Jesús Alonso Escoboza Lugo (born 22 January 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Liga MX club Mazatlán.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesús Alonso Escoboza Lugo[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mazatlán | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Santos Laguna | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Santos Laguna | 78 | (7) |
2012–2013 | → Necaxa (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2016–2019 | Tijuana | 8 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Chiapas (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Puebla (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Sinaloa (loan) | 37 | (9) |
2019 | Querétaro | 20 | (3) |
2020–2022 | América (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Necaxa (loan) | 32 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Cruz Azul | 20 | (3) |
2024– | Mazatlán | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013 | Mexico U20 | 11 | (3) |
2014 | Mexico U21 | 4 | (0) |
2013 | Mexico | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2024 |
Club career
Early career
Escoboza began playing in Tercera División for Santos Casino where he managed to score eight goals in the 2008–2009 season. He quickly attracted the attention of the personnel of Santos Laguna and by the following season he was called to play with a U-17 team where he played from 2009 to 2011. He scored 23 goals in 53 games. Then he participated in both the first team and U-20 team, where he managed to score 14 goals in 30 games. He was also present in the pre-season of Santos Laguna for the Torneo Apertura 2011, where he scored a goal against Club América in one of the pre-season friendly games.
Santos Laguna
Escoboza made his debut for Santos Laguna on 23 July 2011 at the age of 18, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute, replacing Oribe Peralta, in a 4–1 win over Pachuca in the Estadio Hidalgo.[3] Diego Cocca was the manager who gave Escoboza his league debut.
His first international game was on 27 July against Olimpia, coming in as a substitute in the 66th minute, replacing Christian Suárez in a 3–1 win.[4] Escoboza scored his first goal on 19 October in a CONCACAF Champions League 2011–12 against Colorado Rapids.[5] However, Escoboza did not play in a single game in the Liga MX during the Clausura 2012 where Santos Laguna became champions by beating Monterrey 3–2 on aggregate.[6]
Necaxa (loan)
Escoboza was loaned to Ascenso MX club Necaxa on 20 December 2012.[7] On 4 January 2013, he debuted with Necaxa in a 1–0 defat to Lobos BUAP[8] and he first scored for the club in a 3–2 victory against Veracruz.[9] Necaxa reached the Clausura 2013 final, but was defeated by Neza.[10]
Return to Santos Laguna
After finishing his loan to Necaxa, Escoboza returned to Santos Laguna.[11] On 23 August 2013, he scored his first goal in Liga MX against Tijuana. He scored his first goal in the Liguilla (playoffs) on 24 November 2013, in the first leg quarterfinal game against Querétaro in the 70th minute in a 3–2 win.[12]
Tijuana
On 29 November 2015, Tijuana announced that Escoboza would be joining the team for the Clausura 2016.[13] Under manager Miguel Herrera, he only played 8 games.
Loans
On 9 June 2016, Chiapas announced the signing of Escoboza for the Apertura 2016 in the Liga MX under manager José Cardozo.[14] On 7 June 2017, he joined Puebla on loan.[15] On 8 June 2018, he joined second division club Sinaloa on loan.[16]
Querétaro
On 17 June 2019, Querétaro announced the signing of Escoboza form Tijuana.[17]
América (loan)
On 29 December 2019, América announced that Escoboza would be joining the team for the Clausura 2020 on loan from Querétaro.[18][19]
Necaxa
On 1 July 2021, Escoboza returned to Necaxa, joining them permanently.[20][21]
Cruz Azul
On 13 August 2022, Escoboza joined Cruz Azul.[22]
Mazatlán
International career
Escoboza made his senior national team debut on 31 October 2013, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute and scoring in a 4–2 win over Finland. He also played some minutes as a substitute in the two games of the World Cup qualification playoffs against New Zealand, giving an assist in the first leg of the series.
Escoboza was named as one of the seven stand-by players for Mexico's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 5 February 2024[25]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santos Laguna | 2011–12 | Liga MX | 6 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[a] | 2 | — | 9 | 3 | |||
2013–14 | 24 | 4 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
2014–15 | 29 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 3 | |||
2015–16 | 16 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 2 | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
Total | 78 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 14 | ||
Necaxa (loan) | 2012–13 | Ascenso MX | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
Tijuana | 2015–16 | Liga MX | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Chiapas (loan) | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 19 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
Puebla (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
Sinaloa (loan) | 2018–19 | Ascenso MX | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 9 | ||
Querétaro | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
América (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 6 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 15 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Necaxa (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
Cruz Azul | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
2023–24 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
Mazatlán | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Career total | 272 | 29 | 43 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 335 | 39 |
International
- As of match played 20 November 2013[26]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mexico | 2013 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 1 |
Honours
Santos Laguna
Mexico U20
References
External links
- Jesús Alonso Escoboza Lugo at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Jesús Alonso Escoboza Lugo at Ascenso MX at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 August 2018) (in Spanish)
- Jesús Alonso Escoboza Lugo – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Alonso Escoboza at ESPN FC
- Alonso Escoboza at Soccerway