Jorge Jonathan Espericueta Escamilla (born 9 August 1994) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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. Jonathan Espericueta was part of the Mexican U17 team who won the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup hosted in Mexico. Espericueta was a vital part of the team, playing all 7 matches and scoring 2 goals in the tournament, One of the goals being a memorable

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against

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in the semifinal to equalize the score.

Club career

Tigres UANL

Espericueta made his debut for

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on 18 September 2012 against

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in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League in which he came on as a 69th-minute substitute for Abraham Stringel and scored the equalizer for UANL in the 89th minute to help them to a 1–1 draw. Espericueta never made a league debut with Tigres, however he did play 5

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matches with the team.

Villarreal B

On 31 January 2014 it was announced that Espericueta was loaned out to Villarreal B for 1 year. Espercueta made his league debut 22 February 2014 against Espanyol B coming in as a substitute for Sergio Marcos González in the 60' minute of the game. Espericueta made his first goal for the team 26 April 2014 against

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. the game ended in a 1-0 win for Villarreal B.

Atlético Veracruz

He played with

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of the

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during the league's inaugural season, leading them to a runners-up finish after losing to

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in the finals.

International career

Mexico U17

Espericueta was part of the Mexican team that participated in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was one of Mexico's most important players during the tournament and was awarded the Adidas Silver Ball as the tournament's second best player. Espericueta scored his first goal in the tournament against Congo in the group stage. In the semifinals, Espericueta scored the 2-2 equalizer against

. The goal was scored directly from a corner kick. Mexico would end up winning the tournament beating

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in the final.

Mexico U20

Espericueta was selected to play the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in which he made 3 appearances and managed to score one goal in the final against

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Mexico won the match 3-1 and were crowned champions of the tournament. He was part of the Mexican team that participated in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Espericueta managed to appear in all 4 matches, and scored a free kick against

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. Mexico were eliminated by

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in the knockout stage. Espericueta also appeared in the

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and 2014 editions of the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Tigres UANL *

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: Apertura 2015; Apertura 2016 Mexico Youth *

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: 2011 *

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: 2012 *

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: 2014 * Pan American Silver Medal: 2015 Individual *

Silver Ball: 2011

References

External links

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Villareal Profile

FIFA Profile
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