Top 12 Mexicans to Play in Europe Since 2000 | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Position: Midfielder

Clubs in Europe: Deportivo La Coruna, Valencia, Bayer Leverkusen and PSV (current)

Andres Guardado is one of the footballers who has left Mexico at a younger age. He arrived in Deportivo La Coruna in 2007, at age 21.

By that time, his transfer was the most expensive in history for a Mexican footballer, as the Spanish club paid six million dollars, per MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish).

But Deportivo's lack of consistency sent them straight to the second division. Guardado stayed with the club, and he even helped them return to La Liga in the 2011/12 season.

However, he was eventually sold to Valencia, where he appeared 32 times and scored once in his debut season.

In the following tournament, he created 13 goal opportunities and completed 82 percent of the passes he sent. However, the team decided to loan him to German side Bayer Leverkusen, per Fox Sports.

Six months later, Guardado found himself as a starter in the 2014 World Cup, which was instrumental in sealing a one-year loan with PSV.

So far, the left midfielder has appeared 18 times, 17 of those as a starter. He is yet to score, but has completed 689 passes (83 percent).