Mexico national under-23 football team|Mexico U23]] (goalkeeper coach)
| club-update = 
| nationalteam-update = 
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|MEX}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]}}
{{medal|W|[[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2011 United States]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2021 United States]]|}}
}}

'''Alfredo Talavera Díaz''' ({{IPA|es|alˈfɾeðo talaˈβeɾa}}; born 18 September 1982) is a Mexican professional [[association football|football]] coach and former [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He currently serves as the goalkeeper coach for the [[Mexico national under-23 football team|Mexico under-23 national team]].

Starting his career with [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] in 2003, it was during his final years with the team that he would be loaned out to [[Tigres UANL]] and [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]], with the latter deciding to purchase him in 2010. He would join [[Club Universidad Nacional]] in 2020 and [[FC Juárez|Juárez]] in 2022.

Talavera made his debut with the national team in March 2011. Originally Mexico's third-choice goalkeeper for the [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], he became the team's starting goalkeeper following issues with the first and second-choice goalkeepers, in which Mexico would ultimately win. He would go on to be called up for the [[2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013]] and [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]], the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]], [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] and [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], the [[2015 Copa América]], the [[Copa América Centenario]], and [[2016 Summer Olympics]].

==Club career==
===Guadalajara===
With [[Oswaldo Sánchez]] out during the first part of the [[Primera División de México Clausura 2005|Clausura 2005]] with a shoulder injury, Talavera entered the [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] team as a starter against teams from the [[Primera División de México]], and also coming through against South American teams in the [[Copa Libertadores]].

On 2 April 2006, Sanchez left temporarily to play with the [[Mexico national football team|Mexico national team]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany, leaving Talavera in goal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soccer-Guadalajara's run ends as six players depart|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=2403172&type=story|date=9 April 2006|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=31 August 2009}}</ref> Since then he has started six [[Primera División de México Clausura 2006|Clausura 2006]] games for Guadalajara. In the first game he started the club posted a 2–0 loss against Monarcas Morelia. This was followed by a loss to [[Atlas F.C.|Atlas]] in the ''[[Clásico Tapatío]]''. In the final game of the season, Guadalajara lost to [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]], 2–0, but after a terrible performance in the first leg of the quarter-finals against [[Chiapas F.C.|Jaguares]] when he made a big mistake in injury time that caused the winning goal for Jaguares, coach [[José Manuel de la Torre]] dropped him as the starter and was replaced by [[Luis Ernesto Michel]] and Guadalajara fought back and advanced to the semifinals. The next season, when Oswaldo Sánchez returned, Talavera saw himself as the third goalkeeper of Guadalajara, with Michel as the second keeper, after Oswaldo left Guadalajara, Michel was the starting keeper and Talavera the backup. After this, he didn't have any action with Guadalajara again, taking the decision to leave the club in order to have more minutes played.

===Tigres UANL===
Guadalajara loaned Talavera to [[Tigres UANL]] on a one-year loan in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|title=Es oficial llegada de Talavera a Tigres|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/es-oficial-llegada-de-talavera-a-tigres|work=Medio Tiempo|date=7 June 2008|language=es}}</ref> in which he rarely saw action with the team, as he was competing with [[Óscar Pérez Rojas|Óscar Pérez]] for the spot. Nevertheless, bad luck came for Talavera, as Talavera injured himself in training, making [[Enrique Palos]] the next in the line. After he had fully recovered, Alfredo was released from Tigres.

===Toluca===
[[File:Alfredo Talavera.jpg|thumb|upright=1.00|Talavera with Toluca in 2012]]
Talavera was transferred to [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]] as a substitute for first team goalkeeper [[Hernan Cristante]], since he was injured for the [[2009–10 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2009]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Toluca's Cristante Out Eight Weeks With Torn Ligament|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1663/mexico/2009/09/16/1504788/tolucas-cristante-out-eight-weeks-with-torn-ligament|work=Goal.com|date=16 September 2009}}</ref><ref name="Goal">{{cite web|title=Toluca's Alfredo Talavera Outperforms Former Teammate Oswaldo Sanchez|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/114/mexico/2010/05/24/1940320/tolucas-alfredo-talavera-outperforms-former-teammate-oswaldo|work=Goal.com|date=24 May 2010}}</ref> On 26 July 2009, he made his league debut with Toluca playing against his former club Guadalajara in a 4–3 victory. He played as a starter in every game of the season as the team reached the [[2009 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla|championship]] semi-finals, losing to eventual championship winners [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]].

On 15 May 2010, Talavera made it to his first final as starter after defeating Pachuca 1–0 in the second leg of the [[2010 Primera División de México Bicentenario Liguilla|2010 Bicentenario championship]] semi-final (3–2 on aggregate). On 23 May, Talavera helped Toluca win the championship, defeating [[Santos Laguna]] in a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] 4–3 after stopping [[Fernando Arce]]'s shot.<ref>{{cite web|title=De la mano de Alfredo Talavera, Toluca es campeón del Futbol Mexicano|url=https://expansion.mx/deportes/2010/05/23/de-la-mano-de-alfredo-talavera-toluca-es-campeon-del-futbol-mexicano|work=[[Expansión (Mexico)|Expansión]]|date=23 May 2010|language=es}}</ref><ref name="Goal"/> His performances led him to win the tournament's Golden Glove award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Este reconocimiento llega después de siete años: Talavera|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/este-reconocimiento-llega-despues-de-siete-anos-talavera|work=Medio Tiempo|date=31 August 2010|language=es}}</ref>

On 15 September 2013, in a league match against [[Club Puebla|Puebla]], Talavera scored a last-minute penalty, helping his team tie the match at 1–1, thus giving him his first goal in the [[Liga MX]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Talavera anotó y salvó al Toluca|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/reporte?juegoId=366780|work=ESPN Deportes|date=15 September 2013|language=es}}</ref>

Despite losing the [[2014 CONCACAF Champions League Final]] against [[Cruz Azul]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Cruz Azul se Corona en Concacaf|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/reporte?juegoId=391804|work=ESPN Deportes|date=23 April 2014|language=es}}</ref> Talavera won the Golden Glove award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/golden-glove|title=Golden Glove|publisher=CONCACAF.com|date=23 April 2014|access-date=24 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425133453/http://www.concacaf.com/article/golden-glove|archive-date=25 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> His performances led him to be nominated to the [[2014 CONCACAF Awards#Goalkeeper of the Year|2014 CONCACAF Goalkeeper of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Talavera nominado portero del año|url=https://adnoticias.mx/2014/12/12/talavera-nominado-portero-del-ano-51301/|date=12 December 2014}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===UNAM===
Prior to the start of the [[2020–21 Liga MX season|2020–21 season]], Talavera joined [[Club Universidad Nacional]] in an exchange that saw [[Alfredo Saldívar]] join Toluca.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alfredo Talavera goes to Pumas from Toluca in exchange for keeper Alfredo Saldivar.|url=https://www.fmfstateofmind.com/2020/7/1/21310287/toluca-fc-alfredo-talavera-goes-to-pumas-for-goalkeeper-alfredo-saldivar|work=FMF State of Mind|date=1 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alfredo Talavera is the new goalkeeper for Pumas U.N.A.M.|date=July 2020 |url=https://vivaligamx.com/2020/07/01/alfredo-talavera-new-goalkeeper-u-n-m/}}</ref> On 26 July 2020, he made his league debut for Pumas U.N.A.M. in a 3–2 victory over [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pumas vs Querétaro: Afición alaba actuación de Alfredo Talavera en su debut|url=https://www.soyfutbol.com/tendencias/Pumas-vs-Queretaro-Aficion-alaba-actuacion-de-Alfredo-Talavera-en-su-debut--20200726-0020.html|work=SoyFutbol|date=26 July 2020|language=es}}</ref>

===Juárez and retirement===
On 8 June 2022, Talavera joined [[FC Juárez|Juárez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/10488537/alfredo-talavera-fc-juarez-futbol-estufa-liga-mx-apertura-2022|title=Oficial: Alfredo Talavera es nuevo jugador de FC Juárez|publisher=ESPN México|language=es|date=8 June 2022}}</ref> On 10 May 2024, he left the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol/liga-mx/el-portero-alfredo-talavera-anuncia-salida-fc-juarez|title=El portero Alfredo Talavera anuncia salida de FC Juárez|publisher=TUDN|language=es|date=10 May 2024}}</ref> On 12 October 2024, Talavera officially announced his retirement from professional football.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/deportes/alfredo-talavera-historico-portero-mexicano-anuncia-su-retiro-profesional/|title=Alfredo Talavera, histórico portero mexicano anuncia su retiro profesional|publisher=El Universal|language=es|date=12 October 2024}}</ref>

==International career==
In January 2011, Talavera received his first call-up to the [[Mexico national football team|senior national team]] by [[José Manuel de la Torre]] for a friendly match against [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Toluca, base de la selección del Chepo de la Torre; regresa Sinha|url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/2011/01/28/deportes/a13n1dep|work=La Jornada|date=28 January 2011|language=es}}</ref> He made his international team debut on 26 March 2011 in a friendly against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] which ''El Tri'' won 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alfredo Talavera salió feliz por su debut con el Tri|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/alfredo-talavera-salio-feliz-debut-tri|work=Medio Tiempo|date=27 March 2011|language=es}}</ref> He was called for the team's [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] squad as a third choice goalkeeper after [[José de Jesús Corona]] and [[Guillermo Ochoa]]. Following Corona's ''Liguilla'' scandal with [[Cruz Azul]] and Ochoa's [[clenbuterol]] issue, Talavera became Mexico's first-choice goalkeeper, despite having only one international cap.<ref>{{cite web|title=How will Mexico cope after scandal?|url=http://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/columnist/carlisle_jeff/id/6645834/how-mexico-cope-gold-cup-wake-drug-scandal-carlisle-soccer|work=ESPN|first=Jeff|last=Carlisle|date=10 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CONCACAF Gold Cup: Talavera getting accustomed to Mexico goal|url=http://boxscorenews.com/concacaf-gold-cup-talavera-getting-accustomed-to-mexico-goal-p21409-112.htm|work=Box Score News|first=Ivan|last=Orozco|date=18 June 2011}}</ref> Overall, he saw action in five matches of that tournament and was a starter in the [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final|final]] against [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], where Mexico would go on to win 4–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/930380/mexico-comeback-secures-gold-cup-win-over-usa?cc=5739|title=Mexico claim Gold Cup glory|date=26 June 2011|work=ESPN Soccernet|access-date=27 June 2011|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026091147/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/930380/mexico-comeback-secures-gold-cup-win-over-usa?cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Talavera was named in the 23-man squad participating in the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup]] held in Brazil,<ref>{{cite web |title=Convocatoria de la Selección Mayor |url=http://www.femexfut.org.mx/portalv2/aspx/WEB_DetalleNoticia.aspx?pnIDNtca=40982 |publisher=Femexfut |language=es |access-date=20 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608013603/http://www.femexfut.org.mx/portalv2/aspx/WEB_DetalleNoticia.aspx?pnIDNtca=40982 |archive-date=8 June 2013 }}</ref> but did not appear in any of the group stage matches as Mexico failed to progress from the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/brazil2013/teams/team=43911/statistics.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214021742/https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/brazil2013/teams/team%3D43911/statistics.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 December 2019|title=Mexico – Statistics|publisher=FIFA|access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the tournament, Talavera was called up again to participate at the [[2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup|Gold Cup]] to replace injured goalkeeper [[Cirilo Saucedo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cirilo Saucedo es baja por lesión en la Copa Oro; Alfredo Talavera al quite|url=https://www.goal.com/es-mx/news/4797/copa-oro/2013/06/28/4081065/cirilo-saucedo-es-baja-por-lesi%C3%B3n-en-la-copa-oro-alfredo|work=Goal.com|first=Andrés|last=Corona Zurita|date=28 June 2013|language=es}}</ref>

On 2 June 2014, Talavera was included by [[Miguel Herrera]] to be in Mexico's 23-man squad for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Brazil]], but did not appear in any matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/mexico/10810189/Mexico-World-Cup-2014-squad.html|title=Mexico World Cup squads|date=2 June 2014|access-date=17 June 2014|work=The Telegraph}}</ref>

Talavera was included in the final roster that would participate at the [[2015 Copa América]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mexico names competitive, but not first-choice roster for Copa America|url=https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2015/05/11/mexico-copa-america-roster|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=11 May 2015}}</ref> but made no appearances. With the arrival of then-manager [[Juan Carlos Osorio]] in October 2015, Talavera became Mexico's first-choice goalkeeper in various instances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Talavera esperó cinco años para por fin ser titular por delante de Ochoa y Corona|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/copa-america/nota/_/id/2697953/talavera-espero-cinco-anos-para-por-fin-ser-titular-por-delante-de-ochoa-y-corona|work=ESPN Deportes|date=8 June 2016 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alfredo Talavera, el portero 'favorito' de Juan Carlos Osorio|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/3050901/alfredo-talavera-el-portero-favorito-de-juan-carlos-osorio|work=ESPN Deportes|date=27 March 2017 |language=es}}</ref>

In May 2016, Talavera was included in the final roster to participate at the [[Copa América Centenario]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Mexico announces team for Copa America Centenario and it looks scary good |url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/mexico-announces-team-for-copa-america-centenario-and-it-looks-scary-good-051716 |work=Fox Sports |date=17 May 2016 |access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref> making a single appearance in the opening group stage match against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]], where Mexico won 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alfredo Talavera, portero titular para enfrentar a Uruguay|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/copa-america/nota/_/id/2695870/alfredo-talavera-portero-titular-para-enfrentar-a-uruguay|work=ESPN Deportes|date=5 June 2016|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rafa Marquez nets late winner for Mexico in Group C win vs. Uruguay|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=444722|work=ESPN|date=5 June 2016}}</ref> On 7 July, Talavera was named in Mexico's 18-man squad that would participate in the [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil, being one of the three over-aged players.<ref>{{cite web|title=Definida la convocatoria del Tri para Juegos Olímpicos |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2016/07/07/definida-la-convocatoria-del-tri-para-juegos-olimpicos |work=Medio Tiempo |date=7 July 2016 |language=es |access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref> Playing as Mexico's starting goalkeeper in the tournament, he was named [[Captain (association football)|captain]] following [[Oribe Peralta]]'s injury. Mexico failed to make it past the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Murió el campeón; México, fuera de los Juegos Olímpicos|url=https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2016/08/10/futbol/1470862166_013172.html|website=Mexico.as.com|publisher=AS|first=Cristian|last=Rivas|language=es|date=11 August 2016|access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref>

Talavera was included in the roster for the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in Russia,<ref>{{cite web|title=México definió a los 23 convocados que irán a la Copa Confederaciones de Rusia|url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol/mexico/mexico-definio-a-los-23-convocados-que-iran-a-la-copa-confederaciones-de-rusia|work=TUDN|language=es|date=8 June 2017}}</ref> where he participated in the group stage 2–1 victory against [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Talavera fue una estrella: "Para eso está el portero"|url=https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/copa-confederaciones/mexico/2017/06/21/594ada97468aeb63728b4625.html|work=Marca|first=Diego|last=Acedo|date=21 June 2017|language=es}}</ref>

In May 2018, Talavera was named in Mexico's preliminary 28-man [[Mexico national football team|squad]] for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Los 28 elegidos por Juan Carlos Osorio para el Mundial, a detalle|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mayor/28-elegidos-juan-carlos-osorio-mundial-detalle|work=Medio Tiempo|language=es}}</ref> and in June 2018, he was ultimately included in the final 23-man roster for the tournament, but did not receive any minutes on the field during the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México |url=https://miseleccion.mx/convocatoria-la-seleccion-nacional-mexico-13/ |website=MiSeleccion.mx |language=es |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref>

In October 2022, Talavera was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man [[Mexico national football team|squad]] for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster, but did not receive any minutes on the field during the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lista de convocados de la Selección Mexicana al Mundial de Qatar 2022|url=https://www.tvazteca.com/aztecadeportes/lista-oficial-convocados-seleccion-mexicana-mundial-qatar-2022|work=Tvazteca.com|first=Omar|last=Moro|date=14 November 2022|language=Spanish}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Spanish newspaper ''[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]'' described Talavera as the best out of the other 2018 FIFA World Cup Mexico goalkeepers in aerial game, someone who knows how to play with his feet (following an injury that left him out for various months), knows how to block penalties, and is able to block shots with stable hands, avoiding rebounded balls that could end up in the opposition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Razones por las que A. Talavera debería de ser el portero titular de México en Rusia|url=http://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/seleccion-mx/2018/05/25/5b073f8ce2704edc728b4615.html|work=Marca|first=Adriana|last=Maldonado|date=28 May 2018|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>

Former Mexico national team coach, [[Juan Carlos Osorio]], has said about Talavera that he has "an extraordinary aerial game. So we have a great goalkeeper for this particular style of game against teams who are direct and are excellent on set-pieces."<ref>{{cite web|title=Alfredo Talavera leading race to be Mexico's No. 1 as 'Memo' Ochoa waits|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/mexico/203/blog/post/2881774/alfredo-talavera-leading-race-to-be-mexicos-no-1-for-copa-america-as-memo-ochoa-waits|work=ESPN|first=Nayib|last=Moran|date=28 May 2016|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[ESPN]]'', former Mexico goalkeeper [[Oswaldo Sánchez]] spoke of Talavera as "I think that the most complete of [Talavera, Ochoa, and Corona] is Talavera, because he is a guy that has strong legs, is good in the air, plays well with his feet and has good reactions."<ref>{{cite web|title=Oswaldo Sanchez talks goalkeepers, Juan Carlos Osorio and Mexico's golden generation|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/mexico/203/blog/post/3431907/oswaldo-sanchez-talks-goalkeepers-juan-carlos-osorio-and-mexicos-golden-generation|work=ESPN|first=Tom|last=Marshall|date=26 March 2018|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|9 November 2022|<ref>{{NFT player|42789|Alfredo Talavera|accessdate=29 June 2018}}</ref>}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
|2011||9||0
|-
|2012||1||0
|-
|2013||1||0
|-
|2014||5||0
|-
|2015||4||0
|-
|2016||5||0
|-
|2017||3||0
|-
|2020||1||0
|-
|2021||9||0
|-
|2022||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!40!!0
|}

==Honours==
'''Guadalajara'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[Primera División de México Apertura 2006|Apertura 2006]]
*[[InterLiga]]: [[2005 InterLiga|2005]], [[2006 InterLiga|2006]]

'''Toluca'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[2009–10 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Bicentenario|Bicentenario 2010]]

'''Mexico'''
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]: [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2011]]
*[[CONCACAF Cup]]: [[2015 CONCACAF Cup|2015]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Mexican Primera División]] Golden Glove: [[2009–10 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Bicentenario|Bicentenario 2010]]
*[[CONCACAF Awards|CONCACAF Men's Goalkeeper of the Year]]: [[2016 CONCACAF Awards|2016]] (2nd place)
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Best Save: [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2011]] (2nd place)<ref>{{cite web|title=Best 10 Saves Gold Cup 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQcqhBAaixk&list=PUqn7r-so0mBLaJTtTms9dAQ&index=165 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/hQcqhBAaixk |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|publisher=CONCACAF|work=YouTube|date=29 June 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[CONCACAF Champions League]] Golden Glove: [[2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League|2013–14]]
*[[Liga MX]] Best XI: [[2020–21 Liga MX season#Torneo Guardianes 2020|Guardianes 2020]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Liga MX: León, Pumas y Cruz Azul se 'roban' el 11 ideal del Guardianes 2020|url=https://www.soyfutbol.com/ligas/Liga-MX-Leon-Pumas-y-Cruz-Azul-se-roban-el-11-ideal-del-Guardianes-2020-20201216-0041.html|work=SoyFutbol.com|language=es|first=Luis|last=De la Cruz|date=16 December 2020}}</ref>
*[[Liga MX]] All-Star: [[2021 MLS All-Star Game|2021]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game|url=https://en.as.com/en/2021/07/18/soccer/1626635244_954732.html|date=19 July 2021|work=AS}}</ref>
*[[Univision|Premios Univision Deportes]] [[Liga MX]] Player of the Year: 2014<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/news/landon-donovan-receives-lifetime-achievement-award-premios-univision-deportes | title=Landon Donovan receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Premios Univision Deportes &#124; LA Galaxy }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Liga MX player|22466/alfredo-talavera-diaz|Alfredo Talavera Díaz}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127040552/http://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/jugador/22466/alfredo-talavera-diaz |title=Alfredo Talavera Díaz at Ascenso MX |date=dmy}} {{in lang|es}}
* {{FIFA player}}
* {{Olympics.com|alfredo-talavera}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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