Omar Esparza

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Omar Esparza
Personal information
Full name Omar Alejandro Esparza Morales
Date of birth May 21, 1988 (1988-05-21) (age 20)
Place of birth    Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 174 cm (5ft 8in)
Playing position Right Back
Right Wing Midfielder
Club information
Current club Chivas de Guadalajara
Number 6
Youth clubs
2005-2006 CD Tapatio
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005- Chivas de Guadalajara 34 (3)   
National team2
2005
2007
2007-
 Mexico U-17
Mexico U-20
Mexico		 9 (3)
6 (1)
4 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 9 May 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 6 June 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

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.

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[edit] Career

Esparza made his debut on October 15, 2005 against CF Monterrey, playing only 11 minutes. He has 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 this past year in the Apertura 2006.

He was present in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship where Mexico obtained the cup against Brazil. The score was 3-0, and Esparza scored the 2nd goal of the final.

Esparza played in the FIFA U-20 World Cup that was held in Canada where he was an importanat 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 at the 45th minute .

He is currently playing for Chivas de Guadalajara.

[edit] National Team

Omar Esparza has played with the Mexico national football team in three categories. He played with Mexico U-17, in which he and his fellow team mates won the the U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005. Also, he played with U-20, and on August 22 he made his first appearance for the senior side.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Club

Flag of Mexico Chivas de Guadalajara

[edit] International

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