Víctor Guzmán

Doping Case On 12 December 2019, after much media speculation, Guzmán was announced as Guadalajara's newest signing. Right before the season started, a drug test from the previous season surfaced that Guzmán had drugs in his system, and Guadalajara canceled the agreement they had with Pachuca. Guzmán claims the tests are false and awaits legal action as a Pachuca player.

Return to Pachuca On 24 August 2020, 10 months since his last match, he returned to the playing field in a league match against Mazatlán, scoring the winning goal from a penalty kick during stoppage time, giving his team a 4–3 victory.

Successful Transfer to Guadalajara In December 2022, three years after his original agreement to transfer fell through, Guzmán returned to his boyhood club, Guadalajara. He made his debut coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 victory over Monterrey. On his first match as starter against Toluca, he appeared as a captain in a 2–1 loss. In the Clausura 2023, he was the club's top scorer with eight goals. In June 2025, he rejoined Pachuca on a one-year loan.

Late career On 1 July, 2026, Guzmán joined Toluca on a free transfer.

International career Youth Guzmán was called up to the under-20 team by Sergio Almaguer for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Jamaica. He played five matches and scored the third goal in a 3–0 victory group stage match against Honduras. Mexico would go on winning the tournament. Guzmán was then called up to participate in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup with Mexico in New Zealand, where he would appear in all three group stage matches but Mexico would finish last in the group.

On 18 September 2015, Guzmán was selected by coach Raúl Gutierrez to play in the 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship. Going on to appear in all games, he scored the last goal of the final in a 2–0 victory over Honduras. He would go on to be listed in the tournament's Best XI.

On 7 July 2016, Guzmán was named in Mexico's 23-man squad that would participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He would only make one appearance, being substituted in at the 83rd minute for Pachuca teammate Hirving Lozano as Mexico tied 2–2 in their first group stage match against Germany.

Senior Guzmán made his debut with the senior national team on 7 September 2018 in a friendly match against Uruguay in a 4–1 loss, coming on for Erick Gutiérrez at the 60th minute, managing to contribute an audacious overhead kick that hit the post. On 11 October, he scored his first international goal in a 3–2 friendly win against Costa Rica at the Estadio Universitario, the same stadium where he suffered his season-ending injury in January 2018.

Style of play Guzmán began his career as a defensive midfielder but Diego Alonso, manager of Pachuca at the time, opted to turn him into a versatile player capable of playing anywhere in midfield, as well as a wing-back and striker. He is described as a "midfielder displaying physicality, good individual technique, and having a constant link with the back of the net," "offers speed, the ability to create attacks and also kill off opposing advances when needed," When playing with Pachuca, he starts off as a central box-to-box midfielder and as the game rolls on, when Pachuca builds its attacks from the wings, Guzman sneaks to the middle with ease, taking advantage of defenders who aren't expecting him to drift forward.

His playing style has drawn comparisons with fellow Mexico international Héctor Herrera.

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