Jesús Alberto Dueñas Manzo (born 16 March 1989), also known as Pollo, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Jesús Dueñas
Dueñas with Mexico in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jesús Alberto Dueñas Manzo
Date of birth (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2002 Guadalajara[1]
2003 Pachuca[3]
2005-2006 Jaguares de Chiapas[4]
2008–2012 Tigres UANL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Petroleros de Salamanca[2] 13 (0)
2008–2009 Tigres B[5] 20 (4)
2011–2022 Tigres UANL 366 (20)
2022–2023 Juárez 30 (3)
2023 Cruz Azul 6 (0)
International career
2009 Mexico U20 3 (0)
2015–2018 Mexico 25 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2015 United States–Canada Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2018

Club career

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Jesus Dueñas was from Petroleros de Salamanca but later moved to Tigres UANL, the team with which he debuted.[6] Since 2014, Dueñas has become the starting central midfielder of Tigres. He played a key role in the Copa Libertadores 2015.

In the Apertura 2016 finals against Club América, the teams tied 1–1 in the first leg at Estadio Azteca. In the historical second leg, played for the first time on 25 December, the teams tied 0-0 and went to overtime at the Estadio Universitario. At 95' Edson Álvarez scored the 1-0 for América and at 119' Dueñas tied dramatically with a header after a cross from Jürgen Damm, and led the match to penalty shoot-out. Nahuel Guzmán stopped three shots and Tigres became the Apertura 2016 champions.

International career

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In March 2015, Dueñas was called up to the senior national team by Miguel Herrera to compete in friendly matches against Ecuador and Paraguay. Dueñas played as starter in the 3–1 victory over Jamaica of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals at the Lincoln Financial Field of Philadelphia on July 26, 2015.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 August 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tigres UANL 2011–12 Liga MX 16 1 16 1
2012–13 32 0 7[a] 0 39 0
2013–14 34 2 11 0 45 2
2014–15 37 3 5 1 6[b] 1 48 5
2015–16 35 3 6[c] 0 1[d] 0 42 3
2016–17 44 6 8[c] 0 52 6
2017–18 40 1 3[c] 0 2[e] 0 45 1
2018–19 38 1 3 0 8[c] 0 1[f] 0 50 1
2019–20 27 1 6[c] 0 3[g] 0 36 1
2020–21 33 1 1[f] 0 34 1
2021–22 30 1 30 1
Total 366 20 19 1 44 1 8 0 437 22
Juárez 2022–23 Liga MX 30 3 30 3
Cruz Azul 2023–24 Liga MX 6 0 3[f] 0 9 0
Career total 402 23 19 1 44 1 11 0 476 25
  1. ^ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores and five in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  5. ^ One appearance in Campeón de Campeones and one in Campeones Cup
  6. ^ a b c Appearances in Leagues Cup
  7. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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As of match played 20 November 2018[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2015 5 0
2016 11 1
2017 7 0
2018 2 0
Total 25 1

International goals

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Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[9]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 February 2016 Marlins Park, Miami, United States   Senegal 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

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Tigres UANL

Mexico

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Jesús Dueñas: el mediocampista que no terminamos de ver (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Jesús Alberto Dueñas Manzo - Ficha Jugador
  3. ^ Jesús Dueñas: el mediocampista que no terminamos de ver (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Jesús Dueñas: el mediocampista que no terminamos de ver (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Jesús Alberto Dueñas Manzo - Ficha Jugador
  6. ^ Jesús DueñasLiga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
  7. ^ "J. Dueñas: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  8. ^ Jesús Dueñas at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. ^ "J. Dueñas". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  10. ^ "TSG reveals Gold Cup Best XI". goldcup.org. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  11. ^ Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League [@TheChampions] (2 May 2019). "Presenting the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League 2019 Team of the Tournament!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 May 2019 – via Twitter.