Gabriel Amavizca


Gabriel Amavizca Ortiz is a Mexican professional gridiron football placekicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at UDLAP Champion 2013 Season, Universidad Madero and BUAP. Amavizca was also part of the Artilleros Puebla of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, a professional spring football league in Mexico.
In June 2019, Amavizca became the first CFL global player ever to score points in a regular season match.

Early years

Amavizca was born in Hermosillo, Sonora, but moved to Puebla when he was eight years old. He started playing gridiron football at the age of 11, after practicing other sports such as baseball, tennis and association football. In high school, he received a scholarship to play football at the ITESM Puebla.

College career

Amavizca first enrolles in the UDLAP's college football program, the Aztecas, one of the most prestigious in Mexico, where he played for the 2013 season. On that season, the team won the CONADEIP Championship. Later, he moved to the Universidad Madero Tigres Blancos, where he played for the 2014 season. After retiring for one season due to personal motives, he came back and played his last two college years for the BUAP, where he also earned a major in Business Administration.

Professional career

Amavizca played for the Artilleros Puebla of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional for the 2019 season He became the first player of Artilleros to score points..
He was selected by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at the 2019 CFL-LFA Draft as the team's third pick. Amavizca attended the training camp with the Blue Bombers, but was released by the team on June 8, 2019 during the pre-season. Three days later, on June 11, he was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
On June 22, 2019, Amavizca became the first global player to score points in a CFL regular season game kicking two converts during his team's 64–14 win over the Toronto Argonauts.