.jpg.webp) 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) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 ‡ 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.
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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
- As of match played 13 January 2019[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "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.
- 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.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 Jhon Espinoza at Soccerway