Ricardo Jérez Jr.

Ricardo Antonio Jérez Figueroa (born 4 February 1986) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USL League One club Chattanooga Red Wolves and the Guatemala national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jérez and the second or maternal family name is Figueroa.
Ricardo Jérez
Jérez with Guatemala in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Antonio Jérez Figueroa
Date of birth (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Chattanooga Red Wolves
Number 1
Youth career
Comunicaciones
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Cobán Imperial 13 (0)
2006–2007 Municipal 2 (0)
2007–2008 Comunicaciones 3 (0)
2008–2009 Rentistas 18 (0)
2009–2010 Jalapa 18 (0)
2010 Club Comunicaciones 0 (0)
2011–2012 Marquense 64 (0)
2013–2021 Alianza Petrolera 250 (0)
2017 → Deportivo Cali (loan) 8 (0)
2021–2023 Municipal 79 (0)
2023– Chattanooga Red Wolves 8 (0)
International career‡
2008 Guatemala U23 5 (0)
2006– Guatemala 60 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:20, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Jerez is the son of the also former national team goalkeeper Ricardo Jérez who played in the 1988 Olympics.[1]

Jerez Jr. came through the youth ranks of local giants CSD Comunicaciones before joining Cobán Imperial and C.S.D. Municipal.

Rentistas (2008–2009)

On early August 2008, he was sent to Uruguay to participate in some tests with Peñarol, which he failed but he was able to stay in the country to play for Rentistas team which competed in the Uruguayan Segunda División.[2] He made his debut on 13 September against local rivals Cerrito, match which his team lost 2–1, but he was able to save a penalty shot by Richard Requelme and was named man of the match.[3] Later, in the third round of the tournament, he saved again a penalty now against Boston River.

Back to Guatemala (2009–2010)

He then returned to Guatemala in September 2009 to play for Deportivo Jalapa[4]

In summer 2010 he joined Argentinian third division side Club Comunicaciones.[5] He remained six months on the club and could not play due to problems with his documents.

Later, Jerez returned to Guatemala where he played for USAC in a campaign that saw them suffer relegation.

Deportivo Marquense (2011–2012)

He then was signed by Deportivo Marquense in mid-2011, where between the playoffs of the 2011 Apertura and the 2012 Clausura tournament has set a new CONCACAF club record with 941 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal, a streak put to an end by Eliseo Quintanilla of Municipal.[6]

Alianza Petrolera (2013–2022)

Jerez joined Alianza Petrolera in January 2013, at the time being the only non-domestic player in the squad. He recorded a clean sheet in his first league match in Colombia, in a 1–0 win against La Equidad on 8 January 2013.[7] Throughout his time at the club, he has been regarded as an important figure in the team's success. In October 2013, the club announced the extension of Jerez's contract, which would end after the 2016 season. He's the first player to have played at least 100 games in the top division with the club.

Chattanooga Red Wolves (2023–present)

Jérez signed with USL League One club Chattanooga Red Wolves on 10 January 2023.[8]

International career

Jerez made his debut for Guatemala in a January 2006 friendly match against the United States. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification processes and at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup.[9]

In 2008, he was selected for the Guatemala U-23 squad to participate in the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying where they could not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

He played in all of his team's matches at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and was the starting goalkeeper for Guatemala in 11 of Guatemala's 12 matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Honours

Municipal

Career statistics
Club Season League Domestic Cup International Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marquense 2011–12 44—————44—
2012–13 20—————20—
Total 64—————64—
Alianza Petrolera 2013 35—3———38—
2014 31—3———34—
2015 38—————38—
2016 39—2———41—
2017 20—4———24—
2018 32—1———33—
2019 36—2———38—
2020 16—2———18—
2021 2—0———2—
Total 249—17———266—
Career total 313—17———330—

References
  1. Ricardo Edgar Jerez – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. Ricardo Jerez, a prueba a Uruguay – Seleccion de Guatemala (in Spanish)
  3. Ricardo Jérez Debuto Rentistas uy – Seleccion de Guatemala (in Spanish)
  4. Jerez llega a Jalapa; Edín López y Paulo Motta dicen adiós – Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  5. Ricardo Jerez, nuevo refuerzo de Comunicaciones Archived 18 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine – LaRed (in Spanish)
  6. "Ricardo Jerez llega a 941 minutos sin recibir anotación, nuevo record nacional y centroamericano | Radio Emisoras Unidas – en línea desde Guatemala". Noticias.emisorasunidas.com. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. "Alianza Petrolera". Ligapostobon.com.co. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. Powell, B. "Chattanooga Red Wolves sign Guatemalan National Team Captain Ricardo Jerez". ChattanoogaRedWolves-SC.com. Chattanooga Red Wolves. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
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