Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda[a] (born 21 July 1987) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
 Zavala playing for Monterrey in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Monterrey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cobras Cd. Juárez[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Cobras Cd. Juárez[2] | 7 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2018 | Monterrey | 250 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Zacatecas (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Puebla | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Juárez | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Mazatlán | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Mexico U23 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Mexico | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editMonterrey
editZavala 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.[4]
Club Puebla
editClub Puebla announced in the beginning of January 2019, that they had signed Zavala.[5]
International career
editAfter 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.[6] 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.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 11 February 2016[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 2 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[8]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editMonterrey
- Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010
- Copa MX: Apertura 2017
- InterLiga: 2010
- CONCACAF Champions League: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Mexico U23
Mexico
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zavala and the second or maternal family name is Castañeda.
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
- ^ Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda - Ficha Jugador
- ^ Jesús Zavala se retira del futbol tras 16 años de carrera (in Spanish)
- ^ 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
- ^ Jesús Zavala at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "J. Zavala". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
External links
edit- Team profile Archived 2010-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (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