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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jesús Aldo de Nigris Guajardo[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1983-07-22)22 July 1983 (age 41) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monterrey,Nuevo León, Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Monterrey[2] | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Gavilanes[3] | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Tigres UANL | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Tigres UANL | 86 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Veracruz | 28 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Necaxa | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2009 | →Monterrey (loan) | 38 | (16) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Monterrey | 103 | (37) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Guadalajara | 52 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Monterrey | 38 | (6) | |||||||||||
| Total | 353 | (82) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Mexico U20 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Mexico | 28 | (9) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Monterrey (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Raya2 | |||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Monterrey (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Jesus Aldo de Nigris Guajardo (born 22 July 1983) is a Mexican former professionalfootballer who played as aforward.
De Nigris started his career at the youth divisions ofTigres UANL, the biggest rival ofCF Monterrey. Tigres debuted him onLiga MX. He played some irregular seasons with Tigres,Veracruz andNecaxa until he arrived to Monterrey. In the first game after his brother's death he dedicated his only goal to him in an Apertura 2009 playoff game againstAmérica on 21 November 2009 in the second minute of the second half. He then scored two goals againstToluca in the semi-final. He also scored in the final againstCruz Azul, giving Monterrey the lead, and eventually dedicating the winning championship to his late brother.
A year later, de Nigris won his second league title with Monterrey, this time againstSantos Laguna. On 27 April 2011, Monterrey won theCONCACAF Champions League, where they defeatedMLS clubReal Salt Lake in thefinal. De Nigris was their top goal scorer, with four, tied with teammateHumberto Suazo
On 1 July 2013, de Nigris signed withC.D. Guadalajara for 5 million dollars until 30 June 2016. He made his debut with the club on 18 August 2013 in a home match againstPuebla F.C.
On 10 June 2015, de Nigris returned to Rayados. Yet the exact amount of the transaction is not known. He retired on 2017.[4]
De Nigris was called up to theMexico national football team for the friendly matches againstBolivia on 24 February 2010 andNew Zealand on 3 March 2010. Mexico defeated Bolivia 5–0, in which de Nigris entered to the game as a substitute. He started in his first game for Mexico against New Zealand, in which he played the first forty-five minutes, until being taken off at half-time. Mexico would win 2–0. He was left out ofJavier Aguirre's 23-man squad for the2010 FIFA World Cup due to an ankle injury, in which he took 12 weeks to recover.[5]
On 29 March 2011, he scored his first international goal in afriendly match againstVenezuela.
De Nigris was named in the 23-man squad to participate in theCONCACAF Gold Cup.[6] On 5 June he scored the second goal in the 5–0 overEl Salvador after coming on as a substitute in the second-half.[7] On 9 June de Nigris again scored after coming off the bench in a 5–0 win overCuba.[8] Three days later, he would score again coming on in the second half in the quarter-final match againstGuatemala.[9] After Mexico andHonduras held each other to a 0–0 draw in the semi-final match, de Nigris opened the score in the first half of extra-time, heading in a corner kick. Mexico would win the match 2–0, thus advancing to thefinal.[10]
Aldo is the youngest of three brothers. They grew up in he south side ofMonterrey. His oldest brother,"Poncho" de Nigris, is a TV host and influencer. His other brother, the lateAntonio "Tano" de Nigris, was also a footballer who played forCF Monterrey and the Mexico national team as well. On 15 November 2009, Antonio died from a heart attack at the age of 31 in Greece while playing forAEL. His family isItalian on his father side.[11]
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[12]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 29 March 2011 | Qualcomm Stadium,San Diego,United States |  Venezuela | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 1 June 2011 | Invesco Field at Mile High,Denver, United States |  New Zealand | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 5 June 2011 | Cowboys Stadium,Arlington, United States |  El Salvador | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 4. | 9 June 2011 | Bank of America Stadium,Charlotte, United States |  Cuba | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 5. | 18 June 2011 | New Meadowlands Stadium,East Rutherford, United States |  Guatemala | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 6. | 22 June 2011 | Reliant Stadium,Houston, United States |  Honduras | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 7. | 27 May 2012 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States |  Wales | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 8. | 2–0 | |||||
| 9. | 4 June 2013 | Independence Park,Kingston,Jamaica |  Jamaica | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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