Sebastián Jurado

Sebastián Jurado Roca (born 28 September 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jurado and the second or maternal family name is Roca.
Sebastián Jurado
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Jurado Roca
Date of birth (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997
Place of birth Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Cruz Azul
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Veracruz 37 (0)
2020– Cruz Azul 1 (0)
National team
2019– Mexico U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2020

Club career

Veracruz

A native of Veracruz, Jurado joined the youth academy of Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz in 2013, going through the various ranks.

On 9 November 2018, Jurado made his debut in the Liga MX in Veracruz’s 2–2 draw against Querétaro.[2] On 3 April 2019, it was announced that Jurado had signed a three-year contract extension with Veracruz, with the player stating that he was "happy to stay" at the club, despite reported interest from other clubs.[3] Following the disaffiliation of Veracruz from the Liga MX at the end of the club's 2019 Apertura campaign, Jurado became a free agent.[4]

Cruz Azul

On 19 December 2019, Jurado officially joined Cruz Azul.[5] On 18 February, he made his club debut in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League against Portmore United, winning 2–1.[6]

International career

Mexico U-23

Jurado was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the Mexico national U-23 team that participated at the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[7] He only appeared in the third place playoff against the Republic of Ireland, during the penalty shoot-out he would stop two of Ireland's shots, helping Mexico win the match.[8]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Sebastián Jurado Roca". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  2. "Sebastián Jurado Roca Dream Debut". xeudeportea.mx (in Spanish). XEU Deportes MX. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. "Sebastián Jurado renueva tres años con Veracruz" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. "¿Cual será el siguiente equipo de Sebastián Jurado?" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  5. "¡Llega a un grande! Cruz Azul hace oficial la llegada del portero Sebastián Jurado". Medio Tiempo.
  6. "Debut de Sebastian Jurado y Jonathan Borja con Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 February 2020.
  7. "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
  8. "Mexico clinch third place in 2019 Toulon Tournament after win on penalty kicks". Fmfstateofmind.com. 15 June 2019.
  9. "Sebastián Jurado: ganador del Balón de Oro al Mejor Novato".
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