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Jesús Zavala

Jesús Zavala

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age38
CitizenshipMexico
Height1.90 m
Footright
BornJuly 21, 1987
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.08
goals / match
CF Monterrey
top club · 307 apps

Career highs

€2.30m
peak value · 2013
—
top transfer fee
5
best season · 05/06
31 / 2
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Chris McCann
Midfield - Defensive Midfield · 1874 Northwich FC
Emanuele Politti
Defender - Centre-Back · AS Pro Gorizia
Adalberto
Defender - Centre-Back · Without Club
Lubos Hruska
Defender - Centre-Back · Retired

Shares 1987-07-21 · 5 players total

483Appearances
37Goals
10Assists
111Yellow cards
4Red cards
139Full matches (90′)
Full nameJesús Zavala
Name in home countryJesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda
Date of birth1987-07-21 (38 yrs)
Place of birthMonterrey, Mexico
CitizenshipMexico
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height190.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-02-19
Contract expires—
AgentElite ...
Feb 2023
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: Mazatlán FC → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
Transfer: FC Juárez → Mazatlán FC
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Mazatlán FC
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Juárez, FC Juárez U20
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Puebla FC → FC Juárez
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Puebla FC
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Min. Zacatecas → Puebla FC
18/19 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Transfer: Monterrey → Min. Zacatecas
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Mineros de Zacatecas, Puebla FC
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — CF Monterrey, CF Monterrey U20
15 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 7 competitions
May 2016
Injury: unknown
21 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — CF Monterrey
40 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — CF Monterrey
38 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — CF Monterrey
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
13/14 — CF Monterrey
34 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2012
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — CF Monterrey
34 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — CF Monterrey
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
11/12 — CF Monterrey
46 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — CF Monterrey
47 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — CF Monterrey
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
09/10 — CF Monterrey, CF Monterrey U20
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — CF Monterrey, Rayados A
21 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Rayados A → Monterrey
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — CF Monterrey, Rayados A
30 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Rayados A, CF Monterrey
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Rayados A, CF Monterrey
40 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Monterrey U20 → Rayados A
05/06 · Transfer
Jun 2005
Transfer: Cobras → Monterrey U20
04/05 · Return from loan
Jan 2005
Transfer: Monterrey U20 → Cobras
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Cobras de Ciudad Juárez, CF Monterrey
9 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.30m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
12,542 min
Minutes played by club
Mazatlán FC 0.0%
CF Monterrey 62.0%
FC Juárez 0.0%
FC Juárez U20 0.7%
Puebla FC 1.4%
Mineros de Zacatecas 0.0%
CF Monterrey U20 2.5%
Rayados A 32.2%
Cobras de Ciudad Juárez 1.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Mazatlán FC 1 21/22 21/22 14 0 0 0
CF Monterrey 16 04/05 2014 307 19 10 7,782
FC Juárez 1 20/21 20/21 16 0 0 0
FC Juárez U20 1 20/21 20/21 1 1 0 90
Puebla FC 2 18/19 19/20 44 1 0 180
Mineros de Zacatecas 1 18/19 18/19 3 0 0 0
CF Monterrey U20 2 09/10 17/18 10 2 0 315
Rayados A 4 05/06 08/09 79 11 0 4,038
Cobras de Ciudad Juárez 1 04/05 04/05 9 3 0 137

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€575K4€1.2M5€1.7M7€2.3M04/05 — 3 goals (Cobras de Ciudad Juárez)304/0505/06 — 5 goals (Rayados A)505/0606/07 — 1 goals (Rayados A)106/0707/08 — 3 goals (Rayados A)307/0808/09 — 3 goals (Rayados A)08/09 — 1 assists408/0909/10 — 1 goals (CF Monterrey)109/1010/11 — 3 goals (CF Monterrey)10/11 — 3 assists610/1111/12 — 3 goals (CF Monterrey)11/12 — 1 assists411/1212/13 — 3 goals (CF Monterrey)12/13 — 4 assists712/1313/14 — 3 goals (CF Monterrey)313/1414/15 — 4 goals (CF Monterrey)414/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1617/18 — 2 goals (CF Monterrey U20)217/1818/19 — 1 goals (Puebla FC)118/1919/2020/21 — 1 goals (FC Juárez U20)120/212012 — 1 goals (CF Monterrey)1201221/2208/09 — €100K09/10 — €750K10/11 — €1.8M11/12 — €2M12/13 — €2M13/14 — €2.3M14/15 — €2.3M15/16 — €2M17/18 — €1.5M18/19 — €1M19/20 — €1M20/21 — €1M21/22 — €600KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 3304/0505/06: 5505/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 0015/1617/18: 2217/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/212010: 0020102012: 1120122014: 00201421/22: 0021/22

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1617/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212010: 0020102012: 0020122014: 00201421/22: 0021/22
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
21/22 Liga MX Apertura Mazatlán FC 12 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Liga MX Clausura Mazatlán FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Club World Cup CF Monterrey 2 0 0 1 0 0
2012 Club World Cup CF Monterrey 2 1 0 0 0 210
2010 Libertadores CF Monterrey 4 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Liga MX Apertura FC Juárez 13 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Liga MX Clausura FC Juárez 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Liga MX Sub-20 Clausura FC Juárez U20 1 1 0 0 0 90
19/20 Copa MX Puebla FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Liga MX Apertura Puebla FC 16 0 0 2 1 0
19/20 Liga MX Clausura Puebla FC 8 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 Ascenso MX Ap. Mineros de Zacatecas 2 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Copa MX Apertura Mineros de Zacatecas 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Copa MX Clausura Puebla FC 2 1 0 1 0 180
18/19 Liga MX Clausura Puebla FC 16 0 0 4 0 0
18/19 Liguilla Asc. Ap Mineros de Zacatecas 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Copa MX Apertura CF Monterrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Copa MX Clausura CF Monterrey 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura CF Monterrey U20 7 2 0 0 0 315
17/18 Liga MX Sub-20 Clausura CF Monterrey U20 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liguilla Apertura CF Monterrey 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Copa MX Apertura CF Monterrey 5 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Copa MX Clausura CF Monterrey 5 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 12 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 14 0 0 3 0 0
15/16 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Copa MX Apertura CF Monterrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Copa MX Clausura CF Monterrey 2 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 16 3 0 6 0 477
14/15 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 15 1 0 3 0 1,249
14/15 Liguilla Apertura CF Monterrey 4 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Copa MX Apertura CF Monterrey 2 1 0 0 0 180
13/14 Copa MX Clausura CF Monterrey 1 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 14 2 0 2 0 603
13/14 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 17 0 0 7 0 0
12/13 CONCACAF CL CF Monterrey 7 0 3 2 0 0
12/13 Liga MX Apertura CF Monterrey 8 0 1 1 0 0
12/13 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 15 3 0 5 0 343
12/13 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 4 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 CONCACAF CL CF Monterrey 11 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 6 1 0 2 0 480
11/12 Primera Apertura CF Monterrey 13 1 0 1 1 875
11/12 Primera Clausura CF Monterrey 16 1 1 5 0 1,114
10/11 CONCACAF CL CF Monterrey 9 0 1 5 0 0
10/11 Liguilla Apertura CF Monterrey 6 0 0 3 0 0
10/11 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Primera Apertura CF Monterrey 14 1 2 1 0 981
10/11 Primera Clausura CF Monterrey 17 2 0 6 0 507
09/10 InterLiga CF Monterrey 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Liga MX Sub-20 (09/10) CF Monterrey U20 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Liguilla Apertura CF Monterrey 4 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Primera Apertura CF Monterrey 12 0 0 5 1 0
09/10 Primera Clausura CF Monterrey 12 1 0 2 0 601
08/09 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Prim. A Clausura Rayados A 4 0 0 4 0 0
08/09 Primera A Apert. Rayados A 4 2 0 3 0 180
08/09 Primera Apertura CF Monterrey 5 1 0 0 0 162
08/09 Primera Clausura CF Monterrey 6 0 1 1 0 0
07/08 Liguilla Clausura CF Monterrey 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Prim. A Clausura Rayados A 14 2 0 5 0 624
07/08 Primera A Apert. Rayados A 16 1 0 4 1 1,213
07/08 Primera Clausura CF Monterrey 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Prim. A Clausura Rayados A 6 1 0 2 0 439
06/07 Primera Clausura CF Monterrey 4 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 Liguilla Pr.A Cl Rayados A 3 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 Prim. A Clausura Rayados A 15 1 0 3 0 1,307
05/06 Primera A Apert. Rayados A 17 4 0 1 0 275
05/06 Primera Apertura CF Monterrey 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Primera Clausura CF Monterrey 5 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Liguilla Pr.A Cl Cobras de Ciudad Juárez 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Prim. A Clausura Cobras de Ciudad Juárez 7 3 0 2 0 137
04/05 Primera Clausura CF Monterrey 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2005-01-01 Monterrey U20 Cobras Loan 0 —
04/05 2005-06-30 Cobras Monterrey U20 Return from loan 0 —
05/06 2005-07-01 Monterrey U20 Rayados A Transfer 0 —
08/09 2008-07-01 Rayados A Monterrey Transfer 50000 —
18/19 2018-08-30 Monterrey Min. Zacatecas Transfer 1000000 —
18/19 2019-01-01 Min. Zacatecas Puebla FC Transfer 1000000 —
20/21 2020-07-01 Puebla FC FC Juárez Transfer 800000 —
21/22 2021-07-02 FC Juárez Mazatlán FC Transfer 600000 —
22/23 2022-07-01 Mazatlán FC Without Club Transfer 400000 —
22/23 2023-02-19 Without Club Retired Transfer 200000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Cruciate ligament tear 2012-09-19 2012-12-19 92 18
15/16 Knee problems 2016-05-31 2016-12-31 215 21
Current—
Peak€2.30m
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
—€575k€1.15m€1.73m€2.30m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #6303 — 31 2 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Humberto Suazo 2 7 0
Omar Arellano 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
05/06 Primera A Apert. Rayados A 4 17
04/05 Prim. A Clausura Cobras de Ciudad Juárez 3 7
12/13 Liga MX Clausura CF Monterrey 3 15

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 CONCACAF CL CF Monterrey 3 7
10/11 Primera Apertura CF Monterrey 2 14
08/09 Primera Clausura CF Monterrey 1 6

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
04/05 2005-06-30 Cobras Monterrey U20 Return from loan — —
04/05 2005-01-01 Monterrey U20 Cobras Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Jesús Zavala's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Santos Laguna 42 9 16 17 49 60 -11 21%
Atlas Guadalajara 38 18 7 13 43 29 +14 47%
UANL Tigres 38 9 13 16 31 51 -20 24%
CF América 38 9 11 18 43 59 -16 24%
Pumas UNAM 36 13 9 14 52 51 +1 36%
Cruz Azul 34 5 11 18 27 50 -23 15%
CF Pachuca 34 13 10 11 46 43 +3 38%
Club Tijuana 34 9 12 13 40 44 -4 26%
Gallos Blancos 32 19 7 6 55 34 +21 59%
Deportivo Toluca 32 10 10 12 47 50 -3 31%
Deportivo Guadalajara 32 15 7 10 49 39 +10 47%
Monarcas Morelia 30 12 9 9 39 32 +7 40%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 14 0 2 0 0 0
2014 2 0 1 0 0 0
2010 4 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 17 90 1 0 0 1
19/20 26 0 4 0 1 0
18/19 21 180 6 0 0 3
17/18 15 315 0 1 0 0.29
15/16 40 0 6 2 0 0
14/15 38 1,726 12 0 0 0.63
13/14 34 783 10 0 0 1.15
12/13 34 343 9 0 0 2.36
11/12 46 2,469 9 0 1 0.36
10/11 47 1,488 15 0 0 0.91
09/10 33 601 8 0 1 1.35
08/09 21 342 9 0 0 2.37
07/08 30 1,837 9 0 1 0.49
06/07 10 439 3 0 0 0.62
05/06 40 1,582 5 0 0 0.28
04/05 9 137 2 0 0 1.31

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Primera Apertura
136 apps
8 G
3 A
Primera Clausura
151 apps
8 G
2 A
Primera A Apert.
39 apps
7 G
0 A
Prim. A Clausura
46 apps
7 G
0 A
Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura
7 apps
2 G
0 A
Copa MX Clausura
12 apps
1 G
1 A
Liga MX Sub-20 Clausura
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Copa MX Apertura
9 apps
1 G
0 A
Liguilla Clausura
19 apps
1 G
0 A
Club World Cup
4 apps
1 G
0 A

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Who is Jesús Zavala?

Jesús Zavala is a Mexico professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Jesús Zavala?

Jesús Zavala is 38 years old. He was born on July 21, 1987 in Monterrey.

What position does Jesús Zavala play?

Jesús Zavala plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Jesús Zavala play for?

Jesús Zavala currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Jesús Zavala scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Jesús Zavala has scored 37 goals in 483 appearances.