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Omar Esparza
Personal information
Full name	Omar Alejandro Esparza Morales
Date of birth	May 21, 1988 (age 21)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right Back; Right Wing Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chivas de Guadalajara
Number	6
Youth career
2005–2006	CD Tapatio
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May, 2007.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June, 2008

This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Esparza and the second is Morales.

Omar Alejandro Esparza Morales (born May 21, 1988 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican football player who plays as a Right Back and as a Right Wing Midfielder for Chivas de Guadalajara.

[edit] Career

Esparza made his debut on October 15, 2005 against CF Monterrey, playing only 11 minutes. He has switched playing time between Chivas and CD Tapatio since then, with a brief stay in Chivas Coras in the 2005-2006 season.

Esparza took part in Chivas' Championship win in the Apertura 2006.

He was present in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship where Mexico obtained the cup against Brazil. The score was 3-0, and Esparza scored the 2nd goal of the final. ^[1]

Esparza played in the FIFA U-20 World Cup that was held in Canada where he was an important player. Mexico played well but was eliminated by Argentina in the quarter finals, losing 1-0 thanks to a goal scored by Maximiliano Moralez after bouncing the ball off a Mexican defender in the 45th minute .

[edit] National Team

Omar Esparza has played with the Mexico national football team in three categories. He played with Mexico U-17, in which he and his fellow team mates won the U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005. Also, he played with U-20, and on August 22 he made his first appearance for the senior side.