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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesus Aldo de Nigris Guajardo | ||
| Date of birth | July 22, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Monterrey, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Second striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Guadalajara | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Monterrey | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2007 | UANL | 86 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | Veracruz | 28 | (7) |
| 2008–2010 | Necaxa | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Monterrey (loan) | 38 | (16) |
| 2010–2013 | Monterrey | 102 | (36) |
| 2013– | Guadalajara | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Mexico U-20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2010– | Mexico | 25 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2013 | |||
Jesús Aldo de Nigris Guajardo (born 22 July 1983 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican footballerwho plays as a striker for Guadalajara in the Liga MX and the Mexico national football team.
Club career
Monterrey
On 15 November 2009, Aldo's brother Antonio who played for AE Larissa died from a heart attack at the age of 31.[1] In the first game after his brother's death he dedicated his only goal to him in an Apertura 2009 playoff game against América on 21 November 2009 in the second minute of the second half. He then scored two goals against Toluca in the semi-final. He also scored in the final against Cruz Azul, giving Monterrey the lead, and eventually dedicating the winning championship to his late brother.
A year later, Aldo would win his second league title with Monterrey, this time against Santos Laguna. On 27 April 2011, Monterrey won the CONCACAF Champions League, where they defeated MLS club Real Salt Lake in the final. De Nigris was their top goal scorer, with four, tied with teammate Humberto Suazo.
International career
He was called up to the Mexico national football team for the friendly matches against Bolivia on 24 February 2010 and New Zealand on 3 March 2010. Mexico defeated Bolivia 5-0, in which de Nigris entered to the game as a substitute. He started in his first game for Mexico against New Zealand, in which he played the first forty-five minutes, until being taken off at half-time. Mexico would win 2-0. Aldo would be left out of Javier Aguirre's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup due to an ankle injury, in which he took 12 weeks to recover.[2]
On 29 March 2011 he scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Venezuela.
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
de Nigris was named in the 23-man squad to participate in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3] On 5 June he scored the second goal in the 5-0 over El Salvador after coming on as a substitute in the second-half.[4]On 9 June de Nigris again scored after coming off the bench in a 5-0 win over Cuba.[5] Three days later, he would score again coming on in the second half in the quarter-final match against Guatemala.[6] After Mexico and Honduras held each other to a 0-0 draw in the semi-final match, de Nigris opened the score in the first half of extra-time, heading in a corner kick. Mexico would win the match 2-0, thus advancing to the final
