Jesús Dueñas

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dueñas and the second or maternal family name is Manzo.
Jesús Dueñas
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Dueñas with Mexico in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jesús Alberto Dueñas Manzo
Date of birth (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Tigres UANL
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2012 Tigres UANL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Tigres UANL 350 (18)
National team‡
2009 Mexico U20 3 (0)
2015–2018 Mexico 25 (1)
Honours
Representing  Mexico
Winner 2015 United States
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018

Jesús Alberto Dueñas Manzo (born 16 March 1989), also known as "Pollo", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.

Club career[]

Jesus Dueñas was from Petroleros de Salamanca but later moved to Tigres UANL, the team with which he debuted.[1] Since 2014, Dueñas has become the starting central midfielder of Tigres. He played a key role in the Copa Libertadores 2015.

In the Apertura 2016 finals against Club América, the teams tied 1-1 in the first leg at Estadio Azteca. In the historical second leg, played for the first time on 25 December, the teams tied 0-0 and went to overtime at the Estadio Universitario. At 95' Edson Álvarez scored the 1-0 for América and at 119' Dueñas tied dramatically with a header after a cross from Jürgen Damm, and led the match to penalty shoot-out. Nahuel Guzmán stopped three shots and Tigres became the Apertura 2016 champions.

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.[2]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 February 2016 Marlins Park, Miami, United States  Senegal 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours[]

Tigres UANL

Mexico

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ Jesús Dueñas – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "J. Dueñas". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ^ "TSG reveals Gold Cup Best XI". goldcup.org.
  4. ^ Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League [@TheChampions] (2 May 2019). "Presenting the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League 2019 Team of the Tournament!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 May 2019 – via Twitter.


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