Mario Alberto Cárdenas Virrey (born 23 August 1993) is a Mexican professional football player who last played for Reboceros de La Piedad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Alberto Cárdenas Virrey | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santos Laguna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Santos Laguna | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Calor de Gómez Palacio | 10 | (3) |
| 2014 | Pioneros de Cancún | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Cimarrones de Sonora | 9 | (3) |
| 2016 | Albinegros de Orizaba | 13 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Reboceros de La Piedad | 52 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Cárdenas grew up playing baseball as a child, as was common in his hometown of Guaymas, but he began playing football at the age of 12.[1] He was discovered by Santos Laguna scouts while playing in a national tournament, and immediately joined their youth ranks.[1] In a span of two years, Cárdenas progressed from the under-17 squad to the senior team.[1] He made his professional debut for Santos on 19 August 2012, coming on for Darwin Quintero in a 2–1 league defeat to Pumas UNAM.[2]
Cárdenas was loaned out to Calor de Gómez Palacio in January 2014.[3] After parting ways with Santos Laguna, he joined Pioneros de Cancún for six months.[1]
Cárdenas returned to his home state when he joined Cimarrones de Sonora in 2015. In his first game as a starter, he scored a hat-trick to secure a 3–1 win against Estudiantes Tecos.[4][5]
He played with Acaxees de Durango of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano during the league's inaugural season in 2020–21.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d de la Torre, Antonio (27 February 2015). "'Loco' por el futbol". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Mario Cárdenas at Soccerway
- ^ Rosas, Sergio Luis (4 January 2014). "Mario Cárdenas se va al Calor de Gómez Palacio". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ González, Kevin (7 March 2015). "Cimarrones ganan con "hat trick" de Cárdenas". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ de la Torre, Antonio (9 March 2015). "Disfruta sus goles". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Rodríguez, Julio (1 October 2020). "Acaxees gana a Los Cabos FC". El Sol de Durango (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
External links edit
- Mario Cárdenas (Mario Alberto Cárdenas Virrey) at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Mario Cárdenas at Soccerway
- Mario Cárdenas at WorldFootball.net
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