Raúl Enríquez Explained

Raúl Enríquez
Fullname:Raúl Enríquez Arámbula
Birth Date:20 May 1985
Birth Place:Armeria, Colima, Mexico
Position:Forward
Years1:2005–2006
Caps1:11
Goals1:0
Years2:2006–2007
Caps2:54
Goals2:26
Years3:2007–2013
Caps3:190
Goals3:81
Years4:2013–2015
Caps4:39
Goals4:15
Years5:2016
Caps5:22
Goals5:2
Years6:2016–2018
Caps6:34
Goals6:0
Years7:2020
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Pcupdate:15 April 2017

Raúl Enríquez Arámbula (born 20 May 1985) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

In 2007, Enríquez signed for second division side Club Tijuana. Enríquez quickly became an integral member of the first-team, being the club's first-choice striker. During the 2010 Apertura, he helped the club gain promotion to the first division as Tijuana finished in first place in the regular campaign before defeating Veracruz 3–0 in the two-legged Liguilla final. Two years later, Enríquez was lifting another league title with Tijuana, this time the Liga MX Apertura. He is currently the club's all-time top goalscorer with 77 goals.

In 2013, Enríquez was loaned to Dorados de Sinaloa after six years with Tijuana; however, he returned to Tijuana after playing two matches with Sinaloa. After being loaned over the last two seasons, Raul was loaned to Juarez where he scored 19 goals and was the joint scorer in the league. He was link with clubs giant like Loros and Tampico Maderos, but he chose to stay with Juarez as his dream is to play with Tijuana again.

Personal life

On 12 September 2022, Enríquez was arrested[1] at the Otay Mesa, San Diego, California checkpoint for allegedly trying to smuggle two undocumented individuals in the truck he was driving. He was reportedly driving a Cadillac pickup truck on his way to a game in Santa Ana, but was questioned by an agent when attempting to cross the border line, according to documents[2] filed with the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Honours

Tijuana

Apertura 2012

Apertura 2010

Dorados de Sinaloa

Clausura 2015

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enriquez arrested for human trafficking. . ADNAmerica.com . 15 September 2022 . 16 September 2022 . 16 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220916031643/https://adnamerica.com/en/mexico/former-mexican-soccer-player-arrested-allegedly-smuggling-two-people-us . live .
  2. Web site: Court arrest information. . NBCSanDiego.com . 15 September 2022 . 16 September 2022 . 16 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220916031636/https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/all-time-leading-goal-scorer-for-club-tijuana-arrested-in-us-for-human-trafficking-court-documents/3047424/ . live .