Chivas USA will present Mexican-American striker Jesus Padilla to the press tomorrow at 12:30 PM PDT, after the club signed the twenty two year old on loan from sister club Chivas de Guadalajara.

Padilla was born in San Jose, CA to Mexican parents, a circumstance that allowed him to play for the Mexican-player only Chivas de Guadalajara despite his American background (something that was discovered and caused some controversy; the circular route to establishing Padilla qualifications as "Mexican" were interesting). The forward moved to Mexico at fourteen join Chivas as youth player; after graduating to the senior team in 2006, Padilla has appeared twenty four times and scored one goal for the Mexican giant.

Despite the close relationship of the clubs due to ownership and name, Chivas USA has seen few players move north to join them in MLS. With forward Ante Razov being added to the disabled list, Padilla will add more depth to a forward group that consists of Justin Braun, Eduardo Lillingston, and Maykel Galindo.