Edoardo Isella D'Gómez Ventoza (born 9 October 1980), known as Edoardo Isella, is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is known as one of the first Afro-Mexicans to debut for CD Guadalajara.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edoardo Isella D´Gómez Ventoza | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guadalajara | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Guadalajara | 21 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Tigres UANL | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Cruz Azul | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Jaguares | 47 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | América | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | León | 14 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Correcaminos UAT | ||
| 2009–2012 | Halcones | 73 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Municipal | 68 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life edit
Isella was born in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas to a Afro-Honduran father and a Mexican mother.
International career edit
Isella was eligible to play for Mexico or Honduras at international level. He opted to represent the former after joining the youth academy of Mexican nationalist club Guadalajara.[1] He managed to get an early call-up to the Mexico national football team by coach Enrique Meza after having a standout 2000–01 season with the Guadalajara first team.
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Edoardo Isella – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Edoardo Isella at National-Football-Teams.com
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