Jesús Manuel Corona

Jesús Manuel Corona Ruíz (born 6 January 1993), popularly known by his nickname Tecatito, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Mexico national team.

Tecatito began his career in 2010 with Monterrey, playing with the club for three years before moving abroad.

He transferred to Dutch club FC Twente and played with its reserve team as well.

Corona made his senior team debut at 17 years old, under coach Víctor Manuel Vucetich, on 7 August 2010 as a starter in an away league match against Atlante in a 2–1 victory for Monterrey.

He scored his first goal for Monterrey on 7 October 2011 in an away match against Tecos, with the game ending in a 3–2 victory for Monterrey.

Corona began his national team career with the under-20 side, participating in the 2011 and 2012 editions of the Milk Cup.

Corona also scored his first goal for Monterrey in their presentation at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup against Ulsan Hyundai of South Korea on 9 December, with an assist from Aldo de Nigris in the 3–1 victory.

In the match for third place against Al Ahly on 16 December, Corona scored in the third minute of the match, which ended in a 2–0 victory.

Mexico won the 2012 final against Denmark, with Corona being named as the competition's best player.

On 22 August 2013, it was announced that Corona was transferred to Dutch side F.C. Twente, for whom he signed a four-year contract.

Corona was called up by coach Sergio Almaguer to participate in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship hosted in Mexico.

He played four out of five matches and scored three goals.

In the final against the United States, Corona scored in the fourth minute of the match, and helped Mexico win the championship.

A full international since 2014, Tecatito was part of the national squad that won the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

He started the 2014 season with Twente's reserve team, which plays in the Second Division, scoring 2 goals on 18 August.

On 13 September 2014, Corona returned from injury and a stint with the reserve team to start his first game with Twente in the 2014–15 season and went on to record an assist and a goal against Go Ahead Eagles in a 2–1 victory for Twente, the club's first victory of the 2014–15 Season.

He finished his second season with the senior team with a career-best of 9 goals.

He joined Porto in 2015, garnering 287 appearances and winning three Primeira Liga titles in his seven seasons with the club.

In 2022 he joined Sevilla before returning to Monterrey in 2023.

On 31 August 2015, Twente announced the transfer of Corona to Portuguese club Porto on a four-year deal for €10.5 million, with a €50 million buy-out clause.

On 12 September, Corona scored two goals on his Primeira Liga debut in the 3–1 victory over FC Arouca.

On 25 September, Corona scored his third goal playing against Moreirense giving Porto the 2–1 lead, the match resulted in 2–2 draw.

On 4 October, Corona scored Porto's first goal against Belenenses in a match that ended in a 4–0 win over the Lisbon team.

He has also represented his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the 2021 Gold Cup, and at two Copa América tournaments.

Born to a lower-middle-class family in Hermosillo, Sonora, Corona began playing football at the age of 6 for various local youth teams.

At the age of 15, he was scouted by a number of clubs, including Brazilian side Santos FC, however due to his family's reluctance to see him move abroad at such a young age, Corona eventually began his professional career by joining C.F. Monterrey.

On 24 October 2018, Corona scored a goal and assisted another in Porto's 3–1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow in their Champions League group stage match.

On 28 November 2018, in a Champions League group stage match against German club Schalke 04, Corona scored in a 3–1 victory, becoming the first Mexican to score in three consecutive Champions League matches.

In March 2019, Corona signed a contract extension with Porto, keeping him at the club until 2022.

At the end of the 2019–20 season, after a first-place finish and contributing a career-best 11 assists (2nd place for most of the season), Corona was named the best player of the Primeira Liga, and was included in the Best XI.

He also won the club's Dragão de Ouro Award, which is awarded to the best player of the season.

Following a 1–1 draw against archrivals Benfica on 15 January 2021, Corona, in his 246th overall display, moved up to fourth in Porto's all-time list of foreign players with the most appearances, as well as becoming the Mexican with the most appearances in Portugal, surpassing former teammate Héctor Herrera.

On 13 January 2022, Corona joined La Liga side Sevilla on a three-and-a-half year deal.

On 21 April, Corona scored his first goals with Sevilla, scoring twice in a 3–2 victory against Levante UD.

On 18 August 2022, he suffered a major injury in training.

Corona underwent surgery and was out of action for the rest of the year.

Corona returned to the playing field on 14 May 2023, coming on as a substitute against Real Valladolid in a 3–0 victory.

On 1 September 2023, Corona returned to México and joined Monterrey.

On 10 January 2020, in a league match against Moreirense, he scored from a volley in Porto's 4–2 victory.

The goal was subsequently named Goal of the Month.