Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda (born 21 July 1987) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Zavala made his debut with Monterrey in the Clausura 2006 against Toluca. He began playing as a forward, subsequently being moved to the midfield by Víctor Manuel Vucetich.
Club Puebla announced in the beginning of January 2019, that they had signed Zavala.
After having an exceptional tournament with Monterrey where he helped the team win the Apertura 2010, Zavala appeared in the first list of Mexico coach, José Manuel de la Torre. He eventually played in the 2011 Gold Cup, including the final against the United States where Mexico won 4–2. He scored his first goal on June 12, 2012, against El Salvador.
As of match played 11 February 2016
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010
CONCACAF Champions League: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Team profile Archived 2010-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
Jesús Zavala's stats at the Wayback Machine (archived April 7, 2010) (in Spanish)
Jesús Zavala – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
Jesús Zavala at National-Football-Teams.com