Fernando Beltrán Cruz (born 8 May 1998), also known as Nene, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Guadalajara.
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Fernando Beltrán Cruz[1] | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 24)[2] | |||||||||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | |||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Guadalajara | |||||||||
Number | 20 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
2012–2014 | Atlante | |||||||||
2014–2017 | Guadalajara | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2017– | Guadalajara | 125 | (5) | |||||||
2021 | → Tapatío (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2019–2021 | Mexico U23 | 11 | (0) | |||||||
2020– | Mexico | 9 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2022 |
Beltrán first joined Atlante's youth academy in 2012 taking part in U-15 and third division squad and then briefly joined Santos Laguna's Escuela de Alto Rendimiento in 2014. He was scouted and joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2014, managing to go through U-17 and U-20 youth system.[3]
Beltrán debuted with the first-team under Matías Almeyda against Tigres UANL in the 2017 Campeón de Campeones on 16 July 2017 which ended in a 1–0 loss.[4] Six days later, he made his league debut against Toluca in a 0–0 draw.[5] On 25 January 2020, he would score his first league goal for Guadalajara against Toluca in a 2–2 draw.[6]
In October 2020, he renewed his contract with Guadalajara, remaining with the club through 2024.[7]
In May 2019, Beltrán was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 squad in that year's Toulon Tournament,[8] where Mexico would place third in the competition.[9]
Beltrán was called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.[10]
In September 2020, Beltrán received his first senior national team call up by Gerardo Martino for a training camp.[11] At the end of the month, he made his debut with the national team in a friendly match against Guatemala, coming on as a substitute during the second half for a 3–0 victory.[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Guadalajara | 2016–17 | Liga MX | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
2018–19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
2020–21 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
2021–22 | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||||
2022–23 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
Total | 125 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 6 | ||
Tapatío (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga de Expansión MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 126 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 6 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mexico | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
Guadalajara
Mexico U23
Individual
C.D. Guadalajara – current squad | |
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Mexico men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists | ||
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