José Luis Espinosa Arroyo (born 14 July 1991), commonly known as Tiri, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League club Persijap Jepara.
He never played any higher than Segunda División B in his own country, where he made 90 appearances for three clubs. He played 154 matches in the Indian Super League for ATK, Jamshedpur, Mohun Bagan and Mumbai City, winning the title with the first team in 2016 and the fourth in 2023–24 and being at one point the most-capped foreign player in the history of the competition.
Club career Cádiz Born in Los Barrios, Province of Cádiz, Tiri began his career at Cádiz CF. He was mostly associated to the reserves during his spell and only collected two first-team appearances, the first occurring on 10 May 2009 at the age of 17 as he played the final 25 minutes of a 2–1 Segunda División B away win against CD Guadalajara.
On 1 September 2010, Tiri played the full 90 minutes of a 3–1 home defeat of CE L'Hospitalet in the first round of the Copa del Rey, at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza.
Atlético Madrid Tiri transferred to Atlético Madrid in 2012, being assigned to their B side also in the third tier. He was first choice during his three-year spell, being relegated to Tercera División in his last season.
ATK On 18 June 2015, Tiri signed for Indian Super League defending champions ATK at the same time as compatriot Jaime Gavilán, joining Borja Fernández and Josemi in the club's Spanish contingent. An unused substitute for their first two matches of the campaign, he made his debut on 7 October by playing the entirety of a 1–1 draw at FC Goa in place of Arnab Mondal, who was away playing internationally for India.
Tiri totalled 1,170 minutes of action, in an eventual elimination in the semi-finals by Chennaiyin FC.
Return to Atlético B Tiri returned to Atlético Madrid and its B team on 1 February 2016. However, before playing a game for them, on 16 March he agreed terms to go back to Kolkata for the next season.
ATK return Tiri played 11 matches in his second spell at the Salt Lake Stadium. One of those was in the ISL final, a penalty shootout victory over Kerala Blasters FC on 18 December 2016, thus winning his first league title.
Marbella On 24 January 2017, Tiri returned to Spain's third division, signing with Marbella FC in his native Andalusia. In the second of his six appearances, he was sent off in a 2–1 home loss to Lorca FC.
Jamshedpur Tiri returned to the Indian top flight in July 2017, joining expansion team Jamshedpur FC. He played every minute as they finished fifth, one place off the playoffs, and scored in a 3–2 home win against Delhi Dynamos FC on 21 January 2018.
ATK Mohun Bagan On 12 September 2020, Tiri moved to newly merged ATK Mohun Bagan FC. He made his official debut on 20 November, in a 1–0 away defeat of Kerala Blasters.
Tiri missed the vast majority of the 2022–23 campaign, due to injury.
Mumbai City On 6 July 2023, Tiri signed a one-year contract with Mumbai City FC as a free agent. He scored his first goal on 4 February 2024 against his former club Jamshedpur, heading from a free kick in a 2–3 home loss. He won his second league title at the end of the season.
On 7 February 2025, away against NorthEast United FC, Tiri made his 150th ISL appearance, becoming the second foreigner to achieve this after Morocco's Ahmed Jahouh. In June, he agreed to a one-year extension.
Tiri left in January 2026, by mutual consent.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCádiz B 2009–10Tercera División130——1302010–11Tercera División90——902011–12Tercera División260——260Total480——480Cádiz 2009–10Segunda División B10——102010–11Segunda División B0010—10Total1010—20Atlético Madrid B 2012–13Segunda División B290——2312013–14Segunda División B250—202702014–15Segunda División B290——290Total830—20850ATK2015Indian Super League130——130Atlético Madrid B 2015–16Tercera División90——90ATK2016Indian Super League110——110Marbella2016–17Segunda División B60——60Jamshedpur2017–18Indian Super League181——1812018–19Indian Super League181——1812019–20Indian Super League121——121Total483——483ATK Mohun Bagan2020–21Indian Super League210——2102021–22Indian Super League170——1702022–23Indian Super League0020—20Total38020—400Mumbai City2023–24Indian Super League231—502812024–25Indian Super League211——211Total4420050492Persijap Jepara 2025–26Super League30——30Career total304530703145
Honours ATK Indian Super League: 2016
Mumbai City Indian Super League: 2023–24
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