Jorge Enríquez
Jorge Enríquez García (born 8 January 1991) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is an Olympic gold medalist.[1]
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| Full name | Jorge Enríquez García | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Guadalajara | 108 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → León (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Coras (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Puebla (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Omonia | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Salamanca | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Tiburón | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Venados | 40 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 202 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Mexico U20 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Mexico U23 | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Mexico | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
C.D. Guadalajara edit
Enriquez was born in Mexicali, Baja California, and debuted with Chivas on 5 February 2010 in a match against Pachuca CF, corresponding to week 6 of the Bicentenario tournament. He came on in the 86th minute, replacing Adolfo Bautista. Enríquez scored his first goal in the quarter finals outside the penalty area against Monarcas Morelia.[2]
Club León edit
On 6 December 2015, Guadalajara announced Enríquez will go on loan to Club León for six months.[3]
Omonia edit
On 14 June 2018, it was reported Enriquez would be transferred to Omonia.[4]
International career edit
Jorge Enríquez first played for the Mexico national team at the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Mexico won the tournament and qualified to the 2011 Pan American Games.
He was part of the U-22 Mexico squad that competed at the 2011 Copa América. They eventually lost at the group stage, being in the last place.
Enríquez represented Mexico once again at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, they were knocked out of the competition by Brazil at the semifinals, but won the third place beating France. In this tournament Enriquez received the Bronze Ball award coming third in the Tournament's Best Player award.
Chatón was again part of the squad that represented Mexico at the Pan American Games. Mexico won the gold medal beating Argentina at the finals.
In the 2012 Summer Olympics, he became an important piece in the road to the gold medal providing important passes to his partners, he even scored the first goal against Senegal in the quarterfinals.
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 25 July 2013[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Guadalajara
Mexico Youth
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2011
- Pan American Games: 2011
- CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2012[7]
- Toulon Tournament: 2012
- Olympic Gold Medal: 2012
Individual
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Bronze Ball: 2011
References edit
- ^ "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". bbc.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Jorge Enríquez García". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Chaton Enriquez se va a Europa". El Universal. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Jorge Enríquez at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Mexico wins olympic qualifying tournament; Mexico U-23 2, Honduras U-23 1". 3 April 2012.
External links edit
- [usurped] at Chivas Campeon (in Spanish)
- Jorge Enríquez García at Liga MX (in Spanish)
- Jorge Enríquez García – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com () (in Spanish)
- – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Jorge Enríquez at the International Olympic Committee
- at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Jorge Enríquez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jorge Enríquez at Soccerway
- Jorge Enríquez on Twitter