Omar Esparza

Omar Esparza

Personal information
Full name	Omar Alejandro Esparza Morales
Date of birth	May 21, 1988 (1988-05-21) (age 23)
Place of birth	Tototlan, Jalisco, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right Back Right Wing Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chivas de Guadalajara
Number	6
Youth career
2005–2006	Tapatio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–	Chivas de Guadalajara	138	(3)
National team‡
2005	Mexico U-17	9	(3)
2007	Mexico U-20	6	(1)
2007–	Mexico	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2008

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Esparza and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

Omar Alejandro Esparza Morales (born May 21, 1988 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican football player who plays as a Right Back and as a Right Wing Midfielder for Chivas de Guadalajara.

Career

Esparza made his debut on October 15, 2005 against CF Monterrey, playing only 11 minutes. He had switched playing time between Chivas and CD Tapatio since then, with a brief stay in Chivas Coras in the 2005-2006 season.

Esparza took part in Chivas' Championship win in the Apertura 2006.

Omar was relegated to a bench role once Sergio Amaury Ponce joined Chivas in early 2009. However, he has played a pivotal role with the team under new manager José Luis Real and went on to win player of the year for his club.

Esparza was given high praise by Mexico coach Javier Aguirre for his performances and was expected to cement a place in the 2010 World Cup starting line-up. However a knee injury picked up in the final game of the season ended his world cup hopes and he is not expected to be back in full training until June 2010.

National team

Omar Esparza has played with the Mexico national football team in three categories.

He was present with the Mexico U-17 Team, in which he and his fellow team mates won the U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005. He played in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship Match where Mexico obtained the cup against Brazil. The score was 3-0, and Esparza scored the 2nd goal of the final.^[1]

He has also played with U-20 in the FIFA U-20 World Cup that was held in Canada where he was an important player. Mexico played well but was eliminated by Argentina in the quarter finals, losing 1-0 thanks to a goal scored by Maximiliano Moralez after bouncing the ball off a Mexican defender in the 45th minute .

On August 22, 2007 Esparza made his first appearance for the senior side.

Honors

Club

Chivas de Guadalajara

• Mexican Championship - Apertura 2006
• Interliga 2009

International

Mexico

• FIFA U-17 World Championship: 2005

References

1. ^ "Omar Esparza Morales". Chivas Sitio Oficial. http://www.chivascampeon.com/jugadores/descripcion.php?id=19. Retrieved 2009-08-01.  (Spanish)

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Name	Esparza, Omar
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Date of birth	1988-05-21
Place of birth	Tototlan, Jalisco, Jalisco, Mexico
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