 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 | ||||||||||||||
José Maria Cárdenas López (born 2 April 1985) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
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
Atlante
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
International career
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
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 11, 2009 | Commerce City, Colorado, United States |  Bolivia | 5–1 | Win | Friendly |
International appearances
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
América
Morelia
León
Mexico
References
- ↑ "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
- José María Cárdenas at Soccerway
- José María Cárdenas at ESPN FC
- José María Cárdenas – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archive) (in Spanish)
- José María Cárdenas at National-Football-Teams.com
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