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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Espinoza and the second or maternal family name is Izquierdo.
Jhon Espinoza
Personal information
Full name Jhon Jairo Espinoza Izquierdo
Date of birth (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Chicago Fire
Number 14
Youth career
Cuenca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Cuenca 5 (0)
2018–2020 Aucas 51 (0)
2021– Chicago Fire 0 (0)
International career‡
2018– Ecuador U20 14 (1)
2019– Ecuador 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019

Jhon Jairo Espinoza Izquierdo (born 24 February 1999) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Born in Guayaquil, Espinoza began his career with Liga Pro club Cuenca, where he made his debut on 12 December 2017.[1] A few games into the 2018 season, Espinoza moved to Aucas.[1] He made his debut for the club on 30 July 2018 against Independiente Valle, starting in a 1–0 victory.[2]

On 18 February 2020, Espinoza scored his first goal for Aucas in a 2–1 victory over Vélez Sarsfield in the Copa Sudamericana.[3]

Chicago Fire

On 23 November 2020, Espinoza joined American Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.[1]

International career

Espinoza captained the Ecuadorian under-20 team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[4] and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win over the United States in the quarter finals.[5]

Espinoza made his senior debut in 2019. In a match against Argentina on 13 October 2019 Espinoza unfortunately scored an own goal in a 6–1 loss.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2020[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cuenca 2017 Liga Pro 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2018 Liga Pro 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Aucas 2018 Liga Pro 14 0 2 0 — — 16 0
2019 Liga Pro 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2020 Liga Pro 24 0 0 0 2 0 26 0
Total 51 0 2 0 2 1 55 1
Career total 56 0 2 0 2 1 60 1

International

As of match played 13 January 2019[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador 2019 2 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ a b c McCraney, Patrick (23 November 2020). "Chicago Fire sign Ecuadorian right back Jhon Espinoza". Hot Time in Old Town. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Independiente Valle 0–1 Aucas". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Aucas 2-1 Velez Sarsfield". Soccerway.
  4. ^ Jesus Alencastro (20 August 2019). "Jhon Espinoza: "Siempre va a ser un privilegio defender estos colores"" (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Ecuador down USA in clash of continental champions". FIFA.com. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Ecuador cayó humillado ante Argentina por 6-1 en partido amistoso [RESUMEN]" (in Spanish). La República. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b Jhon Espinoza at Soccerway

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