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Miguel Ángel Ponce

Miguel Ángel Ponce, American-Mexican footballer

Born
April 12, 1989
Age in 2026
37
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1989

About Miguel Ángel Ponce

Miguel Ángel Ponce Briseño (born 12 April 1989), also known as Pocho, is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Born in the United States, he played for the Mexico national team. He is an Olympic gold medalist. == Early life == Ponce moved with his family from Sacramento to Guadalajara before he was 1, then to Tijuana when he was 10 to enable visits from his father, who worked building bridges in California. Wanting his son to learn English, his father arranged for him to use a friend's address in San Ysidro, San Diego as a base to attend US schools. He played association football for four years at San Ysidro Middle School and San Ysidro High School before being invited to a tryout by C.D. Guadalajara at age 15. == Club career == === Guadalajara === Ponce scored his first goal for Chivas on September 28, 2010 in the 71st minute of the game against Tigres UANL rescuing the team from a loss of the game with a 1-1 end. He scored once again on October 3, 2010 against local rival Atlas. Ponce ended the 2010–2011 season with two goals in 30 games. ==== Toluca ==== Ponce quickly established himself as the starting left-back in José Cardozo's starting eleven.

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Career and life highlights

Miguel Ángel Ponce timeline

  1. Ponce scored his first goal for Chivas on September 28, 2010 in the 71st minute of the game against Tigres UANL rescuing the team from a loss of the game with a 1-1 end.
  2. In 2011, Ponce was selected to participate in the 2011 Pan American Games, Mexico won gold after defeating Argentina in the final. in 2012 Ponce participated in the 2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament and scored twice in the tournament.
  3. Miguel Ponce made his first competitive appearance for Mexico with the senior squad in a 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Canada that also, given his dual US-Mexican citizenship, cap-tied him to Mexico.

The world when Miguel Ángel Ponce was born

Miguel Ángel Ponce was born in 1989. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1989

  • #1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
  • Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
  • Top TV showRoseanne
  • Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
  • Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
  • Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
  • Defining fadGame Boy
  • Notable inventionGame Boy
  • World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
  • U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Miguel Ángel Ponce's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19892026
Gas$1.02$3.45/gal
Average home$93,100$435,000
Average income$34,213$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.97$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population246.8M341 million

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