Jorge Claros
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jorge Aarón Claros Juárez[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 January 1986 | ||
Place of birth | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Defensive Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Broncos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Vida | 17 | (0) |
2006–2014 | Motagua | 164 | (6) |
2012–2013 | → Hibernian (loan) | 44 | (0) |
2014 | Sporting Kansas City | 7 | (0) |
2015 |
Qingdao Jonoon | 13 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Alajuelense | 30 | (2) |
2017–2020 | Real España | 74 | (1) |
2021 | C.D. Real Sociedad | 12 | (0) |
2022- | Broncos | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2005 | Honduras U-20 | 5 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Honduras U-23 | 5 | (0) |
2006–2018 | Honduras | 83 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2017 |
Jorge Aarón Claros Juárez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe ˈklaɾos]; born 8 January 1986) is a Honduran footballer, who plays for Broncos.
Club career
Claros started his career at
Claros signed with Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on 16 July 2014.[9]
International career
Claros was a member of the
Claros was recalled to the national team in September 2012 for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Cuba.[14] He scored the only goal of the game in a 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against El Salvador, which meant that Honduras secured a place in the knockout stages of the tournament.[15] He helped Honduras qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where they were drawn with France, Ecuador and Switzerland.[8] Claros played as a substitute in their first game, a 3–0 defeat by France.[8] He then came into the starting lineup for the second match, as Wilson Palacios had been sent off against France.[8] Claros "added some composure", but Honduras lost 2–1 to Ecuador.[8]
International goals
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 January 2011 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Guatemala | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2011 Copa Centroamericana |
2. | 3–1 | |||||
3. | 12 July 2013 | Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, USA |
El Salvador | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Shooting
Claros was shot in the head on 16 June 2011 after car thieves failed to steal his vehicle. As he stopped his car to drop off a friend, 2 unidentified men with pistols shot at them, and Claros was hit in the shoulder and in the head. Claros managed to drive himself to the hospital and it was found that the wounds were not near fatal. Within three weeks Claros was back playing football for Motagua, his club at the time.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 23 April 2016[16]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hibernian (loan) | 2011–12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2012–13 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
Hibernian totals | 44 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
- International
- As of 14 August 2013[17]
Honduras national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2006 | 4 | 0 |
2007 | 12 | 0 |
2010 | 6 | 0 |
2011 | 9 | 2 |
2012 | 3 | 0 |
2013 | 7 | 1 |
Total | 41 | 3 |
Honours and awards
Club
- F.C. Motagua
- 2007 UNCAF
Country
- Honduras
- Copa Centroamericana (1): 2011
References
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Rangers welcome Enar Jaager and Jorge Claros on trial". BBC Sport. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ McLauchlin, Brian (30 January 2012). "Hibernian take Rangers target Jorge Claros on trial". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Claros signs". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Five-star Hearts humble Hibs".
- ^ "Transfer Window Update". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Hibernian: Jorge Claros agrees loan extension". BBC Sport. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Ames, Nick (24 June 2014). "Jorge Claros: from being shot in the head to playing at the World Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ McDowell, Sam (16 July 2014). "Sporting Kansas City signs midfielders Jorge Claros and Martin Steuble". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ Jorge Claros – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 2007 - RSSSF
- ^ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ "Claros: Havana Good Time". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ Kurtenbach, Dieter (13 July 2013). "Gold Cup: Honduras scores in stoppage time to beat El Salvador 1-0". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Jorge Claros at Soccerbase
- ^ Jorge Claros at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Jorge Claros at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jorge Claros – FIFA competition record (archived)