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José Esquivel

José Esquivel

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Mazatlán FC
Age28
CitizenshipMexico
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornJanuary 7, 1998
at Mazatlán FC 1,012 days · joined 2023-08-16
👕200+ Apps
Market value €1.20m
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.04
goals / match
FC Juárez
top club · 71 apps

Position rank · 25/26

#110
goals rank
#142
assists rank
11
season goals
4
season assists

Among 227 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.50m
peak value · 2021
top transfer fee
5
best season · 17/18
20 / 0
int'l caps / goals
255Appearances
11Goals
4Assists
54Yellow cards
4Red cards
44Full matches (90′)
Full nameJosé Esquivel
Name in home countryJosé Joaquín Esquivel Martínez
Date of birth1998-01-07 (28 yrs)
Place of birthZacatecas, Mexico
CitizenshipMexico
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubMazatlán FC
Joined2023-08-16
Contract expires
AgentElite ...
Jul 2025
2025 — Mazatlán FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
25/26 — Mazatlán FC
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
2024 — Mazatlán FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Mazatlán FC
15 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2023
Transfer: Necaxa → Mazatlán FC
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Club Necaxa
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Mazatlán FC, Club Necaxa
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Club Necaxa
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: FC Juárez → Necaxa
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Juárez
28 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Juárez, FC Juárez U20
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: CF Pachuca U20 → FC Juárez
20/21 · Transfer
Jun 2020
Transfer: FC Juárez → CF Pachuca U20
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Juárez
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: CF Pachuca U20 → FC Juárez
19/20 · Loan
Jun 2019
Transfer: Lobos BUAP → CF Pachuca U20
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Lobos BUAP (- 2019)
32 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: CF Pachuca U20 → Lobos BUAP
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — CF Pachuca, CF Pachuca U20
36 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — CF Pachuca, CF Pachuca U20
13 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — CF Pachuca
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: CF Pachuca U17 → CF Pachuca U20
16/17 · Transfer
Jun 2016
Transfer: Min. Zacatecas → CF Pachuca U17
15/16 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Mineros de Zacatecas
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Mineros de Zacatecas
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: CF Pachuca U17 → Min. Zacatecas
14/15 · Loan
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 59 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.26/90
92
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.26/90
56
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
73
3,930 min
Minutes played by club
Mazatlán FC 19.6%
Club Necaxa 0.0%
FC Juárez 27.1%
CF Pachuca 2.3%
FC Juárez U20 0.0%
Lobos BUAP (- 2019) 0.0%
CF Pachuca U20 50.9%
Mineros de Zacatecas 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Mazatlán FC 5 2024 25/26 42 2 2 772
Club Necaxa 3 2023 23/24 39 0 0 0
FC Juárez 3 19/20 21/22 71 1 1 1,066
CF Pachuca 3 16/17 2016 12 2 0 90
FC Juárez U20 1 20/21 20/21 2 0 0 0
Lobos BUAP (- 2019) 1 18/19 18/19 32 0 1 0
CF Pachuca U20 2 16/17 17/18 37 6 0 2,002
Mineros de Zacatecas 2 14/15 15/16 20 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€625K3€1.3M4€1.9M5€2.5M16/17 — 3 goals (CF Pachuca U20)316/1717/18 — 5 goals (CF Pachuca U20)517/1818/19 — 1 assists118/1919/20 — 1 goals (FC Juárez)119/2020/2121/22 — 1 assists121/2222/2323/24 — 1 goals (Mazatlán FC)23/24 — 1 assists223/2424/25 — 1 assists124/2525/26 — 1 goals (Mazatlán FC)125/2616/17 — €300K17/18 — €300K18/19 — €400K19/20 — €1M20/21 — €2M21/22 — €2.5M22/23 — €2.5M23/24 — €2.5M24/25 — €1.8M25/26 — €1.2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/212016: 0020162023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 1125/26

Assists by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212016: 0020162023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Liga MX Apertura Mazatlán FC 5 1 0 0 0 348
24/25 Liga MX Apertura Mazatlán FC 6 0 0 2 0 0
24/25 Liga MX Clausura Mazatlán FC 9 0 1 1 0 0
23/24 Liga MX Apertura Mazatlán FC 10 0 1 3 0 0
23/24 Liga MX Apertura Club Necaxa 3 0 0 2 0 0
23/24 Liga MX Clausura Mazatlán FC 9 1 0 1 1 424
23/24 Liguilla Apertura Mazatlán FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Liga MX Apertura Club Necaxa 16 0 0 7 0 0
22/23 Liga MX Clausura Club Necaxa 17 0 0 4 0 0
22/23 Liguilla Apertura Club Necaxa 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Liga MX Apertura FC Juárez 12 0 1 2 1 0
21/22 Liga MX Clausura FC Juárez 16 0 0 5 0 0
2025 Leagues Cup Mazatlán FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Leagues Cup Mazatlán FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
2023 Leagues Cup Club Necaxa 2 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Campeón de Campeones CF Pachuca 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Liga MX Apertura FC Juárez 6 0 0 2 1 0
20/21 Liga MX Clausura FC Juárez 15 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura FC Juárez U20 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Copa MX FC Juárez 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Liga MX Apertura FC Juárez 13 1 0 2 1 1,066
19/20 Liga MX Clausura FC Juárez 9 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Liga MX Apertura Lobos BUAP (- 2019) 15 0 0 4 0 0
18/19 Liga MX Clausura Lobos BUAP (- 2019) 17 0 1 2 0 0
17/18 Copa MX Apertura CF Pachuca 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Copa MX Clausura CF Pachuca 5 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Liga MX Apertura CF Pachuca 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura CF Pachuca U20 13 1 0 2 0 1,125
17/18 Liga MX Sub-20 Clausura CF Pachuca U20 13 4 0 4 0 270
17/18 Liguilla MX Sub-20 Clausura (- 24/25) CF Pachuca U20 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 CONCACAF CL CF Pachuca 2 2 0 1 0 90
16/17 Liga MX Apertura CF Pachuca 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liga MX Clausura CF Pachuca 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura CF Pachuca U20 7 1 0 3 0 607
16/17 Liga MX Sub-20 Clausura CF Pachuca U20 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ascenso MX Ap. Mineros de Zacatecas 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Ascenso MX Cl. Mineros de Zacatecas 5 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Copa MX Apertura Mineros de Zacatecas 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Copa MX Clausura Mineros de Zacatecas 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Liguilla Asc. Ap Mineros de Zacatecas 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Liguilla Asc. Cl Mineros de Zacatecas 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Ascenso MX Ap. Mineros de Zacatecas 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Ascenso MX Cl. Mineros de Zacatecas 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Copa MX Apertura Mineros de Zacatecas 3 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
14/15 2014-07-01 CF Pachuca U17 Min. Zacatecas Loan 0
15/16 2016-06-30 Min. Zacatecas CF Pachuca U17 Return from loan 0
16/17 2016-07-01 CF Pachuca U17 CF Pachuca U20 Transfer 0
18/19 2018-07-01 CF Pachuca U20 Lobos BUAP Loan 300000
18/19 2019-06-30 Lobos BUAP CF Pachuca U20 Return from loan 1000000
19/20 2019-07-01 CF Pachuca U20 FC Juárez Loan 1000000
19/20 2020-06-30 FC Juárez CF Pachuca U20 Return from loan 2000000
20/21 2020-07-01 CF Pachuca U20 FC Juárez Transfer 2000000
22/23 2022-07-01 FC Juárez Necaxa Transfer 2500000
23/24 2023-08-16 Necaxa Mazatlán FC Transfer 2500000

No recorded injuries.

Current€1.20m
Peak€2.50m
Low€300k
Δ since start+€900k
€300k€850k€1.40m€1.95m€2.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53815 #16 6 0 former national player
Team #48791 0 0 former national player
Team #45997 #15 3 0 former national player
Team #26092 #14 3 0 former national player
Team #23134 #3 7 0 former national player
Team #16418 #16 0 0 former national player
Team #6303 1 0 former national player

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
17/18 Liga MX Sub-20 Clausura CF Pachuca U20 4 13
16/17 CONCACAF CL CF Pachuca 2 2
17/18 Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura CF Pachuca U20 1 13

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
23/24 Liga MX Apertura Mazatlán FC 1 13
21/22 Liga MX Apertura FC Juárez 1 12
18/19 Liga MX Clausura Lobos BUAP (- 2019) 1 17

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
19/20 2020-06-30 FC Juárez CF Pachuca U20 Return from loan €2.00m
19/20 2019-07-01 CF Pachuca U20 FC Juárez Loan €1.00m
18/19 2019-06-30 Lobos BUAP CF Pachuca U20 Return from loan €1.00m
18/19 2018-07-01 CF Pachuca U20 Lobos BUAP Loan €300k
15/16 2016-06-30 Min. Zacatecas CF Pachuca U17 Return from loan
14/15 2014-07-01 CF Pachuca U17 Min. Zacatecas Loan

Last 50 matches for Mazatlán FC while José Esquivel was at the club (joined 2023-08-16). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-04-19 MEXA CF América 5–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2025-04-16 MEXA Mazatlán FC 0–2 Club Tijuana Available
2025-04-11 MEXA Mazatlán FC 1–1 Deportivo Guadalajara Available
2025-04-05 MEXA Atlético San Luis 2–1 Mazatlán FC Available
2025-03-28 MEXA Mazatlán FC 3–2 Atlas Guadalajara Available
2025-03-14 MEXA Gallos Blancos 1–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2025-03-08 MEXA CF Pachuca 1–1 Mazatlán FC Available
2025-02-28 MEXA Mazatlán FC 1–1 Cruz Azul Available
2025-02-25 MEXA Mazatlán FC 1–0 CF Monterrey Available
2025-02-21 MEXA Club Necaxa 3–1 Mazatlán FC Available
2025-02-14 MEXA Mazatlán FC 1–1 Santos Laguna Available
2025-02-09 MEXA Pumas UNAM 1–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2025-01-31 MEXA Mazatlán FC 1–2 Club León Available
2025-01-28 MEXA Puebla FC 0–1 Mazatlán FC Available
2025-01-24 MEXA Mazatlán FC 2–1 Deportivo Toluca Available
2025-01-17 MEXA UANL Tigres 2–1 Mazatlán FC Available
2025-01-10 MEXA Mazatlán FC 1–1 FC Juárez Available
2024-11-08 MEXA Mazatlán FC 0–1 Pumas UNAM Available
2024-11-05 MEXA Club León 0–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-11-01 MEXA Mazatlán FC 0–5 CF América Available
2024-10-25 MEXA Santos Laguna 0–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-10-22 MEXA Mazatlán FC 2–0 UANL Tigres Available
2024-10-18 MEXA Atlas Guadalajara 0–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-10-04 MEXA Mazatlán FC 2–2 Gallos Blancos Available
2024-09-27 MEXA Club Tijuana 1–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-09-21 MEXA CF Monterrey 0–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-09-18 MEXA Mazatlán FC 0–0 Club Necaxa Available
2024-09-13 MEXA FC Juárez 1–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-08-30 MEXA Mazatlán FC 1–1 Puebla FC Available
2024-08-23 MEXA Mazatlán FC 3–0 CF Pachuca Available
2024-07-20 MEXA Deportivo Guadalajara 2–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-07-17 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 3–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-07-12 MEXA Mazatlán FC 2–2 Atlético San Luis Available
2024-07-06 MEXA Cruz Azul 1–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-04-27 MEXA CF Pachuca 1–1 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-04-19 MEXA Mazatlán FC 0–2 FC Juárez Available
2024-04-12 MEXA Gallos Blancos 0–2 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-04-05 MEXA Mazatlán FC 0–4 Pumas UNAM Available
2024-03-29 MEXA Mazatlán FC 2–0 Club Tijuana Available
2024-03-16 MEXA UANL Tigres 5–1 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-03-10 MEXA CF Monterrey 2–1 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-03-01 MEXA Mazatlán FC 2–1 Club Necaxa Available
2024-02-25 MEXA Santos Laguna 1–0 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-02-21 MEXA CF América 2–2 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-02-16 MEXA Mazatlán FC 2–2 Deportivo Guadalajara Available
2024-02-09 MEXA Mazatlán FC 2–0 Atlas Guadalajara Available
2024-02-02 MEXA Puebla FC 3–2 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-01-30 MEXA Mazatlán FC 2–2 Club León Available
2024-01-27 MEXA Cruz Azul 2–1 Mazatlán FC Available
2024-01-20 MEXA Deportivo Toluca 4–1 Mazatlán FC Available

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Club Necaxa 16 5 8 3 16 17 -1 31%
CF América 15 4 7 4 22 26 -4 27%
Santos Laguna 15 7 2 6 24 23 +1 47%
Pumas UNAM 15 3 5 7 23 27 -4 20%
Club León 14 4 2 8 23 33 -10 29%
Deportivo Guadalajara 14 3 6 5 16 18 -2 21%
UANL Tigres 14 4 3 7 20 24 -4 29%
Club Tijuana 13 7 2 4 27 21 +6 54%
Puebla FC 13 7 3 3 26 14 +12 54%
CF Monterrey 13 1 2 10 10 26 -16 8%
Atlas Guadalajara 13 7 2 4 22 14 +8 54%
Gallos Blancos 13 3 3 7 11 16 -5 23%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
14/15 Senior debut season
16/17 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 15 0 3 0 0 0
23/24 22 424 6 0 1 1.49
22/23 34 0 11 0 0 0
21/22 28 0 7 0 1 0
2024 2 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 23 0 3 0 1 0
19/20 22 1,066 3 0 1 0.34
18/19 32 0 6 0 0 0
17/18 36 1,395 7 0 0 0.45
16/17 13 697 4 0 0 0.52
15/16 15 0 2 0 0 0
14/15 5 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga MX Sub-20 Clausura
15 apps
4 G
0 A
Liga MX Apertura
87 apps
2 G
2 A
Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura
22 apps
2 G
0 A
CONCACAF CL
2 apps
2 G
0 A
Liga MX Clausura
93 apps
1 G
2 A
Leagues Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Copa MX Clausura
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Copa MX Apertura
7 apps
0 G
0 A
Ascenso MX Cl.
6 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about José Esquivel

Who is José Esquivel?

José Esquivel is a Mexico professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Mazatlán FC.

How old is José Esquivel?

José Esquivel is 28 years old. He was born on January 7, 1998 in Zacatecas.

What position does José Esquivel play?

José Esquivel plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does José Esquivel play for?

José Esquivel currently plays for Mazatlán FC.

How many career goals has José Esquivel scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, José Esquivel has scored 11 goals in 255 appearances.

What is José Esquivel's market value?

José Esquivel's most recent reported market value is €1.20m.