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

Raúl Enríquez
Enríquez playing for Tijuana
Personal information
Full name Raúl Enríquez Arámbula
Date of birth (1985-05-20) 20 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Armeria, Colima, Mexico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Chiapas 11 (0)
2006–2007 Petroleros 54 (26)
2007–2013 Tijuana 190 (81)
2013–2015 Sinaloa 39 (15)
2016 Zacatecas 22 (2)
2016–2018 FC Juárez 34 (0)
2020 Halcones de Zapopan 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2017

Career

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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

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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

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Tijuana

Dorados de Sinaloa

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Enriquez arrested for human trafficking". ADNAmerica.com. 15 September 2022. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Court arrest information". NBCSanDiego.com. 15 September 2022. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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