Zavala playing for Monterrey in 2012
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| Full name | Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 37) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Monterrey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cobras Cd. Juárez[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Cobras Cd. Juárez[2] | 7 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2018 | Monterrey | 250 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Zacatecas (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Puebla | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Juárez | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Mazatlán | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Mexico U23 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Mexico | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda[a] (born 21 July 1987) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Zavala made his debut with Monterrey in the Clausura 2006 against Toluca. He began playing as a forward, subsequently being moved to the midfield by Víctor Manuel Vucetich.[4]
Club Puebla announced in the beginning of January 2019, that they had signed Zavala.[5]
After having an exceptional tournament with Monterrey where he helped the team win the Apertura 2010, Zavala appeared in the first list of Mexico coach, José Manuel de la Torre.[6] He eventually played in the 2011 Gold Cup, including the final against the United States where Mexico won 4–2. He scored his first goal on June 12, 2012, against El Salvador.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Mexico | 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 2 | |
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 12 June 2012 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  El Salvador |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 7 September 2012 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Monterrey
Mexico U23
Mexico
Mexico squads
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