# Jesús Dueñas

Jesús Alberto Dueñas Manzo (born 16 March 1989), also known as Pollo, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

## Club career

Jesus Dueñas was from Petroleros de Salamanca but later moved to Tigres UANL, the team with which he debuted. Since 2014, Dueñas has become the starting central midfielder of Tigres. He played a key role in the Copa Libertadores 2015.
In the Apertura 2016 finals against Club América, the teams tied 1–1 in the first leg at Estadio Azteca. In the historical second leg, played for the first time on 25 December, the teams tied 0-0 and went to overtime at the Estadio Universitario. At 95' Edson Álvarez scored the 1-0 for América and at 119' Dueñas tied dramatically with a header after a cross from Jürgen Damm, and led the match to penalty shoot-out. Nahuel Guzmán stopped three shots and Tigres became the Apertura 2016 champions.

## International career

In March 2015, Dueñas was called up to the senior national team by Miguel Herrera to compete in friendly matches against Ecuador and Paraguay. Dueñas played as starter in the 3–1 victory over Jamaica of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals at the Lincoln Financial Field of Philadelphia on July 26, 2015.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 3 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Tigres UANL | 2011–12 | Liga MX | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Tigres UANL | 2012–13 | Liga MX | 32 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 |
| Tigres UANL | 2013–14 | Liga MX | 34 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 2 |
| Tigres UANL | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 5 |
| Tigres UANL | 2015–16 | Liga MX | 35 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Tigres UANL | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 44 | 6 | — | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 6 |
| Tigres UANL | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 40 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Tigres UANL | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Tigres UANL | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 27 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Tigres UANL | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Tigres UANL | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Tigres UANL | Total | Total | 366 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 437 | 22 |
| Juárez | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 |
| Cruz Azul | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 402 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 476 | 25 |
* ↑ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores and five in CONCACAF Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
* ↑ One appearance in Campeón de Campeones and one in Campeones Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in Leagues Cup
* ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

### International

    As of match played 20 November 2018
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Mexico | 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2016 | 11 | 1 |
| Mexico | 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| Mexico | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 25 | 1 |

### International goals

    Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 11 February 2016 | Marlins Park, Miami, United States | Senegal | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

Tigres UANL
* Liga MX: Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019
* Copa MX: Clausura 2014
* Campeón de Campeones: 2016, 2018
* CONCACAF Champions League: 2020
* Campeones Cup: 2018
Mexico
* CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2015
Individual
* Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2016, Clausura 2017
* CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2017
* CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2019