Edoardo Isella D'Gómez Ventoza (born 9 October 1980), known as Edoardo Isella, is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is known as one of the first Afro-Mexicans to debut for CD Guadalajara.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edoardo Isella D´Gómez Ventoza | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-10-09) 9 October 1980 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guadalajara | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Guadalajara | 21 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Tigres UANL | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Cruz Azul | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Jaguares | 47 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | América | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | León | 14 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Correcaminos UAT | ||
| 2009–2012 | Halcones | 73 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Municipal | 68 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Isella was born in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas to a Afro-Honduran father and a Mexican mother.
Isella was eligible to play for Mexico or Honduras at international level. He opted to represent the former after joining the youth academy of Mexican nationalist club Guadalajara.[1] He managed to get an early call-up to the Mexico national football team by coach Enrique Meza after having a standout 2000–01 season with the Guadalajara first team.
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