José María Cárdenas

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José Maria Cárdenas
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Cárdenas playing for América
Personal information
Full name José Maria Cárdenas López
Date of birth (1985-04-02) 2 April 1985 (age 36)
Place of birth Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 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)
National team
2009–2013 Mexico 4 (1)
Honours
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

José Maria Cárdenas López (born 2 April 1985) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is popularly known by his nickname "Chema".

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.[1] 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 Mexico 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

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International appearances[]

As of July 20, 2013

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Honours[]

América

Morelia

León

Mexico

References[]

  1. ^ "José María Cárdenas statistics" (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes.
  2. ^ "Jose Maria Cardenas's Senior National Team Goals".
  3. ^ "Jose Maria Cardenas's Senior National Team Appearances".

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