José Joaquín Esquivel Martínez (born 7 January 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Mazatlán.

[2] Esquivel was called up by Mario Arteaga to compete in the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he wore the captain armband, leading the team to win the tournament.

[3] Esquivel was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[4] where Mexico would finish runners-up.

[8] Esquivel participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, where Mexico won the competition.

[9] On 30 June 2021, Esquivel made his senior national team debut in a friendly match against Panama.