Alonso Escoboza

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Alonso Escoboza
Escoboza playing for Mexico U20 in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Jesús Alonso Escoboza Lugo[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-22) 22 January 1993 (age 31)
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)
2012–2013Necaxa (loan) 13 (3)
2016–2019 Tijuana 8 (0)
2016–2017Chiapas (loan) 19 (1)
2017–2018Puebla (loan) 20 (1)
2018–2019Sinaloa (loan) 37 (9)
2019 Querétaro 20 (3)
2020–2022 América (loan) 21 (0)
2021–2022Necaxa (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

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]

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

On 17 June 2019, Querétaro announced the signing of Escoboza form Tijuana.[17]

América (loan)[edit]

On 29 December 2019, América announced that Escoboza would be joining the team for the Clausura 2020 on loan from Querétaro.[18][19]

Necaxa[edit]

On 1 July 2021, Escoboza returned to Necaxa, joining them permanently.[20][21]

Cruz Azul[edit]

On 13 August 2022, Escoboza joined Cruz Azul.[22]

Mazatlán[edit]

On 16 January 2024, Escoboza joined Mazatlán.[23]

International career[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 5 February 2024[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance in Campeón de Campeones

International[edit]

As of match played 20 November 2013[26]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2013 3 1
Total 3 1

Honours[edit]

Santos Laguna

Mexico U20

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Escoboza, promesa para el Mundial" (in Spanish). ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Pachuca vs. Santos Laguna - 24 July 2011 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Santos Laguna vs. Olimpia - 28 July 2011 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Santos Laguna vs. Colorado Rapids - 20 October 2011 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. ^ "MAYO. Santos Laguna campeón del Clausura 2012". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 23 December 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. ^ Taker, Gerardo (3 January 2013). "Necaxa presentó a sus refuerzos para el Clausura 2013". Pasión Rojiblanca. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Lobos BUAP vs. Necaxa - 4 January 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Necaxa vs. Veracruz - 25 April 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  10. ^ Taker, Gerardo (13 May 2013). "Clausura 2013 | Necaxa 0-1 Neza". Pasión Rojiblanca. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  11. ^ Rosas, Sergio Luis (7 June 2013). "Regresa Escoboza a Santos". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Querétaro vs. Santos Laguna - 25 November 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  13. ^ Rodríguez, Said (29 November 2015). "Xolos anuncia la compra de Alonso Escoboza a Santos". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  14. ^ Mancera, Diego (15 July 2016). "El Draft de la Liga MX reacomoda a los equipos mexicanos". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  15. ^ Club Puebla (7 June 2017). "¡Bienvenido Alonso Escoboza!". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  16. ^ MX Draft (8 June 2018). "Alonso Escoboza es nuevo jugador de Dorados de Sinaloa". twitter.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  17. ^ Total, Futbol (18 June 2019). "Alonso Escoboza, uno más que le ganan a Chivas". Futbol Total: Un juego auténtico lleno de nobleza y emoción. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  18. ^ "¿Cuánto dinero gastó América en los refuerzos para el Clausura 2020?" (in Spanish). America Monumental. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  19. ^ Martinez, Jahir M. (7 January 2020). "America taking no time off for the Clausura 2020". Viva Liga MX. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  20. ^ Staff (1 July 2021). "Jesús Alonso Escoboza Lugo se suma al Necaxa". LJA (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  21. ^ Club Necaxa (1 July 2021). "¡Bienvenido, @alonsoescoboza! 👋". twitter.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  22. ^ García, J. (13 August 2022). "Cruz Azul: Alonso Escoboza, oficialmente nuevo jugador de La Máquina". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  23. ^ Chávez, Isac (16 January 2024). "Oficial: Alonso Escoboza es el nuevo jugador del Mazatlán". El Sol de Mazatlán (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  24. ^ El Piojo revelo a sus siete convocados de trámite - Mediotiempo
  25. ^ Alonso Escoboza at Soccerway
  26. ^ Alonso Escoboza at National-Football-Teams.com

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