Jhon Espinoza

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Jhon Espinoza
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Espinoza in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jhon Jairo Espinoza Izquierdo [1]
Date of birth (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Lugano
Number 6
Youth career
Cuenca
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Cuenca 5 (0)
2018–2020 Aucas 51 (0)
2021–2022 Chicago Fire 39 (0)
2022 Chicago Fire II 4 (0)
2023– Lugano 51 (2)
International career‡
2018–2019 Ecuador U20 14 (1)
2019– Ecuador 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019

Jhon Jairo Espinoza Izquierdo (born 24 February 1999) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swiss Super League club Lugano and the Ecuador national team.

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Club career

Born in Guayaquil, Espinoza began his career with Liga Pro club Cuenca, where he made his debut on 12 December 2017. [3] A few games into the 2018 season, Espinoza moved to Aucas. [3] He made his debut for the club on 30 July 2018 against Independiente Valle, starting in a 1–0 victory. [4]

On 18 February 2020, Espinoza scored his first goal for Aucas in a 2–1 victory over Vélez Sarsfield in the Copa Sudamericana. [5]

Chicago Fire

On 23 November 2020, Espinoza joined American Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire. [3] He made his debut for the club on 24 June 2021 against Atlanta United, coming on as a late substitute in the 3–1 victory. [6] On 27 December 2022, it was announced that Espinoza and Chicago had mutually agreed to terminate his deal immediately, and that he would join Swiss Super League side Lugano on 1 January 2023. [7]

Lugano

On 27 December 2022, Espinoza signed a 1.5-year contract with Lugano in Switzerland. [8]

International career

Espinoza captained the Ecuadorian under-20 team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, [9] and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win over the United States in the quarter-finals. [10]

Espinoza made his senior debut in 2019. In a match against Argentina on 13 October 2019 Espinoza unfortunately scored an own goal in a 6–1 loss. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 August 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cuenca 2017 Serie A 2000–20
2018 Serie A30000030
Total50000050
Aucas 2018 Serie A14020–160
2019 Serie A13000–130
2020 Serie A240002 [lower-alpha 2] 1261
Total5102021551
Chicago Fire 2021 Major League Soccer 20000–200
2022 Major League Soccer19010–200
Total39010–400
Lugano 2022–23 Swiss Super League 16020–180
2023–24 Swiss Super League4000–40
Total20020–220
Career total115050211221

International

As of match played 13 January 2019 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ecuador 201920
Total20

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jhon Espinoza". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 McCraney, Patrick (23 November 2020). "Chicago Fire sign Ecuadorian right back Jhon Espinoza". Hot Time in Old Town. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Independiente Valle 0–1 Aucas". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "Aucas 2-1 Velez Sarsfield". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ "Atlanta United 3-1 Chicago Fire". Soccerway.
  7. ↑ "Chicago Fire defender Jhon Espinoza departs for Switzerland's FC Lugano | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  8. ↑ "JHON ESPINOZA DA CHICAGO A LUGANO" (in Italian). Lugano. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Jesus Alencastro (20 August 2019). "Jhon Espinoza: "Siempre va a ser un privilegio defender estos colores"" (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ecuador down USA in clash of continental champions". FIFA.com. 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Ecuador cayó humillado ante Argentina por 6-1 en partido amistoso [RESUMEN]" (in Spanish). La República. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  12. 1 2 Jhon Espinoza at Soccerway
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