José Esquivel Martínez

Club

Mazatlán

Position

Defender

Nationality

Mexico

Date of birth

1998-01-07

Birthplace

Zacatecas, Mexico

Height

173 cm

Weight

76 kg

José Joaquín Esquivel Martínez (born 7 January 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Mazatlán.

Club career
Esquivel debuted for Pachuca against Querétaro on 24 September 2016.

International career
Youth
Esquivel was called up by Mario Arteaga to compete in the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he wore the captain armband, leading the team to win the tournament. He subsequently participated in the U-17 World Cup to a fourth-place finish.

Esquivel was called up for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Esquivel was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the 2018 Toulon Tournament, where Mexico would finish runners-up.

Esquivel was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 team at the 2019 Toulon Tournament, attaining third place in the tournament. He was later called up for the 2019 Pan American Games, with Mexico winning the third-place match.

Esquivel participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, where Mexico won the competition. He was subsequently called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Esquivel won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.

Senior
On 30 June 2021, Esquivel made his senior national team debut in a friendly match against Panama.