Jorge Enríquez García (born 8 January 1991) is a former Mexican professional

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who played as a

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. He is an

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Club career

C.D. Guadalajara

Enriquez was born in

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, and debuted with Chivas on 5 February 2010 in a match against

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, corresponding to week 6 of the Bicentenario tournament. He came on in the 86th minute, replacing

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. Enríquez scored his first goal in the quarter finals outside the penalty area against Monarcas Morelia.

Club León

On 6 December 2015, Guadalajara announced Enríquez will go on loan to

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for six months.

Omonia

On 14 June 2018, it was reported Enriquez would be transferred to Omonia.

International career

Jorge Enríquez first played for the

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at the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Mexico won the tournament and qualified to the

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. He was part of the U-22 Mexico squad that competed at the

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. They eventually lost at the group stage, being in the last place. Enríquez represented Mexico once again at the

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, 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 Olympics, 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.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Guadalajara *

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Mexico Youth *

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* CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

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Individual *

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Bronze Ball:

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* at Chivas Campeon * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Enriquez, Jorge 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Mexicali Footballers from Baja California Association football midfielders Mexican footballers Mexico under-20 international footballers Mexico youth international footballers Mexico international footballers Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games 2011 Copa América players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Olympic footballers of Mexico Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Mexico Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in football C.D. Guadalajara footballers Coras de Nayarit F.C. footballers Club León footballers Santos Laguna footballers Club Puebla players Liga MX players Segunda División B players Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games