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Jorge Enríquez
Enríquez in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jorge Enríquez García
Date of birth (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33)
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)
2016León (loan) 8 (0)
2016Coras (loan) 6 (0)
2017Santos Laguna (loan) 14 (1)
2018Puebla (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
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2022

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]

Club career

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C.D. Guadalajara

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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

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On 6 December 2015, Guadalajara announced Enríquez will go on loan to Club León for six months.[3]

Omonia

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On 14 June 2018, it was reported Enriquez would be transferred to Omonia.[4]

International career

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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

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International

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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

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Guadalajara

Mexico Youth

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". bbc.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Jorge Enríquez García". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  3. ^ "Chatón Enríquez sale de Chivas - Futbol Total". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  4. ^ "Chaton Enriquez se va a Europa". El Universal. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  5. ^ Jorge Enríquez at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Mexico wins olympic qualifying tournament; Mexico U-23 2, Honduras U-23 1". 3 April 2012.
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