Jesús Dueñas

Jesús Dueñas
Personal information
Full name Jesús Alberto Dueñas Manzo
Date of birth (1989-03-16) March 16, 1989
Place of birth Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Tigres UANL
Number 29
Youth career
2007–2008 Salamanca
2008–2011 Tigres UANL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Tigres UANL 163 (9)
National team
2009 Mexico U-20 3 (0)
2009– Mexico 15 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2016.


Jesús Alberto Dueñas Manzo (March 16, 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Tigres UANL and the Mexico national team.[1]

Dueñas is a box-to-box midfielder who is equally adept at halting advances from opposing players as he is creating opportunities by distributing the ball or shooting on goal. He is usually deployed as a central midfielder but he is currently playing as a right-back in Tigres and in the Mexican national team. He can also play as winger.

Club career

Jesus Dueñas was from Petroleros de Salamanca but later moved to Tigres UANL, the team with which he debuted.[2] Since 2014, Dueñas has become the starting central midfielder of Tigres. He played a key role in the Copa Libertadores 2015.

International career

In March 2015, Dueñas was called up to the Mexico national team by Miguel Herrera to compete in friendly matches against Ecuador and Paraguay. Dueñas played as starter in the 3-1 victory over Jamaica of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals at the Lincoln Financial Field of Philadelphia on July 26, 2015.

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[3]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1. 11 February 2016 Marlins Park, Miami, United States  Senegal 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honors

Club

UANL

International

Mexico

References

  1. Jesús Dueñas Manzo
  2. Jesús Dueñas Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
  3. "J. Dueñas". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2016.


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