Jürgen Damm

Jürgen Damm Rascón (born 7 November 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for MLS side Atlanta United and Mexico national team.[3] He also holds a German passport.[4]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Damm and the second or maternal family name is Rascón.
Jürgen Damm
Personal information
Full name Jürgen Damm Rascón
Date of birth (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992[1]
Place of birth Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Atlanta United
Number 22
Youth career
2011–2012 Estudiantes Tecos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Estudiantes Tecos 20 (0)
2013–2015 Pachuca 67 (4)
2015–2020 UANL 137 (9)
2020–     Atlanta United 14 (0)
National team‡
2015– Mexico 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2018 (UTC)

According to a study conducted by Mexican club Pachuca, and backed by FIFA, Damm is the second fastest player in the world. He is able to reach 35.23 km/h (21.89 mph) running with the ball.[5]

Early life

Jürgen Damm was born to an upper middle class family. His paternal grandfather is from Germany, and as a result, he holds a German passport.[6] He was born in the coastal city of Tuxpan, state of Veracruz, and due to his father's job, 2-year-old Damm and his family moved to Toronto. After two years in Canada, Jürgen and his family returned to Mexico and settled in Guadalajara, where he began his football career. As his father always believed education was first, due to their family heritage, so Jürgen was not allowed to join any clubs until age 17, and he continues to pursue a degree in Business Administration.[7]

Jürgen was spotted by Magdaleno Mercado and invited to a try out with Atlas. He spent 6 months with the team but left due to a lack of playing opportunities.[8] He was then transferred to the youth team of Estudiantes Tecos under trainer Francisco Chavez.[9]

Club career

Estudiantes Tecos

Damm began his professional career with Estudiantes Tecos at age 18. He made his debut in the Liga MX on 25 March 2012 in a 0–4 loss against Monterrey under coach Héctor Hugo Eugui.[10] After his first season with Tecos, they were relegated to the Second Division where he remained for several seasons.

Pachuca

Damm completed a permanent transfer to Pachuca on 30 June 2013. During his first season with his new club, he appeared in every game and scored the first goal of his career against Guadalajara on 20 October 2013.[11] In his second season with the club, Pachuca made it to the final of the Clausura 2014 season. He played in all of Pachuca's playoff matches, reaching the final against Leon, where Pachuca lost 3–4 on aggregate score.

Damm started off the 2014 Apertura season with an injury in the second match against Monterrey. After having missed 8 games he made a full comeback on October 1, 2014.[12] Jürgen also participated in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League with Pachuca scoring a goal against Municipal on 24 September 2014.[13]

Tigres UANL

On 10 June 2015, Damm joined Tigres UANL in a reported $10 million deal. On 3 October 2015, he scored his first goal for Tigres in a 1–0 victory against Atlas.

At Tigres, Damm was a part of four Mexican championship teams winning the Liga MX Apertura in consecutive years from 2015 to 2017, while adding the Liga MX Clausura title in 2019.[14] The midfielder was a mainstay for Tigres totaling 172 appearances in all competitions. He completed his Tigres career with 13 goals and 23 assists.[14] Damm also played in 22 CONCACAF Champions League matches and made four appearances in the Copa Libertadores when Tigres was invited to the competition in 2015 and reached the final against River Plate.[14][15][16][17][18]

Atlanta United

On 1 July 2020, Damm joined MLS side Atlanta United after they paid $50,000 in General Allocation Money to Houston Dynamo who had Discovery Rights over the Mexican player.[14]

International career

On 18 March 2015, Damm received his first call up for Mexico under coach Miguel Herrera for the friendlies against Ecuador on March 28 and Paraguay on March 31.[19] He made his senior debut on March 28, 2015 against Ecuador, coming in as a substitute in the 84th minute of the game.

On 17 November 2015, Damm scored his first international goal against Honduras in a 0–2 away win for Mexico.

In May 2018, he was named in Mexico’s preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[20] However, he did not make the final 23.[21]

Statistics

Club
As of 3 February 2021[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Estudiantes Tecos 2011–12 Liga MX 1000–0010
2012–13 Ascenso MX 19060–00250
Total 200600000260
Pachuca 2013–14 Liga MX 39330–00423
2014–15 281007100352
Total 674307100775
UANL 2015–16 363009100454
2016–17 345007210427
2017–18 311003020361
2018–19 220113040301
2019–20 140000000140
Atlanta United 2020 Major League Soccer 140—00140
2021 00—000000
Total 140000000140
Career total 238131012947028418

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[22]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 November 2015Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club
UANL

References
  1. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Jürgen Damm". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. http://www.tigres.com.mx/plantel/
  3. Jürgen Damm at Soccerway. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  4. "Jürgen Damm, el alemán que sueña con jugar en el Tri y en Primera División - Goal.com". 11 December 2012.
  5. Bale's speed top slot under threat, Marca, retrieved 28 March 2015
  6. ""Iba a dejar el fut": Jürgen Damm". 19 March 2015.
  7. tuzostvoficial (21 July 2014). "Tuzostv: Perfil de Jürgen Damm, 2da. parte" – via YouTube.
  8. "Jürgen Damm dejó Atlas por las malas decisiones". www.periodicoeltren.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  9. "Espera Atlas resolución de Tecos por Jürgen Damm". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  10. "CF Monterrey vs. Estudiantes Tecos - 25 March 2012 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  11. FootballMania (21 October 2013). "Jürgen Damm: Great Goal (Pachuca) Vs.Guadalajara" – via YouTube.
  12. "HugeDomains.com - Ituzos.com is for sale (Ituzos)". ituzos.com. Cite uses generic title (help)
  13. "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  14. "Atlanta United signs free agent Jürgen Damm". Atlanta United. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  15. "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores: Tigres y River Plate empataron 0-0 en primera final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 29 July 2015.
  16. "Copa Bridgestone Libertadores: River Plate es campeón tras derrotar 3 a 0 a Tigres" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 5 August 2015.
  17. "River Plate win third Copa Libertadores title with victory over Tigres". Guardian. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  18. "River Plate 3 Tigres 0". Goal.com. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  19. "mediotiempo profile". Archived from the original on 8 May 2014.
  20. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  21. "Mexico's 2018 World Cup roster: Who joins Chicharito & Guardado in final 23-man squad?". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  22. "J. Damm". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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