Jesús Padilla

Not to be confused with Jesús Padilla Gálvez.

Jesús Andrés Padilla Cisneros^[a] (born March 3, 1987) is an American former soccer player who played as a striker.

Jesús Padilla

Personal information
Full name	Jesús Andrés Padilla Cisneros
Date of birth	(1987-03-03) March 3, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	San Jose, California, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2001–2006	Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2015	Guadalajara	288	(213)
2008–2009	→ Tapatio (loan)	5	(6)
2009–2010	→ Chivas USA (loan)	37	(7)
2011–2012	→ La Piedad (loan)	28	(7)
2013	→ La Piedad (loan)	16	(1)
2013	→ Dorados (loan)	12	(2)
2014	→ Ballenas Galeana (loan)	12	(1)
2015—2017	Sonora	45	(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 4, 2014 Duarte FC

Career

Padilla was born and raised in San Jose, California and moved to Guadalajara with his parents when he was fourteen.^[1][2] He joined the youth academy of Guadalajara in 2001 and, having been a part of the academy system for five years, made his professional debut on August 8, 2006 in a 1-0 loss to Deportivo Toluca.

Padilla moved on loan to sister club Chivas USA of Major League Soccer on August 17, 2009. He remained with Chivas USA until the club declined his contract option on March 11, 2011.^[3]

In June 2011, he was loaned to CF La Piedad in México. He scored eight goals in twenty-nine matches in Liga de Ascenso.

Padilla remained with Guadalajara for the Apertura of the 2012-13 Liga MX season. He made seven appearances, five of them as a substitute, in addition to a CONCACAF Champions League appearance. He was loaned to Piedad again for the Clasura portion of the season.^[4]

Nationality issue

Although he was born in the United States, according to Article 30 of the Mexican Constitution, he was born Mexican as he is the son of Mexicans born in a foreign country. Chivas owner Jorge Vergara's take on the nationality question is simple: "We go by the definition in the Constitution," Vergara says. "Mexican law says that you are a Mexican if you are born outside Mexico and both parents are Mexican."^[5]

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mexico			League		Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2006–07	Guadalajara	Primera División	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0
2007–08			11	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	0
2008–09	Universidad de Guadalajara (loan)	Primera División A	11	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	0
2008–09	Guadalajara	Primera División de México	13	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	2
USA			League		Open Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2009	Chivas USA (loan)	Major League Soccer	11	1	3	2	2	0	-	-	16	3
2010			26	6	0	0	-	-	-	-	26	6
Mexico			League		Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2011–12	CF La Piedad (loan)	Liga de Ascenso	28	8	-	-	1	1	-	-	29	8
2012–13	Guadalajara	Liga MX	7	0	-	-	-	-	1	0	8	0
2012–13	La Piedad	Ascenso MX	16	1	2	0	-	-	-	-	18	1
2013–14	Dorados	Ascenso MX	12	2	6	2	-	-	-	-	18	4
Total	Mexico		100	13	8	2	1	1	1	0	110	16
	USA		37	7	3	2	2	0	0	0	42	9
Career total			137	20	11	4	3	1	1	0	152	25

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Padilla and the second or maternal family name is Cisneros.

References

1. mlssoccer. "American Exports: Padilla called back to Guadalajara | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
2. "Chivas y su hipócrita política de no aceptar naturalizados, aunque también sean mexicanos". Yahoo News (in Spanish). January 9, 2024. Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
3. "Chivas USA declines option on forward Jesús Padilla | Chivas USA". Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
4. "American Exports: Padilla on move, but not to Chivas USA | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on December 14, 2012.
5. Baxter, Kevin (August 7, 2009). "Chivas owner Jorge Vergara rides wave of popularity, criticism to success". Los Angeles Times. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2009.

External links

• Jesús Padilla at Major League Soccer