José de Jesús Mendoza Magaña (born 10 January 1979) is a Mexican former

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striker.

Club career

Mendoza debuted in the Verano 1997 season with León against

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. Mendoza did not receive much playing time until the Invierno 1998 season. For the Invierno 1999 season, Mendoza was transferred to

Chivas de Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A de C.V. (;), nicknamed ''"Chivas"'' () and simply known as Guadalajara or internationally as Chivas de Guadalajara, is a Mexican professional football club based in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Jalisco. It c ...

. Mendoza played two seasons with Chivas in which he made 33 appearances and scored 10 goals. When the Invierno 2000 season came, Mendoza was sold to bitter rival

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

. Mendoza won the first championship in his career in the Verano 2002 season with

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. Mendoza was sent to

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before the Clausra 2003 season started. Despite playing infrequently during the Clausura 2003, Mendoza won the second championship of his career, this time with

. Mendoza was sent back to

for the Apertura 2003 season and has not left since. Mendoza won his third championship during the Clausura 2005 with

. Prior to the Apertura 2005 season, Mendoza was transferred to

San Luis F.C. San Luis Fútbol Club was a Mexican professional Association football, football club from the city of San Luis Potosí (city), San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí. The club was founded in 1957, when they were known as Santos (saints). The team's nic ...

Honours

América *

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: Verano 2002, Clausura 2005 ;Monterrey *

: Clausura 2003 ;Necaxa *

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: Apertura 2009, Bicentenario 2010 *Campeón de Ascenso: 2009–10

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendoza, Jesus 1979 births Living people Footballers from Mexico City Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexico men's international footballers Club León footballers Club América footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers C.F. Monterrey players Atlante F.C. footballers San Luis F.C. players Club Necaxa footballers C.D. Irapuato footballers Liga MX players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Men's association football forwards Mexican men's footballers Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games footballers for Mexico Pan American Games gold medalists in football Footballers at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games