Alonso Escoboza

Alonso Escoboza
Personal information
Full nameJesús Alonso Escoboza Lugo
Date of birth22 January 1993
Place of birthAhome, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing positionLeft winger
Club information
Current team
Santos Laguna
Number99
Youth career
Santos Laguna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–Santos Laguna54(5)
2012–2013Necaxa (loan)13(3)
National team
2013Mexico U-2011(3)
2013–Mexico3(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 December 2013
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Escoboza and the second or maternal family name is Lugo.

Jesús Alonso Escoboza Lugo (born 22 January 1993), sometimes known as Jesús Escoboza, is a Mexican footballer who plays as a left winger for Santos Laguna of the Liga MX.

Career

Early career

Alonzo Escoboza began playing in Tercera Division for Santos Casion where he managed to score eight goals in the 2008-2009 season. He quickly called (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 2009-2011. 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 American in one of the pre-season friendly games.

Santos Laguna

Escoboza made his debut for Santos Laguna on 23 July 2011 at the age of 18, coming on as a substituted in the 81st minute replacing Oribe Peralta, in a 4-1 win over Pachuca in the Hidalgo stadium. Diego Cocca was the manager who gave Escoboza his league debut.

His first international game was on 27 July against Club Deportivo Olimpia, coming in as a substitute in the 66th minute replacing Christian Suarez in a 3-1 win. Escoboza scored his first goal in 19 October in a Concacaf Champions League 2011-2012 against Colorado Rapids. However, Escoboza did not play in a single game in the Liga Mx during the Clausura 2012 where Santos Laguna became champions by winning the final against Club Moneterrey.

Club Necaxa

Escoboza was loan to Necaxa on 20 December 2012. In 4 January 2013, he debuted with Necaxa in a loss to Lobos BUAP. In the following season, Clausura 2013, he scored two goals against Tiburones Rojo of Veracruz. Necaxa reached the final, but was defeated by Neza FC who was crowned champion.

Return to Santos Laguna

After finishing his loan to Necaxa, Escobaza returned to Santos Laguna. On 23 August 2013, he scored his first goal in (the?) first division against Club Tijuana. He scored his second goal of the tournament by scoring the second goal in the 59th minute against C.F. Monterrey in a 3-2 win on 18 October 2013. He scored his first goal in the Liguilla on 24 November 2013 in the first leg quarterfinal game against Queretaro FC in the 70th minute in 3-2 win.

During the Clausura tournament, Escobaza went to play 16 league games scoring 3 goals and providing 2 assists to goal. He played 3 games and scored once in Copa MX.

International career

Escoboza made his debut for the Mexico senior team 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.

He was named as one of the seven stand-by players for Mexico's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 December 2013[2]
Club Season League Cup North America Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos Laguna 2011-12 Liga MX 60006100121
2012-13 3000320062
Necaxa 2012-13 Ascenso MX 133000000133
Santos Laguna 2013-14 Liga MX 163310000194
Career total 3863193005010

Honours

Club

Santos Laguna

Liga MX Clausura (1): 2011-12

Apertura 2014

References

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