José Izquierdo (footballer, born 1992)

José Heriberto Izquierdo Mena (American Spanish: [xoˈse isˈkjeɾðo]; born 7 July 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Colombia national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Izquierdo and the second or maternal family name is Mena.
José Izquierdo
Izquierdo playing for Club Brugge in April 2015
Personal information
Full name José Heriberto Izquierdo Mena[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992[2]
Place of birth Pereira, Colombia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Deportivo Pereira 69 (14)
2013–2014 Once Caldas 40 (12)
2014–2017 Club Brugge 84 (34)
2017– Brighton & Hove Albion 47 (5)
National team‡
2017– Colombia 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2018

Club career

Izquierdo started playing football at an early age, starting out as a goalkeeper before moving outfield into a midfield/winger position. His parents initially wanted him to become a tennis player, however Izquierdo "constantly preferred to kick tennis balls with his feet rather than use rackets, and his teacher promptly advised him to switch to his natural sport". Izquierdo would subsequently abandon football for several years following his brother's death in a traffic accident, before eventually returning to join Deportivo Pereira.[4]

Izquierdo joined Once Caldas in 2013 from Deportivo Pereira,[5] and moved to Club Brugge one year later.[6]

Club Brugge

In his first season with Club Brugge, the 2014–15 season, Izquierdo scored 13 Belgian Pro League goals for the club, and also made six UEFA Europa League appearances as Brugge finished top of their group in the group stage of the competition, advancing through to the quarter-finals before being knocked out by Ukrainian club FC Dnipro 1–0 on aggregate.[7] Izquierdo started in both legs of the quarter final.[8][9]

Izquierdo won the Belgian Pro League with Club Brugge in the 2015–16 season, finishing top of the table in the regular season and winning the Championship play-offs with the club. He contributed 7 league goals in 24 Pro League appearances, and also made several appearances in Brugge's UEFA Europa League campaign.[10] He was also the winner of the Belgian Golden Shoe award for 2016 in recognition of his performances throughout the season at Brugge.[11]

Throughout the 2016–17 season, Izquierdo made 32 appearances for Club Brugge, scoring 14 Belgian First Division A goals to help them finish second in the league's regular season, these including braces against Oostende and Mouscron, as well as a hat-trick against Charleroi on 5 May 2017. He also scored one UEFA Champions League goal in a 2–1 defeat to English champions Leicester City on 22 November 2016.[12] Izquierdo's goal against Leicester was described as "a thumping finish following a terrific solo run".[13]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 10 August 2017, it was announced that newly-promoted Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion had agreed a club record transfer fee with Club Brugge for Izquierdo, reported to be around £13.5 million. He will join Brighton subject to a medical, international clearance and a successful work permit application.[14] Izquierdo passed his Brighton medical on 12 August 2017, with his work permit hearing scheduled for the following Wednesday.[15] On 16 August 2017, Club Brugge confirmed that Izquierdo's work permit had been granted and that he would be joining Brighton.[16] He was officially unveiled as a Brighton player on 21 August, taking the number 19 shirt and signing a four-year contract with the Albion.[17]

Izqueirdo made his Premier League debut for Brighton on 26 August 2017, coming on as a second half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Watford.[18]

On 20 October 2017, Izquierdo scored his first goal for Brighton in a 3–0 away win against West Ham United, a spectacular curled effort from distance.[19] He scored his second league goal of the season on 20 November, the equalising goal in a 2–2 home draw against Stoke City.[20]

On 1 January 2018, Izquierdo provided two assists in Brighton's 2–2 home draw against AFC Bournemouth, winning the Man of the Match award.[21]

Izquierdo has been hit by many injuries during his time in Sussex including having to have knee surgery and as a result of this and his other injuries he didn't play any games for The Seagulls in the 2019–20 season.[22]

Izquierdo was still recovering from his injuries at the start of the 2020–21 season, however he returned to action with Brighton's U23's in the Premier League 2 picking up one goal and a assist in five appearances before another injury set back, this time to his hamstring in December 2020.[23] He made his return to the senior matchday squad on 31 January 2021 in a home fixture against Tottenham Hotspur in which he remained an unused substitute in the 1–0 win.[24]

International career

Izquierdo received his first callup to the Colombia national team for friendlies in June 2017 against Spain and Cameroon. He scored his first goal at international level in the friendly against Cameroon on 13 June 2017, the fourth goal in a 4–0 victory.[25]

In June 2018 he was named in Colombia’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. His only game was where Colombia lost to Japan 2–1 in their opening group game.[26]

Career statistics

Club
As of 27 January 2021[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Pereira 2010 Categoría Primera A 9100———91
2011 Categoría Primera A21161———272
2012 Categoría Primera B 241020———2610
2013 Categoría Primera B15260———212
Total 6914141———8315
Once Caldas 2013 Categoría Primera A 16351———214
2014 Categoría Primera A24900———249
Once Caldas 401251———4513
Club Brugge 2014–15 Pro League 321362—6[lower-alpha 1]0—4415
2015–16 Pro League 24760—6[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0377
2016–17 First Division A 281410—4[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 3]13416
2017–18 First Division A0000—2[lower-alpha 4]0—20
Total 8434132—1812111738
Brighton & Hove Albion 2017–18 Premier League 3253010——365
2018–19 Premier League 1502000——170
2019–20 Premier League 000000——00
2020–21 Premier League 000000——00
Total 47550100000535
Career total 24065374101812129871
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five in Europa League
  3. Appearances in the Belgian Super Cup
  4. Appearances in Champions League

International
As of 3 July 2018[28]
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201721
201840
Total61

International goals
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.[5]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 June 2017Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe, Spain Cameroon4–04–0Friendly

Honours

Club Brugge

Individual

References
  1. "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 5. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. "José Izquierdo: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. Michael Yokhin (11 May 2016). "Club Brugge on brink of Belgian title thanks to Jose Izquierdo". ESPN.
  5. "Colombia – J. Izquierdo – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  6. "Colombia – Two South Americans on their way to Club Brugge". nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  7. "Dnipro strike late to reach first semi-final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. "FC Dnipro 1–0 Club Brugge (1–0 Agg) Lineups". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  9. "Club Brugge 0–0 FC Dnipro". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  10. "Games played by Jose Heriberto Izquierdo in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. "Jose Izquierdo Wins Golden Shoe". Club Brugge. 8 February 2017.
  12. "Games played by Jose Heriberto Izquierdo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  13. "Leicester City 2–1 Club Brugge". BBC Sport. 22 November 2016.
  14. "Jose Izquierdo: Brighton agree club record deal for Colombian winger". BBC Sport. 10 August 2017.
  15. "Albion's Jose Passes Medical as Record Move Edges Closer". The Argus. 13 August 2017.
  16. "Club Brugge Izquierdo Statement (Belgian)". Club Brugge Official Site. 16 August 2017.
  17. "Izquierdo Completes Record Move to Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  18. "Watford 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 26 August 2017.
  19. "West Ham United 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 20 October 2017.
  20. "Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Stoke City". BBC Sport. 20 November 2017.
  21. "Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 1 January 2018.
  22. "Jose Izquierdo won't play a part in the restarted season". We Are Brighton. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  23. "Graham Potter gives update on Florin Andone and Jose Izquierdo". The Argus. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  24. "Brighton 1–0 Tottenham: Graham Potter says performance was best for two years - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  25. "Cameroon 0–4 Colombia". Sky Sports. 13 June 2017.
  26. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? - Goal.com".
  27. "J. Izquierdo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  28. "José Izquierdo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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