Jesús Zavala (footballer)

Jesús Zavala
Zavala playing for Monterrey in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda[1]
Date of birth (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 37)
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
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team Competition
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016

Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda[a] (born 21 July 1987) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

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.[4]

Club Puebla

Club Puebla announced in the beginning of January 2019, that they had signed Zavala.[5]

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.[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

International

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

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

Monterrey

Mexico U23

Mexico

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zavala and the second or maternal family name is Castañeda.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda - Ficha Jugador
  3. ^ Jesús Zavala se retira del futbol tras 16 años de carrera (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Vucetich no acepta la idea de La Volpe – espn deportes
  5. ^ ¡Refuerzo en la media! Club Puebla anuncia el fichaje de Jesús Zavala, elsoldepuebla.com.mx, 2 January 2019
  6. ^ Cinco mundialistas y un estreno en la lista de El Chepo – eleconomista.com.mx
  7. ^ Jesús Zavala at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ^ "J. Zavala". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.