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.
.jpg) Espinoza in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jhon Jairo Espinoza Izquierdo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1999 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 33 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Ecuador U20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2019– | Ecuador | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019 | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
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 edit
On 27 December 2022, Espinoza signed a 1.5-year contract with Lugano in Switzerland.[8]
International career edit
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 edit
Club edit
- As of match played 13 August 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cuenca | 2017 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Aucas | 2018 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Serie A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 1 | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 40 | 0 | |||
| Lugano | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 115 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 122 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Ecuador, U.S. Open Cup, Swiss Cup
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International edit
- As of match played 13 January 2019[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jhon Espinoza". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ a b c McCraney, Patrick (23 November 2020). "Chicago Fire sign Ecuadorian right back Jhon Espinoza". Hot Time in Old Town. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Independiente Valle 0–1 Aucas". Soccerway.
- ^ "Aucas 2-1 Velez Sarsfield". Soccerway.
- ^ "Atlanta United 3-1 Chicago Fire". Soccerway.
- ^ "Chicago Fire defender Jhon Espinoza departs for Switzerland's FC Lugano | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "JHON ESPINOZA DA CHICAGO A LUGANO" (in Italian). Lugano. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Jesus Alencastro (20 August 2019). "Jhon Espinoza: "Siempre va a ser un privilegio defender estos colores"" (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ecuador cayó humillado ante Argentina por 6-1 en partido amistoso [RESUMEN]" (in Spanish). La República. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ a b Jhon Espinoza at Soccerway