Guillermo Villalobos

Guillermo Alberto Villalobos Zanabria (born 24 July 1991) is a Mexican professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Mexicas CDMX of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). He played college football at ITESM CEM. Villalobo was drafted in the 2019 CFL-LFA Draft and played during two seasons for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early life Villalobos has played American football since he was five years old. His father also played college football with the Águilas Blancas of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Villalobos started in lower categories playing for several teams of the Atizapán area in Greater Mexico City. After finishing high school, he was offered a scholarship to play football in the Borregos Salvajes CEM.

College career Villalobos joined the ITESM CEM college football team, one of the most successful programs in Mexico, where he earned a major in Business Administration. Despite never winning a championship, Villalobos had a successful career: in 2015 he achieved the single-season receiving yards league record with 1230 yards in 35 catches. After going through medical checks, Villalobos joined the team in May 2019.

On July 24, 2019, Villalobos was promoted to the Redblacks' active roster, and made his CFL debut the following day against the Calgary Stampeders. In August, he landed in the team's practice roster. And on September 12, 2019, he made it again to the active roster. In total, he dressed in eight regular season games in 2019. He re-signed with the Redblacks on January 13, 2021. Villalobos was released by the Redblacks in September 2021.

Villalobos was signed by the Mexicas for the 2022 LFA season.

National team career Villalobos represents the Mexico national flag football team in international competition. He helped Mexico win the bronze medal at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, catching a touchdown pass in their 39–35 win over Austria in the bronze medal game. Villalobos later helped Mexico win the silver medal at the 2023 IFAF Americas Continental Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina, catching a touchdown pass in their 40–36 loss to the United States in the gold medal game.