Name Jaime Tapia | Role Footballer | |
Jaime Iván Tapia (born 24 June 1991 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a semi-professional Mexican footballer who currently plays for the reserve team of Liga de Ascenso outfit Indios de Ciudad Juárez.
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Reserve Team Career and Style of Play
Tapia joined Indios two years ago after he was spotted by their local scouting team. He is known to be an influential player in both defence and attack. Operating chiefly on the right flank of a line up at either right wing back or, in a more attacking sense, right wing. He has earned local recognition for his pace and high general work rate.
First Team Career
Tapia made his first team debut aged 19 on Saturday 13 November 2010, during the 2010/11 season. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute in a match against Universidad Guadalajara. A game which they would eventually be defeated 3-1. He has been named on the substitute bench on only one other occasion.