José Maria Cárdenas López[a] (born 2 April 1985) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
 Cárdenas playing for América in 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Maria Cárdenas López[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1985 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zacatecas, Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Atlante | 70 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Pachuca | 39 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Santos Laguna | 79 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | América | 37 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2013 | → Morelia (loan) | 35 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2014 | → León (loan) | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | León | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Tijuana | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Dorados | 17 | (3) | |||||||||||
| Total | 348 | (20) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Mexico | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Cárdenas received his first call-up to the Mexico national team in a friendly against Bolivia, scoring his first goal as well in a 5–1 victory. He was also called up to play the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament with Mexico.
Club career edit
Atlante edit
He made his Primera División debut with Atlante on August 24, 2005 in a 2–2 draw against San Luis during the 2005 Apertura tournament. During that season, he only amassed 9 league matches, scoring no goals. During the 2006 Clausura, José María played in all 17 league matches, helping Atlante reach the play-offs. Although part of the team, Cárdenas was not able to play a part in Atlante's 2007 Apertura championship campaign, winning in the final against UNAM.[2] His last season with the Cancún-based club was the 2008 Clausura, playing only one match. In total, Cárdenas played 70 matches for Atlante, and scored 5 goals.
Pachuca edit
International career edit
He made his debut with the senior national team on March 11, 2009 in a friendly against Bolivia and scored in his debut.
International goals edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 11, 2009 | Commerce City, Colorado, United States |  Bolivia |
5–1 | Win | Friendly |
International appearances edit
As of July 20, 2013
| International appearances | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | ||||
| 1. | March 11, 2009 | Commerce City, Colorado, United States | Bolivia |
5–1 | Friendly | ||||
| 2. | June 28, 2009 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States |  Guatemala |
0–0 | Friendly | ||||
| 3. | February 9, 2011 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2–0 | Friendly | ||||
| 4. | July 20, 2013 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1–0 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||
Honours edit
América
Morelia
León
Mexico
Notes edit
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cárdenas and the second or maternal family name is López.
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. December 5, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2008.
- ^ "José María Cárdenas statistics" (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes.
- ^ "Jose Maria Cardenas's Senior National Team Goals".
- ^ "Jose Maria Cardenas's Senior National Team Appearances".
External links edit
- José María Cárdenas at Soccerway
- José María Cárdenas at ESPN FC
- José María Cárdenas – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- José María Cárdenas at National-Football-Teams.com