Fernando Cárdenas (Colombian footballer)

Fernando Cárdenas
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Antonio Cárdenas Arredondo
Date of birth	30 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward, Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Santa Fe
Number	30
Youth career
	Deportivo Pereira
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	Deportivo Pereira
2010	→ Once Caldas (loan)
2010	→ Deportes Tolima (loan)
2011	América de Cali
2012	New England Revolution
2013–	Santa Fe
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2013

Fernando Antonio Cárdenas Arredondo (born 30 April 1988) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Independiente Santa Fe.

Career

Cárdenas began his youth career with Deportivo Pereira and made his first team debut with the club in 2008. After two seasons with Deportivo, he was sent on loan to Once Caldas and played for the club in the 2010 Copa Libertadores.^[1] After his stay with Once Caldas he was sent on loan to Deportes Tolima for the second half of the 2010 season.^[2] In 2011, he returned to Deportivo Pereira where his form in the first half of the campaign led to interest from top Colombian side América de Cali. The diminutive left-footed attacker than signed with América for the 2011 Finalización.^[3]

On 9 January 2012, it was announced that Cárdenas and former América teammate John Jairo Lozano would be joining New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.^[4]

Teams

Club	Country	Year
Deportivo Pereira	Colombia	2008–2009
Once Caldas	Colombia	2010
Deportes Tolima	Colombia	2010
Deportivo Pereira	Colombia	2011
América de Cali	Colombia	2011
New England Revolution	United States	2012
Independiente Santa Fe	Colombia	2013