Enrique Esqueda

Enrique Esqueda
Personal information
Full nameEnrique Alejandro Esqueda Tirado
Date of birthApril 19, 1988
Place of birthQuerétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker, Winger
Club information
Current team
UANL
Number16
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2011América107(15)
2011–2014Pachuca33(8)
2014→ Atlas (loan)16(3)
2015→ UANL (loan)10(4)
National team‡
2005Mexico U-172(0)
2007Mexico U-202(1)
2007–Mexico U-2312(5)
2007–Mexico8(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2010

Enrique Alejandro Esqueda Tirado (born 19 April 1988 in Santiago de Querétaro) is a Mexican footballer, who plays as a striker for Tigres UANL. He has also been called up to the Mexico national team.

Club career

América

At club level, he made his debut for América on 4 February 2006 against Atlas. His debut in an international tournament came in 2007, when América participated in the Copa Sudamericana, where they finished runner-up. In 2009 América participated in the World Football Challenge, where he scored in the 2–1 win against AC Milan. In 2011 Esqueda scored against European clubs Manchester City in a 1–1 draw, and against Real Madrid in a 2–3 loss.

Pachuca, Atlas and Tigres UANL

On May 23, 2011, he was transferred to CF Pachuca. After several years of injuries and ups and downs with Pachuca, on 2014 he was loaned to Atlas de Guadalajara. Under the command of Tomas Boy, Esqueda scored three goals with Atlas. On 2015, he was transferred on loan to Tigres UANL. With Tigres, he scored a hat-trick in the Copa Libertadores 2015 victory of 5-4 over Juan Aurich on April 15, 2015. He scored the last goal of the 3-0 victory in the Clásico Regiomontano against arch-rival CF Monterrey on April 18.

International career

Esqueda was a part of the U-17 world champion team in Peru in 2005. He was also part of the U-20 team that represented Mexico at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but was cut from the team at the last minute. He formed part of the U-23 team that was to represent Mexico at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He helped Mexico achieve a bronze medal, with him scoring four goals, becoming one of the top scorers of the tournament.

He was called up by the Mexico national team for a game against El Salvador. He scored his first goal on 14 October 2009 against Trinidad & Tobago in a 2–2 draw.

His most recent appearance was on 11 August 2010 against World Cup Champions Spain

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 14 October 2009 Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier

International appearances

As of 12 October 2010

Honours

Club

Club América

International

Mexico

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