Jürgen Damm

Jürgen Damm Rascón (born 7 November 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Tigres UANL and Mexico national team.[3] He also holds a German passport.[4]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Damm and the second or maternal family name is Rascón.
Jürgen Damm
Personal information
Full name Jürgen Damm Rascón
Date of birth (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992[1]
Place of birth Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Tigres UANL
Number 25
Youth career
2011–2012 Estudiantes Tecos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Estudiantes Tecos 20 (0)
2013–2015 Pachuca 67 (4)
2015– UANL 137 (9)
National team‡
2015– Mexico 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:36, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:00, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

According to a study conducted by Mexican club Pachuca, and backed by FIFA, Damm is the second fastest player in the world. He is able to reach 35.23 km/h (21.89 mph) running with the ball.[5]

Early life

Jürgen Damm was born to an upper middle class family. His paternal grandfather is from Germany, and as a result, he holds a German passport.[6] He was born in the coastal city of Tuxpan, state of Veracruz, and due to his father's job, 2-year-old Damm and his family moved to Toronto. After two years in Canada, Jürgen and his family returned to Mexico and settled in Guadalajara, where he began his football career. As his father always believed education was first, due to their family heritage, so Jürgen was not allowed to join any clubs until age 17, and he continues to pursue a degree in Business Administration.[7]

Jürgen was spotted by Magdaleno Mercado and invited to a try out with Atlas. He spent 6 months with the team but left due to a lack of playing opportunities.[8] He was then transferred to the youth team of Estudiantes Tecos under trainer Francisco Chavez.[9]

Club career

Estudiantes Tecos

Damm began his professional career with Estudiantes Tecos at age 18. He made his debut in the Liga MX on 25 March 2012 in a 4-0 loss against Monterrey under coach Héctor Hugo Eugui.[10] After his first season with Tecos, they were relegated to the Second Division where he remained for several seasons. He then was transferred to Pachuca on 30 June 2013.

Pachuca

2013–14

During his first season with Pachuca, Damm appeared in every game and scored the first goal of his career against Guadalajara on October 20, 2013.[11] In his second season with the club, Pachuca made it to the final of the Clausura 2014 season. He played in all of Pachuca's playoff matches, reaching the final against Leon, where Pachuca lost 3-4 on aggregate score.

2014–15

Damm started off his Apertura 2014 season with an injury in the 2nd match against Monterrey. After having missed 8 games he made a full comeback on October 1, 2014.[12] Jürgen also participated in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League with Pachuca scoring a goal against Municipal on September 24, 2014.[13]

Tigres UANL

On June 10, 2015, Damm joined Tigres UANL in a reported $10 million deal. On October 3, 2015, he scored his first goal for Tigres in a 1-0 victory against Atlas.

International career

On 18 March 2015, Damm received his first call up for Mexico under coach Miguel Herrera for the friendlies against Ecuador on March 28 and Paraguay on March 31.[14] He made his senior debut on March 28, 2015 against Ecuador, coming in as a substitute in the 84th minute of the game.

On 17 November 2015, Damm scored his first international goal against Honduras in a 0–2 away win for Mexico.

In May 2018, he was named in Mexico’s preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[15] However, he did not make the final 23.[16]

Statistics

Luke
As of 27 July 2016[17]
Club Season League Cup North America South America Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estudiantes UAG 2011–12 10———10
2012–13 19060——250
Total20060——260
Pachuca 2013–14 39370——463
2014–15 281—31—312
Total6747031—775
Tigres UANL 2015–16 363—9140494
Total363009140494
Career Total1237130122401529

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[18]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 November 2015Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club
UANL

References
  1. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Jürgen Damm". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. http://www.tigres.com.mx/plantel/
  3. Jürgen Damm at Soccerway. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  4. "Jürgen Damm, el alemán que sueña con jugar en el Tri y en Primera División - Goal.com". 11 December 2012.
  5. Bale's speed top slot under threat, Marca, retrieved 28 March 2015
  6. ""Iba a dejar el fut": Jürgen Damm". 19 March 2015.
  7. tuzostvoficial (21 July 2014). "Tuzostv: Perfil de Jürgen Damm, 2da. parte" – via YouTube.
  8. "Jürgen Damm dejó Atlas por las malas decisiones". www.periodicoeltren.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  9. "Espera Atlas resolución de Tecos por Jürgen Damm". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  10. "CF Monterrey vs. Estudiantes Tecos - 25 March 2012 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  11. FootballMania (21 October 2013). "Jürgen Damm: Great Goal (Pachuca) Vs.Guadalajara" – via YouTube.
  12. "HugeDomains.com - Ituzos.com is for sale (Ituzos)". ituzos.com.
  13. "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  14. "mediotiempo profile". Archived from the original on 8 May 2014.
  15. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  16. "Mexico's 2018 World Cup roster: Who joins Chicharito & Guardado in final 23-man squad?". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  17. "Jurgen Damm". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  18. "J. Damm". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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