Jesús Molina

Jesús Antonio Molina Granados (born 29 March 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club UNAM.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Molina and the second or maternal family name is Granados.
Jesús Molina
Molina with Santos Laguna in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jesús Antonio Molina Granados[1]
Date of birth (1988-03-29) 29 March 1988
Place of birth Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 UNAM
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Tigres UANL 97 (10)
2011–2014 América 126 (6)
2015–2016 Santos Laguna 72 (4)
2017–2018 Monterrey 62 (4)
2019–2022 Guadalajara 95 (8)
2023– UNAM 14 (0)
International career
2010–2018 Mexico 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2023

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. He made his official debut on 24 July 2011 in a 2–1 victory against Querétaro. He then went on to become a champion with América in the Clausura 2013 tournament and in the Apertura 2014 tournament.

Molina scored his first goal for América on 25 February 2012 in a 4–0 victory against Atlante.

Santos Laguna

On 1 January 2015 Molina was officially transferred to Santos Laguna for the Clausura 2015 tournament. He made his official debut on 18 January 2015 in a 0–1 loss against Cruz Azul. He then went to become a champion with Santos Laguna in the Clausura 2015 tournament.

Molina scored his first goal for Santos Laguna on 24 January 2015 in a 4–1 victory against Monterrey.

Monterrey

In December 2016, Molina joined C.F. Monterrey.[3]

Guadalajara

In December 2018, Molina joined C.D. Guadalajara.[4] On 6 January 2019, he made his debut with Guadalajara, as a starter, in a 2–0 victory over Club Tijuana.[5] On 27 October, he scored his first goal with Guadalajara in a 2–1 victory over Juárez.[6]

Shortly after the arrival of Tomás Boy as new manager of the club, in June 2019, Molina was named captain of the team for the upcoming season.[7]

International career

Molina made his debut for Mexico on 17 March 2010 in a friendly match against North Korea, which Mexico won 2–1.

In May 2018, Molina was named in the preliminary 28-man squad for the World Cup,[8] but did not make the final 23.[9]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 29 May 2018[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 201010
201120
201220
201330
2016100
2017100
201840
Total320

Honours

Tigres UANL

América

Santos Laguna

Monterrey

Individual

References
  1. "Jesús Molina". Club América – Sitio Oficial.
  2. "Jesús Antonio Molina Granados". Televisa Deportes. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  3. "Mexico national team midfielder Molina transferred to Monterrey, goalkeepers swapped | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. "Jesús Molina es nuevo jugador de Chivas". 27 December 2018.
  5. "'Chivas ganó ante Xolos su primera final de 17': Jesús Molina". Record.com.mx. 6 January 2019.
  6. Preciado, Sebastián (27 October 2020). "Jesús Molina anotó su primer gol con Chivas en el triunfo sobre Juárez". Naciondeportes.com (in Spanish).
  7. "Jesús Molina sería el capitán de Chivas la próxima temporada". 15 June 2019.
  8. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  9. "Mexico 2018 World Cup roster: Who made the final 23-man squad? | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  10. Jesús Molina at National-Football-Teams.com
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