Jesús Zavala (footballer)
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| Full name | Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Puebla | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2018 | Monterrey | 250 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Mineros de Zacatecas (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Puebla | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Mexico U-23 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Mexico | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda (born 21 July 1987 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Puebla in Liga MX.
Club career
Monterrey
Zavala made his debut with Monterrey in the Clausura 2006 against Toluca. He began playing as a forward, subsequently being moved to the midfield by Víctor Manuel Vucetich.[1]
Club Puebla
Club Puebla announced in the beginning of January 2019, that they had signed Zavala.[2]
International career
After having an exceptional tournament with Monterrey where he helped the team win the Apertura 2010, Zavala appeared in the first list of Mexico coach, José Manuel de la Torre.[3] He eventually played in the 2011 Gold Cup, including the final against the United States where Mexico won 4–2. He scored his first goal on June 12, 2012 against El Salvador.
International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[4]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 12 June 2012 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  El Salvador |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 7 September 2012 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Monterrey
- Liga MX (2): Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010
- Copa MX (1): Apertura 2017
- InterLiga (1): 2010
- CONCACAF Champions League (3): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
International
- CONCACAF Gold Cup:
- Winner (1): 2011
- Pan American Games:
- Winner (1): 2011
References
- ^ Vucetich no acepta la idea de La Volpe – espn deportes
- ^ ¡Refuerzo en la media! Club Puebla anuncia el fichaje de Jesús Zavala, elsoldepuebla.com.mx, 2 January 2019
- ^ Cinco mundialistas y un estreno en la lista de El Chepo – eleconomista.com.mx
- ^ "J. Zavala". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
External links
- Team profile (in Spanish)
- Jesús Zavala's stats at the Wayback Machine (archived April 7, 2010) (in Spanish)
- Jesús Zavala – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Jesús Zavala at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nuevo León
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Liga MX players
- Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- Sportspeople from Monterrey
- Association football defenders
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Mexico international footballers
- Mexican footballers