Jesús Enríquez

American soccer player (born 1997)
Jesús Enríquez
Personal information
Full name Jesús Orlando Enríquez
Date of birth (1997-08-16) August 16, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Santa Clara, California, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Tijuana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Tijuana 0 (0)
2018–2019 Rio Grande Valley FC 61 (10)
2020 San Antonio FC 3 (0)
2020 Reno 1868 6 (0)
2021–2022 Oakland Roots 44 (4)
2023–2024 Monterey Bay 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 26, 2024

Jesús "Chuy" Orlando Enríquez (born August 16, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who last played for USL Championship club Monterey Bay FC.

Career

Enríquez played with Club Tijuana, playing for the B-team and appearing on the bench for the first-team in 2016, making the bench in games against Club Atlético Zacatepec and Coras de Tepic. He moved to USL side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on January 18, 2018.[1]

He made his professional debut on 16 March 2018, playing in a 1–1 draw with Saint Louis FC.[2]

In January 2020, Enríquez joined San Antonio FC.[3] Enríquez and San Antonio mutually agreed to part ways on August 21, 2020.[4]

Following his release from San Antonio, Enríquez signed with Reno 1868 on August 28, 2020.[5] Reno folded their team on November 6, 2020, due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

On December 29, 2020, Enríquez joined USL Championship side Oakland Roots ahead of their 2021 season.[7]

On March 17, 2023, Monterey Bay FC announced that Enríquez joined the California team on a one-year contract for the 2023 season.[8] Initially he left Monterey Bay following their 2023 season, however in January 2024 he was brought back ahead of the 2024 USL Championship season.[9][10] On August 28, 2024, Monterey Bay announced that the club and Enríquez mutually agreed to part ways.[11]

References

  1. ^ "RGV FC adds 10 players to roster ahead of 2018 season". Houstondynamo.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ Chris Hockman (16 March 2018). "Late Goals See RGVFC, Saint Louis End Level". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ "San Antonio FC Signs Midfielder Jesus Enriquez". sanantoniofc.com. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ "SAN ANTONIO FC MUTUALLY AGREES TO PART WAYS WITH MIDFIELDER JESUS ENRIQUEZ AND FORWARD PRESTON TABORT ETAKA". San Antonio FC. August 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Reno Adds Experience with 'Chuy' Enriquez". USL Championship. August 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Straus, Brian (6 November 2020). "USL Championship's Reno 1868 Folds". Sports Illustrated.
  7. ^ "Roots Sign East Palo Alto Raised Winger Jesus "Chuy" Enriquez to the 2021 Squad". Oakland Roots SC. December 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "Monterey Bay F.C. Signs Former Oakland Roots SC Forward Jesús "Chuy" Enríquez". Monterey Bay FC. March 23, 2023.
  9. ^ Murray, Nicholas (November 29, 2023). "Monterey Bay F.C. announces first roster moves for 2024 season". USL Championship.
  10. ^ "MONTEREY BAY RE-SIGNS FORWARD JESÚS CHUY ENRÍQUEZ". Monterey Bay Football Club. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  11. ^ "Monterey Bay F.C. X.com post". Monterey Bay F.C. X.com account. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.