Jesús Eduardo Zavala

Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda (born 21 July 1987 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Juárez in Liga MX.

Jesús Zavala
Personal information
Full name Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda
Date of birth (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987
Place of birth Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Juárez
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2018 Monterrey 250 (17)
2018 → Mineros de Zacatecas (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 Puebla 40 (0)
2020– Juárez 14 (0)
National team‡
2011 Mexico U-23 5 (1)
2011– Mexico 31 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 May 2016

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]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 June 2012Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador1–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.7 September 2012Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club
Monterrey

International

Mexico

References
  1. Vucetich no acepta la idea de La Volpe – espn deportes
  2. ¡Refuerzo en la media! Club Puebla anuncia el fichaje de Jesús Zavala, elsoldepuebla.com.mx, 2 January 2019
  3. Cinco mundialistas y un estreno en la lista de El Chepo – eleconomista.com.mx
  4. "J. Zavala". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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