Jesús Manuel Corona

Jesús Manuel Corona Ruíz (American Spanish: [xesuzmaˈnwel koˈɾona ˈrwis]; born 6 January 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Portuguese club Porto and the Mexico national team.

For the Mexican goalkeeper born in 1981, see José de Jesús Corona.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corona and the second or maternal family name is Ruíz.
Jesús Manuel Corona
Corona with FC Porto in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jesús Manuel Corona Ruíz[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993[1]
Place of birth Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger / Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Porto
Number 17
Youth career
2008–2010 Monterrey
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Monterrey 37 (2)
2013–2015 Twente 46 (11)
2015– Porto 168 (23)
National team‡
2011–2013 Mexico U20 15 (5)
2014– Mexico 45 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2020

Corona began his career in 2010 with Monterrey, playing with the club for three years before moving abroad. He transferred to Dutch club FC Twente and played with its reserve team as well. He joined Porto in 2015, since then making over 200 appearances and winning two Primeira Liga titles.

A full international for Mexico since 2014, Corona was part of the squad that won the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He has also represented his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and at two Copa América tournaments.

Club career

Monterrey
Corona playing for Monterrey in 2012

Corona began his football career with Monterrey, where he was spotted by experienced club scout Alejandro Niemeijer, according to people familiar with the club. He made his senior team debut at 17 years old under coach Víctor Manuel Vucetich on 7 August 2010 as a starter in an away league match against Atlante in a 2–1 victory for Monterrey.[2]

Corona scored his first goal for Monterrey on 7 October 2011 in an away match against Estudiantes, with the game ending in a 3–2 victory for Monterrey.[3] Corona also scored his first goal for Monterrey in their presentation at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup against Ulsan Hyundai on 9 December, with an assist from Aldo de Nigris in the 3–1 victory.[4] In the match for third place against Al Ahly on 16 December, Corona scored in the third minute of the match, which ended in a 2–0 victory for Monterrey.[5]

Twente

On 22 August 2013, it was announced that Corona was transferred to Dutch side F.C. Twente, for whom he signed a four-year contract.[6] He started the 2014 season with Twente's reserve team, which plays in the Second Division, scoring 2 goals on 18 August. On 13 September 2014, Corona returned from injury and a stint with the reserve team to start his first game with Twente in the 2014–15 season and went on to record an assist and a goal against Go Ahead Eagles in a 2–1 victory for Twente, the club's first victory of the 2014–15 Season. He finished his second season with the senior team with a career-best of 9 goals.

Porto
Corona (right) with Benedikt Höwedes of Lokomotiv Moscow in October 2018

On 31 August 2015, Twente announced the transfer of Corona to Portuguese club Porto on a four-year deal for €10.5 million, with a €50 million buy-out clause.[7][8]

On 12 September, Corona scored two goals on his Primeira Liga debut in the 3–1 victory over FC Arouca.[9] On 25 September, Corona scored his third goal playing against Moreirense giving Porto the 2–1 lead, the match resulted in 2–2 draw. On 4 October, Corona scored Porto's first goal against Belenenses in a match that ended in a 4–0 win over the Lisbon team.[10][11]

On 24 October 2018, Corona scored a goal and assisted another in Porto’s 3–1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow in their Champions League group stage match.[12] On 28 November 2018, in a Champions League group stage match against German club Schalke 04, Corona scored in a 3–1 victory, becoming the first Mexican to score in three consecutive Champions League matches.[13] In March 2019, Corona signed a contract extension with Porto, keeping him at the club until 2022.[14]

On 10 January 2020, in a league match against Moreirense, he scored from a volley in Porto's 4–2 victory. The goal was subsequently named Goal of the Month.[15] At the end of the 2019–20 season, after a first place finish[16] and contributing a career-best 11 assists (2nd place for most of the season),[17] Corona was named the best player of the Primeira Liga, and was included in the Best XI.[18] He also won the club's Dragão de Ouro Award, which is awarded to the best player of the season.[19]

Following a 1–1 draw against archrivals Benfica on 15 January 2021, Corona, in his 246th overall display, moved up to fourth in Porto's all-time list of foreign players with the most appearances, as well as becoming the Mexican with the most appearances in Portugal, surpassing former teammate Héctor Herrera.[20]

International career

Mexico U-20

Jesús Corona participated in the 2011 Milk Cup and 2012 Milk Cup with the Mexico national under-20 team. In the 2012 edition of the Milk Cup, Mexico won the final against Denmark.[21][22] He was named as best player of the tournament.[23]

Corona was called up by coach Sergio Almaguer to participate in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship hosted in Mexico. Jesús played four out of five matches and scored three goals. In the final against the United States U-20 team, Corona scored in the fourth minute of the match, and helped Mexico win the championship.

Corona was a squad member at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted in Turkey.[24]

Mexico U-23

Corona was selected again by Almaguer to participate in the 2013 Toulon Tournament, with Corona playing in every single match.[25]

Mexico national team

Corona was called up by Miguel Herrera to play with the Mexico national team for November 2014 friendlies against Netherlands and Belarus and made his debut with the on 12th of that month against the Netherlands, coming on in the 61st minute and providing the assist for Carlos Vela in scoring Mexico's second goal in the 3–2 win over the Netherlands.[26]

Corona was a member of Mexico's 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup winning squad, scoring his first competitive international goal in the 3–1 win over Jamaica in the final in Philadelphia.[27] He also received the Bright Future award.[28] He was also included in the final 2015 Copa América roster.[29] In Mexico's first group stage match against Bolivia, where Mexico finished at scoreless draw, he was named as the best player of the match.[30]

In May 2016, Corona was called up by Juan Carlos Osorio to participate with Mexico at the Copa América Centenario.[31] In the final group stage match against Venezuela, he replaced injured Javier Aquino at the 18th minute and on the 80th minute, after taking on five opposing players, scored the group-clinching equalizer to result in a 1–1 tie, helping Mexico remain first in the group[32][33] — the goal was named CONCACAF Goal of the Year.[34]

In May 2018, Corona was named in Mexico’s preliminary 28-man squad for the FIFA World Cup,[35] and was subsequently named in the final 23-man squad.[36] He appeared as a substitute in the group stage matches against South Korea and Sweden.

Style of play

A creative winger capable of playing either flank, he is considered quick and agile, capable of dribbling past defenders, has excellent technique, and has an eye for a shot.[37][38][39][40] He is comfortable playing with either foot, managing to develop the ability from a young age.[41]

Under Porto manager Sérgio Conceição, Corona has been utilized at times as a full-back.[42]

He has cited Cuauhtémoc Blanco as someone he idolized while growing up.[41][43][44]

Personal life

Corona was given the nickname Tecatito during his early years at Monterrey. The name is a reference to the beer brand Tecate, as his surname is the name of the beer company that is considered a competitor to Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery, which owns Tecate and was a club sponsor. As a sponsor, the logo of its subsidiary, Carta Blanca, was on the kits. During Monterrey's participation at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, with Carta Blanca as the sole kit sponsor, the name 'Corona' was not displayed, but instead 'Jesús C.' was printed on the kit.[45]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 4 February 2021[46]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monterrey 2010–11 Primera División 10—200030
2011–12 Primera División 101—3100132
2012–13 Liga MX 261—923[lower-alpha 1]2385
Total 372000014332547
Twente 2013–14 Eredivisie 15210—162
2014–15 Eredivisie 27942—00—3111
2015–16 Eredivisie 4000—40
Total 4611520000005113
Jong FC Twente 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 30—30
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 22—22
Total 520000000052
Porto 2015–16 Primeira Liga 288102040—358
2016–17 Primeira Liga 293112092—416
2017–18 Primeira Liga 273303080—413
2018–19 Primeira Liga 3435050831[lower-alpha 2]1537
2019–20 Primeira Liga 334504090—514
2020–21 Primeira Liga 1724120601[lower-alpha 3]0303
Total 168231921804452125131
Career total 256382441805885336153
  1. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  3. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International
As of 14 November 2020[47]
Mexico
YearAppsGoals
201420
2015163
201683
201761
201880
201920
202031
Total458

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[48]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 May 2015Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico Guatemala3–03–0Friendly
2.26 July 2015Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States Jamaica2–03–12015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
3.17 November 2015Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.25 March 2016BC Place, Vancouver, Canada Canada3–03–0
5.29 March 2016Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico2–02–0
6.13 June 2016NRG Stadium, Houston, United States Venezuela1–11–1Copa América Centenario
7.1 June 2017MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States Republic of Ireland1–03–1Friendly
8.13 October 2020Cars Jeans Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands Algeria1–02–2

Honours

Club
Monterrey
Porto

International

Mexico Youth

Mexico

Individual

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