Sebastián Jurado Roca (born 28 September 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
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Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Sebastián Jurado Roca | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 25) | |||||||||
Place of birth | Veracruz, Mexico | |||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 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 | 27 | (0) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2019–2021 | Mexico U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2021 |
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]
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]
Jurado was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 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]
Jurado also participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, appearing in three matches, where Mexico won the competition. He was subsequently called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Jurado won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Veracruz | 2017–18 | Liga MX | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||||
Total | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
Cruz Azul | 2019–20 | Liga MX | – | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | 14 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
Career total | 64 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 0 |
Cruz Azul
Mexico U23
Individual
Cruz Azul – current squad | |
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Mexico men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists | ||
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