Raúl Enríquez Arámbula (born 20 May 1985) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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Career

In 2007, Enríquez signed for second division side

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. Enríquez quickly became an integral member of the first-team, being the club's first-choice striker. During the 2010 Apertura, he helped the club gain promotion to the first division as Tijuana finished in first place in the regular campaign before defeating

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3–0 in the two-legged Liguilla final. Two years later, Enríquez was lifting another league title with Tijuana, this time the

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Apertura. He is currently the club's all-time top goalscorer with 77 goals. In 2013, Enríquez was loaned to

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after six years with Tijuana; however, he returned to Tijuana after playing two matches with Sinaloa. After being loaned over the last two seasons, Raul was loaned to Juarez where he scored 19 goals and was the joint scorer in the league. He was link with clubs giant like Loros and Tampico Maderos, but he chose to stay with Juarez as his dream is to play with Tijuana again.

Personal life

On 12 September 2022, Enríquez was arrested at the

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checkpoint for allegedly trying to smuggle two undocumented individuals in the truck he was driving. He was reportedly driving a Cadillac pickup truck on his way to a game in Santa Ana, but was questioned by an agent when attempting to cross the border line, according to documents filed with the

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Honours

Tijuana *

: Apertura 2012 *

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: Apertura 2010 Dorados de Sinaloa *

: Clausura 2015 Individual *Top goalscorer: Primera A Apertura 2008, Copa MX Clausura 2015

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* * * * * 1985 births Living people Footballers from Colima Men's association football forwards Chiapas F.C. footballers Petroleros de Salamanca C.F.C. footballers Club Tijuana footballers Dorados de Sinaloa footballers Mineros de Zacatecas (football) players FC Juárez footballers Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Mexican men's footballers {{Mexico-footy-forward-stub