Landon Donovan made his Liga MX debut for Leon in Saturday's match against Puebla.
Donovan came out of retirement to join Leon in the offseason and hadn't played in a professional match since Nov. 6, 2016, when he went 45 minutes for the LA Galaxy in a playoff game that capped his first comeback. This return was announced Jan. 13, but the all-time leading scorer for the United States men's national team has been working to get back to match fitness.
Leon started the season well but had been outscored 9-1 in its previous two matches, falling 4-0 to Necaxa at home in Jornada 4 and losing to Monterrey 5-1 last weekend.