.jpg) Escoboza playing forMexico U20 in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Alonso Escoboza Lugo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Ahome,Sinaloa, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jaiba Brava | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santos Laguna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Santos Laguna | 78 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | →Necaxa (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2016–2019 | Tijuana | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | →Chiapas (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | →Puebla (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | →Sinaloa (loan) | 37 | (9) |
| 2019 | Querétaro | 20 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | América (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | →Necaxa (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Cruz Azul | 20 | (3) |
| 2024 | Mazatlán | 29 | (0) |
| 2025– | Jaiba Brava | 6 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Mexico U20 | 11 | (3) |
| 2014 | Mexico U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Mexico | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 April 2025 | |||
Jesús Alonso Escoboza Lugo (born 22 January 1993) is a Mexican professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder ordefender forLiga de Expansión MX clubJaiba Brava.[2]
Escoboza began playing inTercera División forSantos Casino where he managed to score eight goals in the 2008–2009 season. He quickly attracted the attention of the personnel ofSantos Laguna and by the following season he was called to play with a U-17 team where he played from 2009 to 2011. He scored 23 goals in 53 games. Then he participated in both the first team and U-20 team, where he managed to score 14 goals in 30 games. He was also present in the pre-season of Santos Laguna for theTorneo Apertura 2011, where he scored a goal againstClub América in one of the pre-season friendly games.
Escoboza made his debut for Santos Laguna on 23 July 2011 at the age of 18, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute, replacingOribe Peralta, in a 4–1 win overPachuca in theEstadio Hidalgo.[3]Diego Cocca was the manager who gave Escoboza his league debut.
His first international game was on 27 July againstOlimpia, coming in as a substitute in the 66th minute, replacingChristian Suárez in a 3–1 win.[4] Escoboza scored his first goal on 19 October in aCONCACAF Champions League2011–12 againstColorado Rapids.[5] However, Escoboza did not play in a single game in theLiga MX during the Clausura 2012 where Santos Laguna became champions by beatingMonterrey 3–2 on aggregate.[6]
Escoboza was loaned toAscenso MX clubNecaxa on 20 December 2012.[7] On 4 January 2013, he debuted with Necaxa in a 1–0 defeat toLobos BUAP[8] and he first scored for the club in a 3–2 victory againstVeracruz.[9] Necaxa reached theClausura 2013 final, but was defeated byNeza.[10]
After finishing his loan to Necaxa, Escoboza returned to Santos Laguna.[11] On 23 August 2013, he scored his first goal in Liga MX againstTijuana. He scored his first goal in the Liguilla (playoffs) on 24 November 2013, in the first leg quarterfinal game againstQuerétaro in the 70th minute in a 3–2 win.[12]
On 29 November 2015, Tijuana announced that Escoboza would be joining the team for the Clausura 2016.[13] Under managerMiguel Herrera, he only played 8 games.
On 9 June 2016,Chiapas announced the signing of Escoboza for the Apertura 2016 in theLiga MX under managerJosé Cardozo.[14] On 7 June 2017, he joinedPuebla on loan.[15] On 8 June 2018, he joined second division clubSinaloa on loan.[16]
On 17 June 2019, Querétaro announced the signing of Escoboza form Tijuana.[17]
On 29 December 2019,América announced that Escoboza would be joining the team for the Clausura 2020 on loan from Querétaro.[18][19]
On 1 July 2021, Escoboza returned to Necaxa, joining them permanently.[20][21]
On 13 August 2022, Escoboza joinedCruz Azul.[22]
On 16 January 2024, Escoboza joinedMazatlán.[23]
Escoboza made hissenior national team debut on 31 October 2013, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute and scoring in a 4–2 win overFinland. He also played some minutes as a substitute in the two games of theWorld Cup qualification playoffs against New Zealand, giving an assist in the first leg of the series.
Escoboza was named as one of the seven stand-by players for Mexico's2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[24]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos Laguna | 2011–12 | Liga MX | 6 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[a] | 2 | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 4 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | 16 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 2 | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 14 | ||
| Necaxa (loan) | 2012–13 | Ascenso MX | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Tijuana | 2015–16 | Liga MX | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Chiapas (loan) | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 19 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| Puebla (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Sinaloa (loan) | 2018–19 | Ascenso MX | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 9 | ||
| Querétaro | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| América (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 6 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Necaxa (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| Cruz Azul | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Mazatlán | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 272 | 29 | 43 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 335 | 39 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
Santos Laguna
Mexico U20