Jorge Enríquez

Jorge Enríquez
Personal information
Full name Jorge Enríquez García
Date of birth (1991-01-08) January 8, 1991
Place of birth Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Omonia
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2018 Guadalajara 97 (2)
2016 → León (loan) 8 (0)
2016 → Coras (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Santos Laguna (loan) 13 (1)
2018 → Puebla (loan) 1 (0)
2018– Omonia 0 (0)
National team
2011 Mexico U20 12 (1)
2011–2012 Mexico U23 32 (2)
2011–2013 Mexico 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 8, 2018

Jorge Enríquez García (born 8 January 1991 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico) is a Mexican footballer, who currently plays as a Defensive midfielder for Omonia. He is an Olympic gold medalist.[1]

Club career

C.D. Guadalajara

Enriquez debuted with Chivas on 5 February 2010 in a match against Pachuca CF, corresponding to week 6 of the Bicentenario tournament. He came on in the 86th minute, replacing Adolfo Bautista. Enríquez scored his first goal in the quarter finals outside the penalty area against Monarcas Morelia.[2]

Club León

On 6 December 2015, Guadalajara announced Enríquez will go on loan to Club León for six months.[3]

Omonia

On 14 June 2018, it was reported Enriquez would be transferred over to Omonia.[4]

International career

Jorge Enríquez first played for the Mexico national team at the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Mexico won the tournament and qualified to the 2011 Pan American Games.

He was part of the U-22 Mexico squad that competed at the 2011 Copa América. They eventually lost at the group stage, being in the last place.

Enríquez represented Mexico once again at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, they were knocked out of the competition by Brazil at the semifinals, but won the third place beating France. In this tournament Enriquez received the Bronze Ball award coming third in the Tournament's Best Player award.

Chatón was again part of the squad that represented Mexico at the Pan American Games. Mexico won the gold medal beating Argentina at the finals.

In the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, he became an important piece in the road to the gold medal providing important passes to his partners, he even scored the first goal against Senegal in the Quarterfinals.

Honours

Club

Guadalajara

International

Mexico

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". bbc.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jorge Enríquez García". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  3. ↑ http://futboltotal.com.mx/2015/12/chaton-enriquez-sale-de-chivas/
  4. ↑ "Chaton Enriquez se va a Europa". El Universal. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  6. ↑ http://trireport.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/mexico-wins-olympic-qualifying-tournament/
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