Jesús Molina
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Full name | Jesús Antonio Molina Granados[1] | ||
Date of birth | March 29, 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Hermosillo, Mexico | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Santos Laguna | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | UANL | 97 | (10) |
2011–2014 | América | 126 | (6) |
2015– | Santos Laguna | 38 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2010– | Mexico | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2013 |
Jesús Antonio Molina Granados (born 29 March 1988) is a Mexican footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Liga MX club Santos Laguna and the Mexico national team.
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Club career
UANL
Jesús Molina debuted with Tigres UANL on 24 August 2007 in a 1–2 defeat against Veracruz. During the Apertura 2007 tournament he made eight appearances under then-manager Américo Gallego. The following Clausura 2008 tournament, Molina only made one appearance against Pachuca in a 1–6 defeat on 14 February.
Molina scored his first goal for UANL on 10 May 2009 in a 1–1 draw against Monarcas Morelia. During the Clausura 2010 tournament, Molina scored six goals in thirteen appearances.
For the Clausura 2011, his final tournament with UANL, Molina made sixteen appearances and scored one goal.
América
On 8 June 2011 Molina was officially transferred to Club América for the Apertura 2011 tournament.
International career
Jesús Molina made his debut for Mexico on 17 March 2010 in a friendly match against North Korea, which Mexico won 2–1.
International caps
- As of 13 November 2013[3]
International caps | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | |
1. | 17 March 2010 | Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico | North Korea | 2–1 | Friendly | |
2. | 2 September 2011 | Pepsi Arena, Warsaw, Poland | Poland | 1–1 | Friendly | |
3. | 11 November 2011 | Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico | Serbia | 2–0 | Friendly | |
4. | 25 January 2012 | Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States | Venezuela | 3–1 | Friendly | |
5. | 27 May 2012 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Wales | 2–0 | Friendly | |
6. | 30 January 2013 | University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States | Denmark | 1–1 | Friendly | |
7. | 17 April 2013 | Candlestick Park, San Francisco, United States | Peru | 0–0 | Friendly | |
8. | 13 November 2013 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | New Zealand | 5–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Style of play
Molina is known for his strength and ferocity on the pitch and aerial and heading ability.[citation needed]
Honours
Club
- UANL
- América
- Santos Laguna
References
External links
- Jesús Molina Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
- Jesús Molina at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Hermosillo
- Mexican footballers
- Footballers from Sonora
- Tigres UANL footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Mexico international footballers
- Club América footballers
- 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- Mexican football biography stubs