Jesús Godínez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Godínez and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.
Jesús Godínez
Personal information
Full name José de Jesús Godínez Navarro[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nantong Zhiyun
Number 9
Youth career
2012–2017 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 Guadalajara 42 (3)
2019–2021 → León (loan) 26 (0)
2021 → Tapatío (loan) 3 (0)
2022 → Querétaro (loan) 6 (0)
2022 → Necaxa (loan) 11 (0)
2023 → Herediano (loan) 43 (19)
2024– Nantong Zhiyun 12 (4)
International career‡
2013–2014 Mexico U16 14 (6)
2014–2016 Mexico U18 6 (2)
2017 Mexico U20 8 (3)
2018 Mexico U21 5 (1)
2019 Mexico U23 8 (6)
2019 Mexico 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Men's football
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2019

José de Jesús Godínez Navarro (born 20 January 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun.

Club career

Godínez arrived at Guadalajara at age 9 and has played for Chivas Fuerzas Básicas: U17, U18, and U20. He was a part of the winning U17 team for Liga MX Apertura 2013 and Clausura 2014, and top goalscorer of both tournaments. As well as winning the U20 Clausura 2016. He made his professional debut under Argentine coach Matías Almeyda against Necaxa on 7 May 2017.[2]

On 26 January 2024, Godínez signed with Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun, and became the first Mexican player to play in the Chinese Super League.[3]

International career

Youth

Godínez was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[4] where Mexico would finish runners-up.

Godínez was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 team at the 2019 Toulon Tournament,[5] where Mexico won third place.[6] He was called up by Lozano again to participate at the 2019 Pan American Games,[7] with Mexico winning the third-place match.[8]

Senior

Godínez made his senior national team debut on 2 October 2019 in a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago. He substituted the goalscorer José Juan Macías in the 74th minute.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 January 2024[10]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guadalajara 2016–17 Liga MX 1 0 – – – 1 0
2017–18 16 2 1 0 7[b] 1 – 24 3
2018–19 17 0 7 2 – 2[c] 0 26 2
2021–22 8 1 — — — 8 1
Total 42 3 8 2 7 1 2 0 59 6
León (loan) 2019–20 Liga MX 13 0 — 1[b] 0 — 14 0
2020–21 13 0 — 2[b] 0 — 15 0
Total 26 0 — 3 0 — 29 0
Tapatío (loan) 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX 3 0 — — — 3 0
Querétaro (loan) 2021–22 Liga MX 6 0 — — — 6 0
Necaxa (loan) 2022–23 Liga MX 11 0 — — — 11 0
Herediano (loan) 2022–23 Liga FPD 19 5 — — — 19 5
2023–24 24 14 1 0 8[d] 3 1[e] 0 34 17
Total 43 19 1 0 8 3 1 0 53 22
Career total 131 22 9 2 18 4 3 0 161 28
  1. ^ Includes Copa MX and Costa Rican Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Central American Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de Costa Rica

International

As of match played 3 October 2019[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2019 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Guadalajara

León

Mexico U23

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: CD Guadalajara" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ "José de Jesús Godínez Navarro". LigaBancomer.mx.
  3. ^ "官宣｜多面攻击手！赫苏斯 · 戈迪内斯加盟南通支云" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Revelan convocatoria del Tri Sub-21 para el torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". ESPN (in Spanish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Mexico clinch third place in 2019 Toulon Tournament after win on penalty kicks". Fmfstateofmind.com. 15 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Football Men – Mexico Team Roster" (PDF). Lima 2019. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. ^ "México rescató el Bronce en Panamericanos tras vencer a Uruguay con muchos apuros". 8 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Mexico v Trinidad & Tobago game report". ESPN. 2 October 2019.
  10. ^ Jesús Godínez at Soccerway
  11. ^ Jesús Godínez at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ^ "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.