Ricardo Jérez Jr.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jérez and the second or maternal family name is Figueroa.

Ricardo Jérez

Jérez with Guatemala in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Antonio Jérez Figueroa
Date of birth	(1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Chattanooga Red Wolves
Number	12
Youth career
	Comunicaciones
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Cobán Imperial	13	(0)
2006–2007	Municipal	2	(0)
2007–2008	Comunicaciones	3	(0)
2008–2009	Rentistas	18	(0)
2009–2010	Jalapa	18	(0)
2010	Club Comunicaciones	0	(0)
2011–2012	Marquense	64	(0)
2013–2021	Alianza Petrolera	250	(0)
2017	→ Deportivo Cali (loan)	8	(0)
2021–2023	Municipal	79	(0)
2023–	Chattanooga Red Wolves	8	(0)
International career^‡
2008	Guatemala U23	5	(0)
2006–2023	Guatemala	62	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:20, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Ricardo Antonio Jérez Figueroa (born 4 February 1986) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USL League One club Chattanooga Red Wolves and the Guatemala national team.

Club career

Jerez is the son of the also former national team goalkeeper Ricardo Jérez who played in the 1988 Olympics.^[1]

Jerez Jr. came through the youth ranks of local giants CSD Comunicaciones before joining Cobán Imperial and C.S.D. Municipal.

Rentistas (2008–2009)

On early August 2008, he was sent to Uruguay to participate in some tests with Peñarol, which he failed but he was able to stay in the country to play for the Rentistas team which competed in the Uruguayan Segunda División.^[2] He made his debut on 13 September against local rivals Cerrito, match which his team lost 2–1, but he was able to save a penalty shot by Richard Requelme and was named man of the match.^[3] Later, in the third round of the tournament, he saved again a penalty now against Boston River.

Back to Guatemala (2009–2010)

He then returned to Guatemala in September 2009 to play for Deportivo Jalapa^[4]

In the summer of 2010, he joined Argentinian third division side Club Comunicaciones.^[5] He remained six months on the club and could not play due to problems with his documents.

Later, Jerez returned to Guatemala where he played for USAC in a campaign that saw them suffer relegation.

Deportivo Marquense (2011–2012)

He then was signed by Deportivo Marquense in mid-2011, where between the playoffs of the 2011 Apertura and the 2012 Clausura tournament has set a new CONCACAF club record with 941 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal, a streak put to an end by Eliseo Quintanilla of Municipal.^[6]

Alianza Petrolera (2013–2022)

Jerez joined Alianza Petrolera in January 2013, at the time being the only non-domestic player in the squad. He recorded a clean sheet in his first league match in Colombia, in a 1–0 win against La Equidad on 8 January 2013.^[7] Throughout his time at the club, he has been regarded as an important figure in the team's success. In October 2013, the club announced the extension of Jerez's contract, which would end after the 2016 season. He's the first player to have played at least 100 games in the top division with the club.

Chattanooga Red Wolves (2023–present)

Jérez signed with USL League One club Chattanooga Red Wolves on 10 January 2023.^[8]

International career

Jerez made his debut for Guatemala in a January 2006 friendly match against the United States. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification processes and at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup.^[9]

In 2008, he was selected for the Guatemala U-23 squad to participate in the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying where they could not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

He played in all of his team's matches at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and was the starting goalkeeper for Guatemala in 11 of Guatemala's 12 matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Honours

Municipal

• Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Apertura 2006

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Domestic Cup		International		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marquense	2011–12	44	—	—	—	—	—	44	—
	2012–13	20	—	—	—	—	—	20	—
	Total	64	—	—	—	—	—	64	—
Alianza Petrolera	2013	35	—	3	—	—	—	38	—
	2014	31	—	3	—	—	—	34	—
	2015	38	—	—	—	—	—	38	—
	2016	39	—	2	—	—	—	41	—
	2017	20	—	4	—	—	—	24	—
	2018	32	—	1	—	—	—	33	—
	2019	36	—	2	—	—	—	38	—
	2020	16	—	2	—	—	—	18	—
	2021	2	—	0	—	—	—	2	—
Total		249	—	17	—	—	—	266	—
Career total		313	—	17	—	—	—	330	—

References

1. Ricardo Edgar Jerez – FIFA competition record (archived)
2. Ricardo Jerez, a prueba a Uruguay Archived 15 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Seleccion de Guatemala (in Spanish)
3. Ricardo Jérez Debuto Rentistas uy Archived 24 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Seleccion de Guatemala (in Spanish)
4. Jerez llega a Jalapa; Edín López y Paulo Motta dicen adiós Archived 12 July 2009 at archive.today – Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
5. Ricardo Jerez, nuevo refuerzo de Comunicaciones Archived 18 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine – LaRed (in Spanish)
6. "Ricardo Jerez llega a 941 minutos sin recibir anotación, nuevo record nacional y centroamericano | Radio Emisoras Unidas – en línea desde Guatemala". Noticias.emisorasunidas.com. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
7. "Alianza Petrolera". Ligapostobon.com.co. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
8. Powell, B. "Chattanooga Red Wolves sign Guatemalan National Team Captain Ricardo Jerez". ChattanoogaRedWolves-SC.com. Chattanooga Red Wolves. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
9. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF

External links

• Ricardo Jerez – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Ricardo Jérez Jr. at National-Football-Teams.com