Irvin Cardona (born 8 August 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 side Brest.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Nîmes, France | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brest | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2012 | US Le Pontet | ||
2012–2017 | Monaco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Monaco B | 21 | (15) |
2017–2019 | Monaco | 3 | (0) |
2017–2019 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 35 | (12) |
2019– | Brest | 57 | (16) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2017 | France U20 | 7 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:12, 13 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2017 |
Cardona made his professional debut on 2 February 2017 in the Coupe de France Round of 32 against FC Chambly. He replaced Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda after 78 minutes in a 5–4 away win.[2] He made his Ligue 1 debut ten days later coming on for Radamel Falcao to play the last 9 minutes of a 5–0 home thrashing of Metz.[3]
On 18 July 2017, Cardona extended his Monaco contract until 2021 and was immediately loaned to the club's Belgian satellite club Cercle Brugge for the following season.[4] Although he missed a couple of weeks by an injury, he still was a major key player in the team that became champion of the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B. He scored an important penalty in the last minute in the champion's game against Beerschot-Wilrijk.[5] He was voted second best player in the league, after teammate Xavier Mercier.[6]
On 12 August 2019, Cardona signed with Ligue 1 promotees Brest.[7] On 13 September 2020, he scored an acrobatic volley goal in a 2–0 away win over Dijon which was described as a "Puskás Award contender."[8][9]
Born in France, Cardona is of Maltese descent.[10]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Monaco | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian Proximus League | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | ||
2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | ||||
Total | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 14 | ||
Brest | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 7 | ||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||||
Total | 51 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 15 | ||
Career total | 89 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 29 |
Monaco
Cercle Brugge
Stade Brestois 29 – current squad | |
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