Jorge Claros
Personal information
Full name Jorge Aarón Claros Juárez[1]
Date of birth (1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real España
Number 8
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 0 (0)
2017– Real España 19 (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 Real España.

Club career

Claros started his career at Vida before joining Honduran giants F.C. Motagua in 2005. In January 2012 he went on trial at Scottish club Rangers.[2] He then went on trial with another Scottish club, Hibernian,[3] and he signed a loan contract with Hibernian on 31 January.[4] Claros helped Hibernian to reach the 2012 Scottish Cup Final, but he was substituted during the first half of a 5–1 defeat to Hearts.[5] On 16 January 2013, Hibs stated that the clubs were in discussions about the possibility of extending the loan agreement.[6] Later in January, the deal was extended until the end of the 2012–13 season.[7] Claros helped Hibernian reach the 2013 Scottish Cup Final, which ended in a 3–0 defeat to Celtic. He was offered a long-term contract by Hibernian, but returned to Motagua because they continued to demand a large transfer fee.[8]

Claros signed with Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on 16 July 2014.[9]

International career

Claros was a member of the Honduras national football team at the 2005 Youth World Cup in Netherlands and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He made his debut for the senior national team in an August 2006 friendly match against Venezuela and has, as of July 2012, earned a total of 30 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[10] and played at the 2007[11] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups[12] as well as at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[13]

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
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
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
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

Country

Honduras

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Rangers welcome Enar Jaager and Jorge Claros on trial". BBC Sport. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (30 January 2012). "Hibernian take Rangers target Jorge Claros on trial". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Claros signs". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Five-star Hearts humble Hibs".
  6. ^ "Transfer Window Update". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Hibernian: Jorge Claros agrees loan extension". BBC Sport. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ McDowell, Sam (16 July 2014). "Sporting Kansas City signs midfielders Jorge Claros and Martin Steuble". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  10. ^ Jorge Claros – FIFA competition record (archived)
  11. ^ UNCAF Tournament 2007 - RSSSF
  12. ^ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  13. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  14. ^ "Claros: Havana Good Time". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  15. ^ Kurtenbach, Dieter (13 July 2013). "Gold Cup: Honduras scores in stoppage time to beat El Salvador 1-0". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  16. ^ Jorge Claros at Soccerbase
  17. ^ Jorge Claros at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Honduras squads
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