Jonathan Alonzo Esparza (born July 9, 1999) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player who plays as a defender.

Club career

In 2018, he joined

Liga MX Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divis ...

club

Tijuana Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...

. He was loaned to

Ascenso MX Ascenso MX, also known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009 ...

club

Oaxaca Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...

for the 2018–19 season. He made his debut in a

Copa MX Copa MX, also known as Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons, was an association football competition in Mexico and the domestic cup tournament for clubs at the highest and second levels of Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Copa ...

match on July 24 against Monarcas Morelia. He made his league debut on August 25 against

Cafetaleros de Chiapas Club de Fútbol Cafetaleros de Chiapas was a Mexican football club based in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas currently competing in Liga Premier de México, the third tier of Mexican football. Between 2015 and 2020, the team played at Asce ...

. In 2019, he was loaned to Celaya FC also in the Ascenso MX. In 2020, he joined Mexican third division side

Irapuato Irapuato is a Mexican city and municipalities of Mexico, municipality located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Cerro de Arandas''), in the central region of the Mexican state, state of Guanajuato. It lies between the ...

. On January 21, 2021, he returned to the United States, signing with the

Chattanooga Red Wolves Chattanooga Red Wolves SC is an American professional soccer club based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They are a founding member of USL League One in the third division of American men's soccer. The club was announced as a member of USL League One ...

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. Exactly one year later, on January 21, 2022, he signed with

Canadian Premier League The Canadian Premier League (CPL or CanPL; ) is a professional Association football, soccer league in Canada and the highest level of the Canadian soccer league system. The league comprises eight teams, from five of provinces and territories of ...

club

Valour FC Valour FC is a Canadian professional soccer club in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays their home matches at Princess Auto Stadium. The team is coached by Phillip Dos Santos and community owned throu ...

International career

He represented the United States U18 at the 2017 Slovakia Cup.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Esparza, Jonathan 1999 births Living people American men's soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Club Tijuana footballers Alebrijes de Oaxaca players Ascenso MX players American expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Chattanooga Red Wolves SC players Soccer players from Chula Vista, California American expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Valour FC players 21st-century American sportsmen