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Revision as of 16:38, 14 December 2010

Efraín Juárez
Personal information
Full name Ephraim Juárez Valdez
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger, Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 4
Youth career
2001-2006 UNAM
2006-2008 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 UNAM 66 (0)
2010– Celtic 9 (0)
International career‡
2005 Mexico U-17 5 (1)
2007 Mexico U-20 4 (1)
2009- Mexico 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2010

Efraín Juárez Valdez (born 22 February 1988) is a Mexican football player. He currently plays as midfielder for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League.[1] He also plays for the Mexico national team.

Club career

Club Universidad Nacional

Juárez joined the Pumas youth system at the age of thirteen. After winning the 2005 under-17 World Championship, playing a key role in defense, he was snapped up by FC Barcelona along with national teammate Jorge Hernández in 2006.[citation needed] Without very much support and very few minutes given in the Barcelona B team, he returned to Pumas Morelos and it took some time for Ricardo Ferretti to call him to Pumas.[citation needed] Competing for a position in the right wing with Fernando Espinoza, he quickly became a starter in Tuca's team. With Tuca's decision to give continuity to its team, Juárez renewed his contract facing the Clausura 2009 tournament.[citation needed] In a typical Liguilla where anything could happen and most of the underdogs advanced, Pumas and Juárez finished champions beating Enrique Meza's Pachuca.[2]

Celtic

Juárez playing for Celtic

In July 2010 Pumas accepted a bid for Juárez from Scottish club Celtic.[3] The club confirmed the transfer on 26 July with Juárez signing a four-year contract, making him the first ever Mexican player to play in the SPL.[4]

Juárez made his Celtic debut in a 3-0 Champions League defeat away to Braga.[5] The new Celtic player scored in the return fixture at Celtic Park with a header,[6] and scored his second goal, again at Celtic Park in a Europa League qualifying first leg match against Utrecht two weeks later.[7]

International career

On 28 June 2009 Juárez made his first international cap with the Mexico senior team against Guatemala.[8] Juárez played a part of the team that won the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In the Gold Cup, he mainly played at right back. He started and completed all games played in the competition. Thanks to his great performance, he quickly gained a spot on the national team, as a right winger. Juárez scored for Mexico against Costa Rica during a penalty shootout.[citation needed]

On 11 June 2010, Juárez became the first player to be booked at the 2010 World Cup in Mexico's opening match against South Africa.[9][10] He also played a part in the 2-0 Mexico victory over France on 17 June, when he was replaced by Javier Hernandez on 55 minutes, who later himself went on to score.[11]

On 22 September 2010 it was announced that Juarez and fellow Mexican international Carlos Vela had been suspended from playing for Mexico for six months for their involvement in a party in Monterrey following a game with Colombia on 7 September 2010.[12]

Career statistics

As of 20 November 2010[13][14]

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Honours

Club

Club Universidad Nacional

International

Mexico U-17
Mexico

References

  1. ^ First Team Players Celtic FC
  2. ^ Mexican Primera Division Tables - 2008/2009 Clausura Soccerway
  3. ^ Mexican star Juarez joins Bhoys in Seattle Celtic FC, 17 July 2010
  4. ^ New Bhoy Juarez makes Paradise bow Celtic FC, 26 July 2010
  5. ^ Braga 3 - 0 Celtic BBC Sport, 28 July 2010
  6. ^ Celtic 2-1 Braga (agg 2-4) BBC Sport, 4 August 2010
  7. ^ "Celtic 2 - 0 FC Utrecht". BBC Sport. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  8. ^ "México 0-0 Guatemala... Tri se peleó de nuevo con el gol". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  9. ^ Mexico's Juarez gets World Cup's first booking The Hindustan Times, 11 June 2010
  10. ^ FT: South Africa 1 Mexico 1 Sky Sports, 11 June 2010
  11. ^ Mexico subs shoot down France FIFA.com, 17 June 2010
  12. ^ "Carlos Vela and Efrain Juarez banned by Mexico". BBC Sport. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  13. ^ "Efraín Juárez stats". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  14. ^ "Efraín Juárez stats". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 11 August 2010.

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